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Alpine chalets began as humble herder huts
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Paying astronomical rates to sleep in a wooden cabin is a uniquely modern grift. Chalets in the Alps were originally built as crude, seasonal shelters for dairy farmers tending to cattle. Only when winter tourism exploded did developers slap some varnished wood and a fireplace inside, transforming peasant huts into the ultimate symbol of wealth.
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