Bari, Italy Alberolello Cone-Shaped Houses

 The story is that when the King at that time, gave the land to a certain family, he said they could not build anything on the land. Well, of course, that's no good. So it was decided in the family that the buildings would not be permanent and could be easily torn down if the King's inspector came. So they built the buildings out of stones from the area and stacked them up without any mortar. They ended up being conical. People are not living in them anymore because they are dark and hard to ventilate but are using them as shops.

(to be continued)