I think this is where we ate lunch.(i.e. the name and address. The picture is correct ) The food was not memorable but tasty. I was not yet a VTer so I have no notes and no map.
Favorite Dish: The local wine was very good. I do not remeber what we ate. It was not the pizza which looked good
Written Nov 4, 2005
Address: Via Cavallotti 27
Along the main street up the hill to the Church (San Antonio) are trulli which are shops filled with souvenirs or local crafts (embroidery etc). Be sure to examine the labels and the work ; the country of origin may not be Italy but Taiwan, China, etc.!! This may even apply to Trulli models.
What to buy: Model trulli or embroidery.
What to pay: Whatever you find or negotiate
Written Nov 3, 2005
Many of the homeowners in Trulli, have reached out to the tourist and want to have a touch of the gold. They will invite you into their trulli home, and ask you to pay for the introduction to the inside. Ask first, if there is a charge, but Italian is mostly what is spoken in the homesites.
Unique Suggestions: Give them a dollar for looking in and if they are selling crafts, buy a trinket, after all they are just trying to get use to all us tourists who have destroyed the calm of the town, with the ever thirsty quest for knowledge of something new that actually is very old.
Fun Alternatives: If you like, the many shops are open for free browsing. Just look for the shops sign.
Updated Jul 17, 2010
Toiletries and Medical Supplies:
Sunscreen! It can be burning hot here in the summer, certainly when you do like me, and visit Alberobello during the middle of the day. Sunscreen is certainly not a luxery around here, but an absolute must.
Photo Equipment: Bring your camera and lots of film, because you will need it. Alberobello is very picturesque!
Updated Jan 24, 2005
Not far from Alberobello is the city of Ostuni. The "white city" of Ostuni is built above the green terraced fields. The city is such a beautiful sight from a distance. It is sitting up on the top of three neighbouring hills, and all the houses are perfectly whitewashed. I know I was in Italy, otherwise I would never believe it. It doesn't look Italian to me at all!
Ostuni is the main city of the pre-Roman Messapii tribe, and its compactness is reminiscent of a Greek town - as is its name which comes from the ancient Greek "Astunéon" meaning "new fortress".
Updated Jan 24, 2005
Favorite thing:
Alberobello was orginally not on my list of places I wanted to see. I had never heard of it, so how could I include it? Alberobello is quite far south in Italy, close to Bari, and this part of Italy wasn't on my itinerary.
But I changed my mind after my neighbour told me about this place and showed me some pictures of it. I was convinced! Going here meant quite a detour, but worth while! I had to see these strange structures called trulli. So here I am driving on a hot summers day in August from Paestum to Alberobello. The sun was hot and the sheep were trying to find some shade under the trees.
The landscape close to Alberobello is quite beautiful, filled with olive groves, vineyards, and stone-walled fields and of course the occasional trulli in the fields.
Updated Jan 24, 2005
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