View of cave houses from the patio of our own cave
People lived in these dwellings without water or electricity until the 1960s. Behind these facades are individual caves, originally with places for the family and for their animals—a donkey for hauling, pigs for meat, goats for milk and chickens for eggs. They had a barter economy and little contact with the rest of the world. There were thousands of them, but the rest of the world did not seem to know they existed until the 1950s.
We are temporary cave dwellers for two nights. Thankfully, we have water and electricity, not to mention a canopy bed, a jetted tub and a patio with an amazing view of this other-worldly place. Each room of our hotel was formerly a home to a family and their animals. We look up at the rough rocks of the ceiling and walls and are thankful for the comforts we have.