Rock dwelling Lhotka, Rock dwelling in Lhotka, Czech Republic.

Rock dwelling Lhotka, house no. 1, is a sandstone complex cut into a northwest-facing rock face. From the entrance corridor a room with a bread oven opens on one side and a larger parlour with two windows on the other, its whitened section marking the wall outside. A second door from the yard leads to a stable with steps down to a small cellar, and a granary with two small windows was carved above the living rooms.

The exact date of its creation is unknown; Jan Beneš and his wife probably bought the dwelling in 1859, and their son Josef Beneš lived there with his wife Rozálie and daughters Anna and Marie. Marie Holubová, born there in 1900, stayed until 1982, when age forced her to leave; she died a year later in the retirement home at Řepín. Three rock dwellings in Lhotka were still permanently inhabited in 1945, those of the Bělovský, Hauser and Holub families.

The place shows how people once used nature directly to create living space, carving windows and doors straight from the sandstone. This integration reflects a practical approach to building with what the landscape offered.

The site is best accessed during warmer months when guided visits open the interior and explain the construction methods. Wear sturdy shoes, as paths lead over rocks and include some steep steps.

The dwelling's top floor is a granary carved into the rock above the living rooms, lit by two small windows. The complex also includes a cutting workshop and a small exhibition of farm machinery. The surrounding spot was nicknamed "Cikánka" after a tinker family who lived in one of the rock homes and worked there in winter.