French: Les trulli d'Alberobello
The The Trulli of Alberobello is a World Heritage site in Italy defined by the UNESCO in 1996 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location. It is on position 202 (321, 125) in our monthly survey..

"The trulli, limestone dwellings found in the southern region of Puglia, are remarkable examples of drywall (mortarless) construction, a prehistoric building technique still in use in this region. The trulli are made of roughly worked limestone boulders collected from neighbouring fields. Characteristically, they feature pyramidal, domed or conical roofs built up of corbelled limestone slabs."
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Criteria:

(iii)(iv)(v)

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