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Cliff Villages

Rocamadour, France

Rocamadour

This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.

Atrani

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

Huápoca

These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.

The Upper Cliff Dwelling.

Roosevelt, Arizona

Tonto National Monument Upper Cliff Dwelling

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

Lhotka, Czechia

Skalní obydlí Lhotka (Cliff Dwelling in Lhotka)

Every part of this unusual home is built into the sandstone rock.

Nestled in the caves

Silver City, New Mexico

Gila Cliff Dwellings

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Church of the Annunciation

Haute-Isle, France

Troglodyte Church

The Church of the Annunciation was carved into the face of a cliff, just like the rest of the town of Haute-Isle.

The structure is carved into the cliff

Monastery of San Juan de la Peña

This religious complex carved into a cliff is steeped in legends of miraculous stags and the Holy Grail.

Why There Is a Hidden World of Underground Cities

From defense to desperation, humans have long sought protection under the earth.

Chris White September 16, 2014

Climbing Meteora, a Dramatic World Suspended in the Sky

Chris Staring June 26, 2014

Hanging Houses of Cuenca

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

Manazan, Turkey

City of Manazan

Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.

Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain

Setenil De Las Bodegas

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

Bandiagara, Mali

Bandiagara Escarpment Cliff Dwellings

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.