Trullo Sovrano Museum, Piazza Sacramento
While tourists queue to peek inside one-room trulli gift shops, the Trullo Sovrano on Piazza Sacramento — the only trullo ever built with a genuine second floor — sits quietly undervisited just a five-minute walk from the crowds. Built in the early 18th century by the Perta family, a wealthy priestly clan, it is the most architecturally ambitious trullo in existence and its interior tells a story
Inside the Sovrano
The ground floor is arranged as it would have been in the 1800s: a vaulted stone kitchen with a blackened hearth, a chapel alcove with original devotional paintings, sleeping niches carved directly into the thick limestone walls, and a wine cellar dug into the bedrock below. Everything is original or period-accurate — this is not a reconstruction.
Climb the internal stone staircase (rare in trullo architecture, which normally used ladders) to the upper floor where the priest's study and a small granary are preserved. The view from the upper window over Piazza Sacramento is intimate and lovely.
Practical Details and Context
The museum is run by the local Pro Loco association and staffed by volunteer guides who speak Italian and basic English. They are genuinely enthusiastic and will explain the building techniques — no mortar was used anywhere in the original structure — in detail if you ask.
Entry is €1.50, making it one of the cheapest and most rewarding stops in town. Allow 30–40 minutes for a thorough visit. The piazza outside has a shaded bench and a small bar — a perfect spot to decompress after the busier trulli zones.
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