This town visitors impressed by the white house situated acres under a huge stone blocks ...
People can live in strange places - it may be the "roof of the world" at a height of 4,000 meters or seclusion in the Amazon forest . Town setenil de las bodegas in Spain and one of them when it was built underneath a giant boulder.
Setenil de las bodegas, a town in the province of Cádiz, Spain. The town is famous for being built under the cliffs of the canyon above the river Rio Trejo.
According to the 2005 census, the population here is about more than 3,000 people. All the people here are living in small white houses built below or even in rocky canyon behind.
This small town is located about 157km from the city of Cadiz northeast. People here have been renovated space below the canyon difficult to turn this place into a 1-0-2 towns in the world.
What is unique here is the house built by widening the space from the natural cave, the cave of hanging and build a wall outside.
Many people may think that, residents forced to live such difficult situation because no other way.However, the fact that residents choose to live below the canyon by the very practical reason.
The natural cave is actually a great neighborhood by instead to build a house, complete with full design so as to keep warm in winter and cool in summer, where people only need to build a facade outside is enough.
Setenil modern town today formed and developed from a fortified city of the Moors is located on a steep near the river north of Ronda Rio Trejo. The old castle here dating at least from the XII century. However, this place is the place to be documented occupation of the Roman army in century I.
Moreover, many documents also indicate the existence of humans in the Cueva de la Pileta cave located west of Ronda around 25,000 years ago. However, most of this evidence will be removed by many different cultures.
Legend has it that the town's name is derived from the Latin phrase - Septem Nihil (which means "not seven times"). The name is said to originate from 7 times the resistance of the Moors before the onslaught of Christianity to occupy this land. This event took place in the late period of the Christian reconquest.
Accordingly, the small town has withstood over 6 times the siege attack by Christians to then succumb only in 7th It is also regarded as one of the strong Muslim stronghold last in Iberia.
The town later started using natural advantage of cool weather under canyon to reserve local foods.From which the rest of the town's name: "Bodegas" added. That's because "Bodegas" means "store" in Spanish.
Although "living under a rock," but this town still growing well and still keep pace with modern life outside. The bars, restaurants and shops of Setenil food is considered one of the best places in the region.
The town is famous for delicacies such as chorizo sausage, olive oil, honey, jam and wine. On weekends during the spring and summer, the city transforms into a lively venue with white cafes and bustling markets under cliff cool meeting.
Together with reputation and unique structure, Setenil today has become a tourist destination attractive Spanish. It attracts thousands of people come each year to try to feel alive "under a rock" is like.
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