History and identity of Alberobello

The story of the People of Alberobello – the People of the Trulli and the Forest – is a young and intense, extraordinary and controversial story, of water and stones, of courage and fears, of legends and bright truths, of tenacious and passionate men and women. History of Kings and Liberators, of Counts and Brigands, of Priests and Masters, of New Hearts and Ancient People: flying on pinnacles and on roads, on churches and alleys and gliding among the Alberobellesi – the Selvese – the people of joy and welcome, the people and the place that belongs to the world and that the world loves. Alberobello lives with intensity every day through his time and his history, his men and his women, the sages and the boys: all together in the most unique country in the world, among the people who smile at happiness and life. Welcome to Alberobello, in the pages of our history!