City among the rocks

Once in the Spanish town of Setenil de las Bodegas, comes to mind the Biblical truth that there is a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones. It seems that these words are taken literally, and some unknown forces gathered all the boulders in the area, and then - put a lot of them houses. This is probably one of the most amazing parts of Andalusii.

Setenil de las Bodegas has long been famous for its unique geographical position: most of the houses literally "embedded" in the rock, built by expanding the natural caves. A similar picture can be seen except in Bolivia, where the city of Le Paz "grown" in the crater of an extinct vulkana.

Historical records indicate that Setenil de las Bodegas - an ancient settlement. Its inhabitants have become famous thanks to the military courage, they staunchly protected the city from the numerous attacks of the Roman soldiers, who 1. BC It managed to enter the city only after a 15-day siege. Scientists believe that the etymology of the name "Setenil" associated with military events: the word comes from «septem nihil», which literally means "seven times without result» .

It was such a number of unsuccessful attacks of the Romans, in which the inhabitants of the city managed to survive. The second part of the name "-de las Bodegas" came later, thanks to the abundant production of precious wines, which are still famous for this area. It is noteworthy that the first vineyards were planted in the area is in addition to the Christians here grows olive and almond roscham.

Over the years, Setenil de las Bodegas became popular not only because of winemaking, this city has the best "meat" reputation in the region in the numerous bars and restaurants offer excellent dishes svininy.

Source: www.kulturologia.ru/blogs/210912/17134/