“Cave dwellings” — habitations troglodytiques — are one of the distinctive features of the Loire and Cher river valleys in central France. Here's a short video clip about one that was featured on a French public TV channel show called La Maison France 5 a couple of weeks ago.
This cave has been done up for tourists who want to see what it would be like to live, or at least sleep for a night, in a very comfortable cave. It's located in the village called Nazelles-Négron, just across the Loire river from Amboise. Here's the web site.
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Here are links to the five clips from the recent La Maison France 5 show
about the Saint-Aignan area that I've posted over the past week.
- Saint-Aignan introduction
- A B&B in Saint-Aignan/Noyers
- Gîtes ruraux in Saint-Aignan/Noyers
- A "cave dwelling" near Amboise
- A farmhouse at Pontlevoy
Being temperature constant, they are in high demand during heat waves!
ReplyDeleteGood point.
DeleteThey did a beautiful job with the place!! I like their decor choices. I'm not sure I'd be comfortable sleeping beneath a hillside in the rainy season, but other times of year, no problem. I was familiar with the word "tadelakt" from living in CA.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if people with claustrophobia would feel uneasy in such settings, especially in rooms with no window?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. ;-)
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