CASAS-CUEVA® is a new and unique Rural Tourism Product. Situated in Galera, in the North East of the Granada province in Andalucia and easily accessible from Alicante, Almeria, Murcia and Malaga airports. This small Spanish town is set in the High Plateau among several mountain ranges, Natural Parks and areas of great beauty and dramatic scenery. Including La Sagra, Cazorla, Castril´s Natural Park, Baza and Maria-Los Vélez (Almeria). In the valley of two rivers there are plentiful remains of ancient civilizations (Agarics Archaeological deposit, Ibero-Roman necropolis (cemetery) of Tútugi). The Casas – Cueva® (cave-houses) have been a feature of the area for hundreds of years and are a logical solution to living in an area that can experience extremes in temperature. Set in a hillside overlooking the town most of the caves have wonderful views over the dramatic surrounding countryside to the mountains.

They are spacious, light and airy and naturally waterproof with a constant temperature of approximately 18° C, and fully equipped and furnished. They consist of 1 - 4 bedrooms, living room with wood fireplace, dining room plus kitchen and bathroom. Hot running water is constantly available and wood is supplied for the fires. Satellite TV makes these very cosy caves totally 21^st century holiday accommodation.

Altiplano (High Plateau) of Granada .This large extension of territory, about l00 kilometers long, where the Granada province forms a passage way between the mountains that mark the boundary with the provinces of Jaen, Almeria, Murcia and Albacete, is one of the world's most captivating and exceptional natural regions. An endless plain, which in prehistoric times was a lake, cleft today by rivers forming "oases" where the population carry out their daily lives cultivating the surrounding lands. This is GALERA small and ancient; rich in natural, historic, cultural and human heritage that deeply impresses the visitor. A place to come and see, and explore, which thanks to the indicative of a group of local entrepreneurs, completes its touristic offer with the perfect type of accommodation ; the cave houses unique and outstanding in every way. Carved out of the rocks, they are a magnificent example of man's integration with the landscape and nature. In the Altiplano (High Plateau) they have always been a common dwelling and now after being reformed, are available to the rural tourist.

In the CAVE HOUSES OF GALERA , lovers of this variety of tourism will find a type of accommodation which, apart from being a novelty and attraction, is ideal for getting to know the natural and cultural values offered by this land and its people, in the hope that the visitor will be completely satisfied.