Why This Spanish Villa Was Sealed for Decades

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• DI

  @dianav-m8v · 9 months ago

  The tunnels and the huge receptacles had me wondering.  So I did a little research.  AI states this: "Those huge clay receptacles in old Spanish underground tunnels were likely for winemaking (wine/sherry) or olive oil production, using enormous earthenware jars called tinajas, and getting them in involved building tunnels around them, lowering them carefully through shafts (or existing rooms) with ropes/pulleys before sealing, or crafting them in situ, all part of ancient cellar techniques."

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• SE

  @SeeSeee3 · 9 months ago

  you show...so much respect for the house and previous owners...thank you

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• SY

  @SyncorSpasm · 8 months ago

  That basement level with all the tunnels and the well is amazing!

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• MI

  @michellechambers7615 · 9 months ago

  Very brave going into that basement!!!

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• IP

  @ipsosmaati0730 · 8 months ago

  Leslie and Luke, thanks so much. Happy New Year.

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• ME

  @Methadone4Life · 9 months ago

  Some gorgeous artifacts. Man, I so love watching these explorations, but I get nauseous when I think of these marvelous pieces just getting moldy and eventually destroyed! Sigh...

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• KE

  @kentuckykarina9677 · 9 months ago

  The entrance is called a vestibule... it blocks the cold or hot drafts of wind from entering the home. &nbsp;<br><br> Now that you know you will notice they are in banks, stores, &nbsp;and restaurants.

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• RA

  @rayraap3905 · 9 months ago

  Good explorer Leslie, it never ceases to amaze me how these people have lived in decay for decades because it takes unbelievable amounts of money to Repair these kind of places.<br>Also, I think if you had left the water on a little longer, you would find it would run out you need electricity to run the pump to the storage pressure tank.

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• TR

  @traceyroyer993 · 9 months ago

  Such intricately designed chairs in last dining area.. Gorgeousness! 🎉

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• IS

  @Islandwoman9396 · 9 months ago

  What an amazing mansion!!! Just incredible. Thank you for taking us along!!❤

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• JO

  @jonimarchese7655 · 9 months ago

  Hi Leslie and Luke, in the US we don&apos;t have clothes washers in the kitchen, the reason a lot of homes in Europe do is because the houses are old with thick walls, when indoor plumbing was put in, it was easier to run water in the one room, a lot of homes will have them in the bathrooms as well. What a beautiful home and again a shame it&apos;s left to mother nature. Thanks for sharing it. Love from N.Y.

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• TR

  @traceyroyer993 · 9 months ago (edited)

  The kitchen is simply glorious; &nbsp;quaint, clean, &nbsp;functional looking space. ❤ &nbsp;Best kitchen of many. 🎉

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