View of the olives grove facing east, on the right: one of the dry-stone cones of Trullo della Luna
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When we bought Trullo della Luna in summer 2006 we had some problems with the notary: we discover that the vendor was the regular holder of the "possession" of the building but he was not the "owner". The subtle difference rises back to the Feudal system, when the "owner", usually a nobleman, was the "emphyteuta" and the peasants were only "métayers". Currently in Italy there are no more forms of perpetual lease but the oldest traditions remained into the formal and public acts.
Actually we had to spend a lot of time to find out who was the last heir-at-law of the ancient Count who once was the only undisputed proprietor of a vast area of territory.