Worth a DetourHeritageUNESCOSmall towns

Alberobello

A town of trulli, whitewashed stone houses with conical roofs, packed along hillside lanes on the World Heritage list.

Photo: MPhernambucq · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Our full guide to Alberobello is being written. It's on the Southern Italy list as Worth a Detour.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Puglia

Puglia and Basilicata
About 66 miles away

Cone-roofed trulli at Alberobello, whitewashed old towns and olive groves on Italy's heel.

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Dubrovnik

About 136 miles away

Marble streets inside huge sea walls. Walk the ramparts early, ahead of the cruise crowds.

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Amalfi Coast

Campania
About 139 miles away

Pastel villages clinging to cliffs above the sea, with Positano, Amalfi and Ravello.

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Southern Italy

The Amalfi Coast, Pompeii and Puglia.

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