11. Monsanto, Portugal
The ancient, one-of-a-kind Portuguese village of Monsanto was erected around and even into a granite boulder-filled hillside found in the striking Beira province. If you visit some of the homes here, you will discover that they are situated underneath, on top, and even between the huge rocks. In some cases, the boulders serve as floors, walls, and even ceilings, and cobbled alleys wind between them.
12. Haid Al-Jazil, Yemen
Suspended high over the desolate, remote Wadi Dawan in well-known Yemen’s Desert Valley, atop a giant boulder is the little village of Haid Al-Jazil. The buildings here are constructed out of mud bricks and some are 11 stories high. Some of them are more than 500 years old so they require regular maintenance. When it rains, the resident farmers move their goats to the valley to graze.
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