Day 29 - Bari - Cruise Ship MSC Fantasia

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Off ashore to Alberobello Bari, Italy today on a ship excursion to see the little cone shaped stone houses that are specific to this area and is also a UNESCO World Heritage site. The houses are called 'Trulli'. A Trullo (plural, Trulli) is a traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof. It was an hour bus trip to a tiny little village and while very cute and worth seeing nothing to write home about. The story with these houses is that back in the day circa 1700 the lord of the particular area did not want to pay extra taxes to the king of Naples so he made the peasants build the stone houses with no cement so they could be pulled down and the peasants scatter should a royal inspection be held, who knows it may even be true. It was very touristy and we spent about 2 hours all up there before heading back to the boat.

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