What it's like to live in a Gypsy Cave (Sacromonte). Granada, Spain. Vlog 66.

The birthplace of Flamenco is in the hills of Granada, Spain. This is where the cave dwelling gypsies created and perfected this famous dance. Let me take you inside one of these Gypsy homes in Sacromonte. If you visit Granada, this place is not to be missed. It also offers stunning views of the Alhambra and surrounding landscape.
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El lugar de nacimiento del flamenco se encuentra en las colinas de Granada, España. Aquí es donde los gitanos de las cuevas crearon y perfeccionaron este famoso baile. Déjame llevarte dentro de una de estas casas gitanas en Sacromonte. Si visita Granada, este lugar no se puede perder. También ofrece impresionantes vistas de la Alhambra y el paisaje circundante.

[@cuevascoloras3955]

I lived in a cave and owned a hostel in a cave. Absolutely wonderful and the best way to live in a climate of extremes :)

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Wow! You certainly have my attention, that's very cool. Was this in Granada or somehwere else?

[@cuevascoloras3955]

@@TravelAddictGuy In Granada yes :) close to the little green fountain "fuente de amapola"

[@TravelAddictGuy]

@@cuevascoloras3955 That's amazing, would love to have seen that.

[@rossbrown4278]

Hey! Can you please tell me a little more about how you got a cave? I used to live in Granada and am keen to go back and try out cave life - don’t know a lot about how to go about it though! If you even wanted to send me a quick email that would be so appreciated! ❤️ it’s [e-mail] if you can !

[@esperanzabarria227]

Thank you for making this video.

[@TravelAddictGuy]

I'm happy that you enjoyed it. 🙏

[@AdventureElliot]

Wow man this is easily one of your best videos... Amazing

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Wow, thanks! This was a video I filmed with my boy. That was my old style, with two cameras.

[@MattyMooreChannel]

Thank You! Shared with my community channel. Makes me want to get out to Spain again, and catch some of that 100 degrees outside weather!

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Appreciate that my friend. Good luck with your channel! 🙏🏻😎

[@MattyMooreChannel]

@@TravelAddictGuy Thank you so much!!!!!

[@lorainekelly6249]

What a great video so much history. I loved it

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Thank you so much. We enjoyed making this video.

[@ayoubespanol8373]

Me encanta muchas gracias por subir estos videos sobre granada 😍

[@TravelAddictGuy]

De nada. Estoy feliz que te gusto mis videos. Granada es una joya.

[@kingchameleonseye]

ive been there when i was younger but i only went inside a bar, not in someones house. amazing!!

[@TravelAddictGuy]

I paid some gypsy guy to let me go in, it only cost like 4 or 5 Euros. It was pretty cool to see inside.

[@aleinatolerance4598]

Just red a book that was kinda based on this place, people and culture. So of course I had to see what it looks like in real life. It is just amazing to see. This people really have had some hardship in their history, so it warms my heart to discover that they are still there (and thriving!) -if anyone wonders about the book, it's one of the books in the Seven sisters series by Lucinda Riley (I believe it's book 5)

[@TravelAddictGuy]

It is really cool how you read about Sacromonte in a book and decided to watch my video. It is an amazing place, some say it's the Birthplace of Flamenco music. Thanks so much for sharing. 🙏🇪🇸

[@rossbrown4278]

Thanks for this video! So interesting!

[@TravelAddictGuy]

I'm happy that you enjoyed it. It was quite fun to see inside one of these caves.

[@ruqiaismat2043]

I am hardly breathing while watching this . I can live only in the first room near the entrance . Though the place is cool for summer .

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Hi Humming, it actually felt pretty cozy inside. It was a little cramped but not that bad and I don't like tight spaces either. It was amazing how cool it was inside, when it was boiling hot out in the sun.

[@ruqiaismat2043]

@@TravelAddictGuy ok

[@flamencohondotoday]

2:06 Creo que él dijo el año 1871, no el año 820........ tioooooo It's ok, I'm still learning too. It's all about helping each other.

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Yes, I made a mistake. Trying to translate in real time, I misheard what he said. Thanks for the correction.

[@flamencohondotoday]

@@TravelAddictGuy thanks for your efforts to share culture 🙂👍🏼

[@TravelAddictGuy]

@@flamencohondotoday You're welcome, I love this type of stuff.

[@flamencohondotoday]

@@TravelAddictGuy Me too, I’m actually taking a tefl class so I can teach English online and live wherever I want. I want to be in Spain because of flamenco. Enjoy your travels.

[@TravelAddictGuy]

@@flamencohondotoday Awesome! good luck with that, Flamenco is amazing.

[@piyush5726]

Love from india 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Hello to everyone in India. Thanks so much.

[@piyush5726]

@@TravelAddictGuy I saw this place in my notebook

[@TravelAddictGuy]

@@piyush5726 That's very cool, glad I could show you how it looks now.

[@lf1496]

This is phenomenal. But for me my clausterophobia would make this quite problematic for me😂

[@TravelAddictGuy]

It actually felt fairly spacious inside for it being a cave. I can imagine that it's a bit on the dark side, especially at night. So maybe it would take some getting used to.

[@produccionindaloymedia8856]

I am writing about the television program "La Tarde Aqui y Ahora", showed in (Canal Sur Tv) Andalucía-Spain.. The reason is because today September 13th, we’ll have a guest who lived in a Cave in Sacromonte_Granada (Spain) and we would like to be able to use yours images published here. For our part, we would cite the source. We thank you in advance for your collaboration, and I look forward to your response as soon as posible. Best Regards.

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Yes, you can use the footage. Make sure you give credit on the video. Can you also send me a link to watch the show. Thanks, looking forward to seeing it.

[@TravelAddictGuy]

My email is [e-mail]

[@diariodeunmillonario]

I saw this caves in granada I was wandering if people pay anything for living in there or making housing out of it?

[@TravelAddictGuy]

I don't know the answer to that my friend sorry. Some do run Flamenco shows out of the caves I know that. A woman once left a comment that she had stayed in a cave Air BnB. So apparently some rent them out to tourists. Thanks for the question.

[@Kat-mr3qg]

A nice piece of history traveladdictguy. I would also like to visit the gypsy cave in Granada, Spain. Very interesting and very roomy. Also very neat.

[@TravelAddictGuy]

They are located in the neighborhood of Sacromonte. Across a valley from the Alhambra. Thank you.

[@d.c.sodyssey4783]

Awesome what are the state of the caves today? Are they mostly unihabited, ?

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Some have been turned into Tablaos, where they dance Flamenco for the public. Some are inhabited still yes, we saw some gypsies walking around near these caves. I am not sure how many people are living there. It was a very hot day and many people were staying inside. It was so much cooler and more comfortable inside the cave. It was better than air conditioning in hot summer.

[@atlanticblue2665]

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[@bobothehobo2094]

Hey what’s the song playing at 5:23

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Don't remember, from the KZbin library. Some type of Flamenco.

[@Canadianforestfairy]

what is the white paint inside the cave called to keep it from caving in?

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Hi Kaleigh, I don't know what they use exactly, but the roof is solid because of the roots of the cactus plants above.

[@frenchifrenchi6438]

Calcium oxide (CaO), commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime, is a widely used chemical compound. It is a white, caustic, alkaline, crystalline solid at room temperature

[@TravelAddictGuy]

@@frenchifrenchi6438 Wow, that does not sound very safe to humans.

[@Canadianforestfairy]

@@frenchifrenchi6438 thanks!😊

[@frenchifrenchi6438]

@@TravelAddictGuy Liming is a very simple and inexpensive coating technique. It is applied mainly for aesthetic reasons (giving rise to white villages), but also for hygiene and to reduce the interior temperature of buildings. Unfortunately, whitewash is easily damaged and dirty. For this reason, the popular culture of some towns, especially in Andalusia, includes the annual whitewashing of houses. Whitewashed are popular in many warm areas of the planet, where they are used for their white color, which by reflecting solar radiation makes the walls absorb less thermal energy, thus obtaining cooler interiors in the houses. It is also used for its antiseptic properties, derived from the high alkalinity of the material. Lime allows the necessary perspiration of the walls, so liming is a good substitute for acrylic or plastic paints, which are not always convenient to use in old constructions because, as they are more waterproof coatings, they can cause unwanted retention of moisture in the enclosure. Lime is also a natural product that requires very little processing for its use, so it is a very ecological material, its main disadvantage being the need for periodic maintenance. It should be mentioned that before using it, the lime must be hydrated, going from CaO to Ca (OH) 2. Lime has been widely used in the peoples of Mediterranean influence and culture, finding signs of use since Neolithic times, and it is not only used to reflect the sun's rays and keep the house cool, it also destroys insects, fungi and other pathogens

[@sabor951]

The guy living there is not Spanish, he does sound from Eastern Europe or Turkish or Moorish. Definitely not gypsy or anything similar

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Thank you Selena, I thought he said that he was a gypsy. I don't remember though.

[@raphlvlogs271]

how deep can these caves be?

[@TravelAddictGuy]

That's a good question, I guess as far as they want to dig. There are large cave systems running under parts of Andalusia. I have visited some, there is a large one in Nerja. I have a video on my channel if you would like to see it.

[@manumons100]

The picture is from 1878 not 1820. Just being clear on what the guy said

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Thanks for that, sometimes translating in real time it's easy to make a mistake.

[@manumons100]

Travel Addict Guy TAG understandable. Thank you for making this in the first place!

[@TravelAddictGuy]

@@manumons100 Thanks so much for watching. If I make any more mistakes, please let me know so I can correct them.

[@okeynjere9828]

How do they deal with sewage and waste?

[@TravelAddictGuy]

They had a toilet in this one and running water in the bathroom, that was likely added later. I am sure earlier on that they had an outhouse or bucket to use. They most likely used large pots or water jugs too. Thanks for the question.

[@giglegab]

How do they breath in there when the door is shut ??? There is no window or anything ?

[@TravelAddictGuy]

That's a good question, they have a gate so I would assume that they leave that open to allow fresh air in. Some of the caves we walked by had like blankets hanging in front of the entrances, we were here during the summer months. I don't remember seeing any windows, but in the beginning of the video it looks like the do have some kind of small window near the entrance. If I go back, I will ask the man. Great question, thanks for tuning in.

[@rrachelalma]

It looks good and the people are not claustrophobic

[@TravelAddictGuy]

It actually felt ok inside, a little more cramped then our normal houses though.

[@jennyfernandez895]

The picture is from 1871 NOT the year 820 😂

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Thanks for pointing out the error. My Spanish is not perfect.

[@jennyfernandez895]

@@TravelAddictGuy it made me chuckle!

[@yusufgunes1747]

Morisco muslims refuged there from spanish oppression.(16./17.centuries)

[@TravelAddictGuy]

Did not know that.

[@Fromanotherearth]

Are you Spanish also, you kinda sound like it.

[@TravelAddictGuy]

No I am not, but after living abroad in Spanish speaking countries for almost 7 years, you start to develop an accent.

[@Fromanotherearth]

@@TravelAddictGuy Ok

[@kingajackson9118]

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