Italy's classic trulli houses

They stick out from fields, line roads, and look almost alien. Yet these limestone structures, called trulli, are a centuries-old part of Puglia's landscape here in Italy. It's interesting driving around here, you see trulli everywhere. Yes, I love them. For a long time, nobody cares about trulli. For like a hundred years. What's better than this? But that's changed, says Angelo Amorico. There is no other place in the world. He designs bespoke vacations to his company, Access Italy. Alberobello is the one that has more trulli than all the other little cities in Puglia. Alberobello still has about 1,500 of these old homes and stables, 27 of which belong to Mimo Palmizzano's family. He runs a bar and is Amorico's trulli guy. What are we going to drink? Wine! He's also a resident historian. This is where I grew up. It's a nest. If you can keep up. When you fall asleep in a trulli, it's deep rest, it's cozy, it's not common to sleep in a house that is 400 years old. This is exactly how people used to live in the trulli. They rent some of their trulli and turned one into a museum. Up into the cone, there was preservation of food, food into the cone, far from cistern under this house where we collect the rain in the dry. You're going so fast. Trullo is the singular. Architect Giorgio Angele can use the plural, trulli, in describing his Ostuni art resort with its luxury upgrades. All the people are, can I sleep in trulli? Because when you stay inside, you feel something new. It's where Amorico sends his guests. It's a magic experience because you match the past and the modern things in the same place. These magical structures sat on the margins of Giorgio Spaluto's family vineyard for generations. We see this building every day. It's not very special. But when people come from outside, they say, this is very special. Renovated, these trulli are now key to their agritourism business. Why were these built? We don't know exactly. Some stories say that the people start to build this building just to not pay tax. The story goes that to avoid taxes, owners could remove the top stones, claiming the trullo was unfinished. It's more a legend, I think. Historically, these homes were for laborers, many of whom immigrated to America. Okay, so you need to drive a bit forward on Strada Lama Nuova and then go to the really And our research sent us on an unexpected side mission. Like here somewhere, right? It turns out. You think this is it? Yeah. Our producer, Michela Bufano's great-grandfather was born in a trullo. Breaking and entering. Some digging led us here. When we started the story, you had no idea there was a trulli connection to your family? No, I had no idea. It's just, it's kind of amazing to be here. Her ancestral home needs some work. A lot of them do. This is the trullo, the inside part, the structural part. And that's keeping Enrico Camarda in business. How many trulli are on this site? Around 25. This will become a hotel with the help of a master trullaro. It's like a puzzle. Yes, it's like a puzzle. Who pieces together three layers of stone. Smaller bits in the center help ventilation, while others keep out water. There's no mortar, there's no cement, there's nothing sticking this together. Just different shape of stones. The way it's been done for centuries. Yes. After decades of neglect, these structures are seeing a revival, fueled by tourists drawn to their charm. And the locals… I'm a little bit thirsty. You make me talking too much. Determined to save and celebrate their history. Salute! We don't like un poco, we like a lot.