Alberobello began its history in the early 16th century at the urging of the Count of Conversano Andrea Matteo III Acquaviva d'Aragona, who introduced about forty farming families to the area. The abundance of material, especially limestone and karst stone, and the authorization to build houses only with dry-stone walls without the use of mortar, which later became the characteristic trulli, contributed to the expansion of the urban agglomeration, currently located in the province of Bari. Today, Alberobello is the only town in which there is an entire district of trulli, since 1996 part of the UNESCO heritage, which makes the town the cultural capital of the Trulli of Murgia. Prominent among them are the fourteen-meter-high Trullo Sovrano, home of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament from 1826 to 1837; the Siamese Trulli, an ancient dwelling built on an outcropping rock; and the Trullo di Paparale, a large rural building in the district of the same name. Among the events related to the trulli, it is worth mentioning the events organized by the Folkloric Group "City of Trulli", which continues the work of the animator Isabella Sgobba who, as early as 1928, had begun to rediscover Alberobello customs, dances and songs of the late 19th century. In the village, in addition to the characteristic buildings, there are various places of interest to admire: Curri House of 1831, where architect Antonio Curri was born, also appreciated by Gabriele D'Annunzio; the Alberobello Internment Camp, during World War II, known as the "Red House" and originally Masseria Gigante; Rione Aia Piccola, a neighborhood now a UNESCO heritage site; Rione Monti, also a UNESCO heritage site, home to a thousand trulli; the Town Hall, designed in 1843 by architect Vincenzo Fallacara and inaugurated in 1863; the Church of the Carmine, built between 1855 and 1856; the Church of Santa Lucia; the Acquaviva Palace; the Shrine of SS. Medici; the recent Church of St. Anthony; the Monumental Cemetery designed by Antonio Curri recalling the Egyptian style; the Museum of the Territory, guardian of local cultural roots, built where the Murgia area of Trulli and Caves is located. Alberobello’s traditions attract curious onlookers and returning emigrants, and survive thanks to local festivals such as the historical re-enactment of Alberobello's liberation from feudal rule in July, an event characterized by historical costumes. There is also "The Night of the Brigands" in September, which includes scenes of war between brigands and Alberobello peasants and 19th-century daily life, or the market exhibition of tourist crafts in August. These are all opportunities to taste the simple and genuine dishes of typical local cuisine: orecchiette, "cavatiedd'e", "cr'sciàul" (a narrow lasagna that is topped with a codfish ragout), "frciedd'e", "capunti" (long orecchiette), white fava bean puree, fava bean soup called "pizzicate", "i nol'c" or " cicerchie", country vegetables, lampascioni (wild onions), purple artichokes, catch of the day, focaccia, taralli, "cartellate" and sugared almonds. Peasant food, events and charming streets, then, are the highlights of one of Puglia's most famous villages.