You can visit a historical cave house in Budapest

In District XXII, Budafok, there is a special historical place very few people know about: the last cave house of Budafok. This cave house is about the same age as Budafok itself. You can get to know this ancient place for free through Barlanglakás Emlékmúzeum, Femina.hu reports.

The cave house at Veréb Street 2-4 is furnished in a historically accurate way (original furniture) to reflect how real-life people lived decades ago. The cave house aims to represent a special piece of Budapest’s history. Visitors can have a tour for free if an appointment has been previously made with curator István Megyeri.

Natural caves of the limestone hills along the Danube were complemented by side walls and homes were made. The cave houses required no further construction. Approximately 40 families lived in these cave houses at first, mostly miners. Later almost 120 families lived in cave houses similar to the one that can be visited in Budafok today. After several landslides, the cave houses were cleared out by the 19th century.

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When the mining business started to flourish again in the area, the hills got quite busy again and people moved back in. Poor cottars moved into the cave houses and besides adding windows and doors, they started to furnish them nicely for their families. Garden was created and the families started to keep animals.