Las Cuevas

So this is a little out of order, but on our way back from Granada we stopped in a little cave town. Well upon first hearing that we were stop at a cave town my brain ran the gambit of possibilites: Initially i thought Mesa Verde, Colorado-style cliff dwellings, then I started thinking maybe they were more simplistic and that they were just using the stalactites and stalagmites as home furnishings (how very Frank Lloyd Wright of them) before finally settling on my cave town fantasy that was actually along the lines of homes resembling the shire and bilbo baggins' circular-doored cozy dwelling.

All of these cave homes have fronts that really make them look like a normal Spanish house that just happens to have the rest of it stuffed inside a mountain- are you gettin the visual?

 As it turns out the spanish cave towns choose not to follow any of these models that i suggested, and instead look a lot like houses built into a mountain. It's kind of a sweet deal really, the homes are modest but pretty much look like a normal house (with fewer windows). The folks here don't really have to worry about heating or cooling costs because the caves remain a consistent temperature all year round, and at the end of the day you have the benefit of getting to say that you live in a cave- which if nothing else is at least a conversation starter.

Inside one of the Cuevas, i imagine Alexa won't be too pleased that i'm including this photo but when 38 people try to squeeze into a cave house it's a tight squeeze. (p.s.- as you can see, all the walls are finished, not exactly stalagmite conditions

The little smoke stacks on each of the cave homes

In true Spanish style, even the cave towns have a sweet view

And again with this nice view- i should mention that in this picture i am standing on the lookout on top of the  cave house i just had gone inside.

In the event that you saw this post and are now considering a spanish cave dwelling, may i suggest this little gem- it may be a bit of a fixer-upper, but with a little work it could be more than just a little hole in the wall (meh- even in Spain yall are subjected to my puns)