Imagine swapping your usual four walls for a whitewashed roundhouse with a quirky pointy hat, right in the heel of Italy’s boot. Living in a trullo isn’t just about rustic stone and Instagram moments – it’s proper southern Italian life, where old farming traditions nudge up against expat hopes and the odd wifi gripe.

If you’re torn between making the leap to Puglia or just daydreaming about those sun-soaked olive groves, find out what it’s genuinely like to call a trullo home – odd corners, lime mortar and all. You’ll spot a trullo straight off in southern Italy – they’re those charming whitewashed houses crowned with pointy grey stone roofs, almost like something out of a fairytale.