This is the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ecosystem. The first inhabited zone dates from the ...

During the winter months they live lower down the valley in cave dwellings carved out of the soft rock (kamar), an unusual form of housing in a dry, desert environment. This cultural landscape is an ...

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps is one of Europe's least visited but most impressive UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps was named the most stunning ...

One of the most impressive parts of the city is the Gravina canyon, where homes appear to spill down the cliffside.

monasteries and hermitages built into the natural caves of the Murgia. Covering an area of 1,016 ha this remarkable and intact troglodyte settlement contains more than a thousand dwellings and a large ...

A research team found a dwelling site of Paleolithic people ... but that "will not accelerate the process of including the cave in the UNESCO list," the minister said. The copy will be placed ...

Established in 1945, UNESCO was created to promote the preservation ... with sites ranging from farming structures to 600 cliff dwellings. These extraordinarily well-preserved abodes remained ...

Slovenia’s Skocjan Caves and the Primeval ... spreading its Unesco tentacles across over 100 locations that all have ...

Within a radius of ten miles are to be found the famous cliff dwellings, the beautiful San Francisco peaks, the ancient cave dwellings, and the well-known bottomless pits. Here the every whim of ...