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Simple but organic: a cozy house in a 700-year-old cave

House built in a 700 year old cave.

House built in a 700 year old cave.

More and more often, in search of peace and peace of mind, people tend to settle somewhere closer to nature. And one British enthusiast made a cozy home for himself in a real 700-year-old cave..

Angelo Mastropietro built the cave house himself.



Angelo Mastropietro built his own cave house.

38-year-old Briton Angelo Mastropietro turned a 700-year-old cave into a real comfortable home called the Rockhouse Retreat.
As the owner of the house notes, the idea to make the cave suitable for life came to him after Angelo was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. After that, the businessman reconsidered his life priorities and decided to settle somewhere closer to nature..

Rockhouse Retreat. Inside view.

Rockhouse Retreat. Inside view.

It took Angelo just under a year and $ 230,000 to restore and renovate the cave. He did most of the work himself. House area was 62 square meters.

Rockhouse Retreat. Bedroom.

Rockhouse Retreat. Bedroom.

Despite all the closeness to nature, Angelo still chose to install technologies in the house, without which a modern person cannot imagine his life: warm floor, fully equipped kitchen, LED lighting and wireless Internet. A man uses water from an 18-meter well.

Rockhouse Retreat. Kitchen.

Rockhouse Retreat. Kitchen.

By the way, if someone wants to feel like «cave» person, the house can be rented through the online service Airbnb. A night at the house will cost $ 286.
In addition to this pretty house, on the Airbnb website you can rent accommodation for every taste and budget..

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