Alberobello: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Bari, Puglia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Alberobello, the trulli districts and the Murgia countryside
The trulli of Alberobello have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996, and the town lives largely off them. Its two historic districts, Monti and Aia Piccola, are packed with houses topped by cone-shaped dry-stone roofs. Around them spreads the newer town and then the countryside of the Murgia dei Trulli, south-east of Bari, near Locorotondo and Martina Franca.
Buying a trullo is not like buying any other house. In the protected districts every change must meet heritage and landscape rules, and dry-stone roofs need skilled craftsmen and regular upkeep. In the countryside many trulli have been extended over time, so have a surveyor confirm that extensions and changes of use are properly permitted before you sign. Damp in the thick walls and roof insulation are the most common practical checks.
Tourism shapes the market: many houses have become short lets and B&Bs, and services reflect it, with 132 bars and restaurants, 12.97 per 1,000 residents against 5.00 across the province. The town has a station on the Ferrovie del Sud Est line linking Bari with Martina Franca.
The resident population, by contrast, is shrinking and ageing. At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,177 residents, down 6.8% since 2011, with a mean age of 47.9 against 45.8 for the province and 27.6% over 65. Foreign residents make up 3.5%.
Seismic hazard is the lowest in the national classification: Alberobello is in zone 4, on the Civil Protection Department's scale from 1 to 4, like 7 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.064 g. At over 400 metres, in climate zone D, winters on the Murgia are cooler than many expect. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address.
Key points
- UNESCO-listed trulli on the Murgia, south-east of Bari.
- 132 bars and restaurants: heavy tourism and short lets.
- Population down 6.8% since 2011, 27.6% over 65.
- Seismic zone 4, the lowest on the national scale.
Overview
Alberobello is a municipality in the province of Bari, in Puglia. At the end of 2023 it had 10,177 residents, ranked 35 of 41 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alberobello is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 7 of 41 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.064 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 6.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alberobello declared an average taxable income of 20,610 euros, below the provincial average (21,788 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Alberobello is in climate zone D, with 1,644 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 428 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alberobello has 11 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 1.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.0% of the land in Alberobello, compared with 9.7% in the province and 8.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Alberobello is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Puglia in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list no contaminated sites in Alberobello.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alberobello: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.
House prices
The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.
Land registry
The cadastral maps for Alberobello are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.
Liveability area by area
The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 41 inhabited census areas in Alberobello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 25.4%
- good 74.6%
Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out
Data sources
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Puglia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 072003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.