Barry   We bought our cave house three yars ago, when we retired. It´s in Los Olivos, near Granada, in Spain   before that we lived in Nottingham. As soon as people hear the word “caveâ€, they think of a hole in the wall   as if you´re going to live round an open fire and wear a loincloth. But it´s nothing like that.
We´ve got all mod cons - internet and proper electric that doesn´t keep flicking off every five minutes. We have three double bedrooms, a lounge, dining area, kitchen, bathroom and a small reading room.
From the outside it looks like a bungalow, but at the back it´s built into the hillside; the difference is there are no square walls. Wallpapering is a thing of the past, and the ceilings are all rounded off, similiar to a tunnel.
To be honest, the first one we saw nearly put us off caves. There was a pan instead of a kettle, no fridge and all the bedding was damp. But when we saw the cave we´re in now, it was totally different. There´s no damp in ours whatsoever. The walls are sprayed in concrete, which seals the interior and stops water getting in. And it´s a steady 18-20°C all year round. The family have been to visit, and they say it´s the best night´s sleep they´ve ever had. It´s so quiet you hear nothing.
The village we´re in has about 300 people, and there are still donkeys and trailers running around. We were the first English to live here and they couldn´t have have made us more welcome; we´ve got more true friends here than we ever had in England. The only thing we miss is the family and the grandkids.
Lesley   When we arrived, we´d sold everything in England. All we had was two suitcases and money in the bank. But we didn´t have anywhere to live. We´d looked at cave houses on the internet, and I thought “Quaint, different, slightly Flintstoney.†It was a bit brave and a bit mad to move here, but it worked out.
I love my cave and I wouldn´t go back to England; we should have moved here sooner. We miss our family but that´s the only thing. There´s a beautiful big house at the top of the village, but even if I could afford it, my preference would be to live here.
