I due Trulli - Trulli holiday apartments in Cisternino

Charming landscape and unique architecture

In Valle d’Itria (Itria Valley) you still find numerous dwellings known as trulli.

Trulli are dry-stone houses, i.e. built without using mortar. The Count of Conversano, Gian Girolamo Ii di Acquaviva (1600-65) is said to have developed this method of building, which is specific to Itria Valley.

In order to evade the royal court’s taxation on property, charges to be paid on immovable property, he ordered his subjects to live only in these dry-stone houses, which could quickly be dismantled when royal inspectors were about to arrive.

Some years later, Gian Girolamo was sent to exile because of other offenses. The farmers in Itria Valley kept to this method of building the trulli, as their specific architecture of solid natural stone with very strong walls and small windows provides good protection against the heat in summer and keeps the warmth inside in winter.

The beautiful holiday apartments

The owner of I due Trulli has put a lot of work into restoring the old stone houses and has turned them into modern and comfortable holiday apartments.

There are altogether 4 trulli on the spacious premises. We have chosen for you the three holiday apartments Fico d’India, Ulivo and San Michele, which accommodate up to 4 persons each.

Holiday apartment Ulivo includes a living room with couch, dining table and fireside, a bathroom with shower, WC and bidet and a kitchen with refrigerator, oven, microwave and gas stove.

The trullo has a normal bedroom with double bed as well as a sleeping gallery, which is accessible via a ladder from the bedroom and offers sleeping facilities for two.

Holiday apartment Fico d’India is similar in lay-out. There is a living room with a large dining table and a fireside, a kitchen with refrigerator, gas stove, oven and microwave as well as a bathroom with bathtub, WC and bidet.

However, this apartment offers two normal bedrooms with double beds.

Trullo San Michele also includes two bedrooms, one with double and additional bed, the other with double bed.

The bathroom is equipped with shower, WC and bidet. From the open living area with fireside you enter the kitchen, which is furnished with refrigerator, oven, gas stove, microwave and dish washer.

Outdoor area

Each trullo has its own private outdoor area with furnished terrace, where outdoor table and chairs, sun loungers, sun shade and outdoor shower are at your disposal.

A great part of the 20,000 m² fenced premises is planted with olive trees.

Furnishing

The trulli are furnished, amongst others, with washing machine, SAT-TV or TV (San Michele), fireside, outdoor shower, gas heating and free Wi-Fi.

Parking: You can park your car on the fenced premises.

Surroundings

I due Trulli is located 3 km from Cisternino, where you find bars, restaurants and grocery stores which are open year-round.

This small town on a rise is proud to be called 'Uno dei borghi più belli d'Italia' (Engl.: One of the most beautiful villages of Italy) and 'Città Slow'.

At the bathing resort of Torre Canne 13 km off, you can spend a lovely day at the seaside.

Tips for excursions

Those interested in culture should allow for a visit to Egnazia. This archeological site above the sea counts among the most impressive in Apulia.

At the Archeological Museum, the history of settlement is documented by findings displayed in chronological order.

From the museum, a foot path leads to the excavation sites.

At the foot of the acropolis, there is a lovely small bathing beach. Take along your diving goggles, because under water you get to see the quay walls of the Roman harbor.

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