If you blink, you could miss it. An ancient village in Sicily is nestled largely inside a cave -- in a natural opening between two rocky mountains. The piazza of the village of Grotto Mangiapane can ...

For millennia, people have lived in cave dwellings around the world. Though few are still inhabited, most are open to tourists. Other areas have been preserved as heritage sites for visitors as well.

Kandovan village in northwest Iran features homes carved into volcanic cones dating back 700 years The village's cave houses have 2-4 stories with multi-purpose levels for living and storage Kandovan ...