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| Casa Cueva Bathroom |
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| Sunken Tub, Handpainted Tiles, Domed Ceiling |
The Casa Cueva House & Apartment Rental offers spacious, stylish living in the Albaycin of Granada, Spain, a UNESCO
World Heritage Site. Cave houses form a traditional part of Andalusian living dating back more than 1000 years, and modern
Casa Cueva offer full amenities. This spacious vacation rental offers two bedrooms with large beds (1.5 x 1.9 meters), formal
dining room, salon with television, large bathroom with sunken tub, refrigerator, hot pot, and coffee maker (no kitchen).
The large terrace above the Casa Cueva offers spectacular views of the Alhambra Palace, Sierra Nevada, and Gerneralife across
the whitewashed Albaycin.
The apartment includes linens, towels, DVD/VCR, access to terraces and the traditional patio (interior courtyard), electric
heater. Cave houses naturally maintain an average temperature of 67 degrees F or 19 degrees C without heat.
Price: euro 30 per person (minimum 90 euros). Prices may be higher during late December, early January and during the
Semana Santa period.
3 bedroom house at Calle San Luis No. 14 also available for rental now! Please inquire.
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The Casa Cueva at Alhambra Vistas is the most ancient part of the property, with cave dwellings dating back an estimated
800 to 1000 years. Casa Azahar was once the center of a large, Morisco Carmen (large house with gardens, in Arab style) which
included an extensive cave dwelling complex. The neighboring neighborhood of Sacromonte consists entirely of cave dwellings,
a traditional way of life in Andaludia and North Africa. The history and ecology of cave dwelling is discussed in the article
linked to below:
Read an article about cave living written by the proprietors
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