The Trulli of Alberobello host Trullincorsa on 8 November
Published on 10/18/2026 at 06:47 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Trulli of Alberobello (I trulli d'Alberobello) will form the setting for the Trullincorsa UNESCO Trail on 8 November 2026, when runners enter Casa Pezzolla for the first time. The event marks 30 years since the site joined the UNESCO World Heritage List and links Alberobello's historic districts with its surrounding landscape.
Trullincorsa UNESCO Trail enters Casa Pezzolla on 8 November
The third edition of the Trullincorsa UNESCO Trail is organised with the support and patronage of the Municipality of Alberobello. Its competitive race starts and finishes at Largo Martellotta in Rione Monti, then follows streets in Rione Aia Piccola before reaching Casa Pezzolla and the Bosco Selva.
The planned route covers about 19 kilometres through the Valle d'Itria, including countryside tracks, olive groves, dry-stone walls and the named districts of Cristi, Capo di Gallo, Donna Pasqua and Zippo. The programme also includes the Family Run, an eight-kilometre non-competitive walk for families, associations and company groups, using the opening section of the main route.
The 2026 event has been accepted as a regional Trail Championship and as a FIDAL Bronze national event in the Puglia Trail circuit. The programme also includes environmental activities such as plogging and local clean-up days, alongside children's workshops and games.
Casa Pezzolla connects the trail with UNESCO heritage
Casa Pezzolla, which houses the Museo del Territorio, is a complex of 15 communicating trulli in Piazza XXVII Maggio. The Municipality of Alberobello says the buildings were bought in 1986, restored between 1993 and 1997, and returned to their original condition.
The unusual passage through the museum gives the 8 November race a direct route through one of the town's protected architectural ensembles. The Casa Pezzolla profile places the complex beside the monumental area of Aia Piccola and describes its role in explaining Alberobello's urban, social and building history.
UNESCO describes the wider property as a historic urban landscape built with corbelled dry-stone techniques. The World Heritage property includes Rione Monti, Rione Aia Piccola and four specific locations across 11 hectares, with more than 1,500 trulli concentrated in the two main quarters. Their conical, domed or pyramidal roofs are built from limestone slabs without mortar.
The official UNESCO description of the trulli records the site's inscription in 1996. Casa Pezzolla's 15 linked buildings therefore place the trail inside a specific part of the protected urban landscape rather than merely passing through a town associated with trulli.
Route combines Rione Monti with Bosco Selva
The route begins and ends at Largo Martellotta in Rione Monti, one of the two quarters included in the World Heritage property. It then crosses the paved surfaces of Via Verdi in Aia Piccola, enters Casa Pezzolla and climbs the staircase of Via Monte Nero towards Bosco Selva.
About 85 per cent of the competitive course is planned on natural ground, including paths, tracks and exposed roots. The organisers classify the technical difficulty as medium to high, while the Family Run follows a shorter eight-kilometre course that retains the passages through Casa Pezzolla and Bosco Selva.
Visiting The Trulli of Alberobello: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The Trullincorsa UNESCO Trail takes place on 8 November 2026 in Alberobello, with the competitive course starting and finishing at Largo Martellotta in Rione Monti.
- The programme includes a first race passage through Casa Pezzolla and a separate 8-kilometre Family Run that also enters the museum complex and reaches Bosco Selva.
- The competitive route covers about 19 kilometres and includes Rione Aia Piccola, Via Verdi, Via Monte Nero and several rural areas in the Valle d'Itria.
- Visitors should expect natural tracks, paths, roots and a staircase on the main route; the published technical assessment is medium to high.
- Alberobello is in Puglia, Italy, where Italian is the official language and the national currency is the euro.
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Frequently asked questions about The Trulli of Alberobello
When does the Trullincorsa UNESCO Trail take place at The Trulli of Alberobello?
The event takes place on 8 November 2026 in Alberobello. The competitive route starts and finishes at Largo Martellotta.
What is Casa Pezzolla in The Trulli of Alberobello?
Casa Pezzolla is a museum complex made up of 15 communicating trulli in Piazza XXVII Maggio. The trail will pass through it for the first time on 8 November 2026.
Where are The Trulli of Alberobello and how do you get there?
The site is in Alberobello, in Italy's Puglia region. The trail's published start and finish point is Largo Martellotta in Rione Monti.
