About half an hour west of Ostuni is the Itria valley, dotted with the unique huts called trulli.

The most numerous are sunken huts, called Grubenhäuser in German.

He was put in the hut called Block 13.

For example, in the Harz Mountains of Germany, charcoal burners lived in conical huts called Köten which are still much in evidence today.

Also nearby is an older, less well-equipped hut called Baldvinsskáli.

Then a hut and you in it, and the maiden called Mameena sitting at your side.

A nearby hut - still called the skatehouse though more recent arrivals can't figure out why - served up hot beverages.

In southern Texas and northern Mexico, small huts called jacales were also constructed of mud-straw.

Around many chalets there are small windowless huts called mazots which were used to lock away valuable items for this period.

Many sites also have comfortable but basic wooden huts called refugios that charge $16 to $24 a person for a bunk bed and shower.