Specifics of Spanish traditional dwelling

Dwelling is one of the forms of human defense against environmental forces. Climate, landscape, character of the country affects forming of national-ethnical specifics and the character of dwelling. At the European territory specific conditions for dwelling were formed due to climatic conditions of this region. Spanish dwelling has its own specific traits. Moreover, Basque house is different from ones in Asturias and Galicia. Houses in Avila, Segovia, Levante, Malaga and Seville differ from each other. Houses have their own specifics in Catalonia, where cave villages surround many Southern towns of Spain.