Arbelobello, i da li znate sta su trulli? :)......Arbelobello, and do you know what trulli are? :)

Arbelobello u bukvalnom prevodu znaci ''prelepo drvo'', a zasto ovaj mali gradic nosi upravo ovakav naziv, zaista nisam stopostotno sigurna.

Neki izvori kazu da ime potice jos iz vremena kada je velika povrsina regije bila prekrivena hrastovom sumom.

Arbelobello literally means '' beautiful tree'', and why this little town bears that name, I'm not quite sure.

Some sources say that the name Arbelobello derives from the oak forest that once was covering a large part of the region.

- crkva San Antonio u centru grada

- basilica San Anthony in the city center

Ja se nesto ne secam da smo na casu geografije ucili o ovom sjajnom gradicu. Da li sam eventualno bila otsutna, da li sam mozda zaboravila od silnih informacija koje smo dobijali ili je nesto sasvim trece u pitanju?!??...

Sada vise nije ni bitno, jer kao sto vidite nadoknadila sam ono sto je eventualno bilo propusteno...a evo imate prilike i svi vi koji upravo citate moj post.

I do not remember that we were learning about this awesome town at school. Was I maybe absent, did I maybe forget due to enormous amount of information we were bombed with, or it's something else?!??

It's not that important anymore, because as you can see I had a chance to make up for all possibly missed in the past....and all of you current readers are having the same opportunity.

Dakle, napisala sam da se ovaj gradic nalazi u regiji Pulja, u juznom delu Italije (koji obuhvata i cuvenu ''stiklu''), a poznat je po jedinstvenim gradjevinama, odnosno kucicama koje nose naziv trulli.

Veruje se da su prve kucice ovog tipa nastale jos u 16. veku, i sluzile su kao privremena sklonista farmerima, ali i kao skladista.

Sagradjene su od krecnjaka (uzetih iz okolnih polja) i to bez upotrebe cementa, naravno sa ciljem da se izbegne oporezivanje. Gradjevine imaju krov kupolastog, kupastog ili piramidalnog oblika.

So, I've already written that this city is located in the region called Puglia, in the southern part of Italy (that includes the well-known ''heel''), and it's famous for its unique buildings named trulli.

It is believed that houses of this type date back to 16th century, and they served as a temporary shelters for farmers, as well as warehouses.

They are built of a dry stone (taken from the surrounding fields) and without the use of mortar, of course in order to avoid taxing.

The roof has a chracteristic conical, domed or pyramidal shape.

Zidovi su inace veoma debeli, i to daje dobru izolaciju. Leti je prijatno, a zimi fino toplo :)

Walls are thick, which provides a good isolation. It's so pleasant during the summer, and it's warm during the winter. :)

Tanti saluti,

xxx

Ivy