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Ronda informationIts origins go back to Celts who called this spot Arunda; some historians
situate the city in Acinipo, and both populations were passed
to the Romans; later on it was Muslim and in the XV century,
conquered by the Catholic Kings. It was occupied by Napoleanic
troops and defend themselves from them, they organised centers
of banditry. The hitoric city is divided into 3 zones: the
neighbourhood of San Francisco (XV century), Puerta de Almocábar
(XIII century) and Puerta de Carlos I (XVI century). There're
a lot of monumental spaces in this city; among the main
ones are the Mondragón Palace, the headquarters of
the kings from Muslims to the Christians, with Mudejar,
Gothic, and Baroque elements; La Casa del Gigante, of Arab
origin (XV century); the Palaca of Salvatierra (XVII-XVIII
centuries) with a Renaissance facade and the very interesting
House of the Moorish King, poorly named, given that it´s
already the XVIII century; through its gardens you can access
the descent to the Mine that goes down to the bottom of
Tagus. The Arab baths're interesting from the XIII or XIV
century, and the famous Puente Nuevo of the XVIII century,
work of Martín de Aldehuela, with superimposed arches.
The bull ring is the oldest in Spain from XVIII, and Martín
de Aldehuela also intervened in this work. The Collegiate
Chuch Santa María la Mayor (Century XV to XVIII)
is the primitive mosque. The fountain of the Ocho Caños,
from the period of Carlos III, is close to the old Arabic
bridge over the Tagus. The minaret of San Sebastian is a
Nazarí construction of the XVI century, not far from
the Convento del Espíritu Santo, of Gothic-Renaissance
transition. El Templete (Small temple) de los Dolores is
a votive chapel in the street from the XVIII century. The
chuch of father Jesus, of Gothic-Renaissance style, is from
the XVI century. Santo Domingo and the Convent of San Francisco
were founded by the Catholic kings in 1485. El Santuario
Nuestra Señora de la Paz is from the XVI and XVIII
centuries. The popular grove of San Carlos or of Tagus is
beautiful garden from the XVIII century with a large row
of balconies with views of the Guadalevin valley. In the
Roman ruins of Acinipo, about 20 Km in the direction of
Setenil, the Roman theatre is preserved (stage, wall, orchestra,
and tiers). Benaoján is 15 Km away, with the Knows
caves of Gato and La Pileta. In the direction towards the
coast, the access to Natural park of Sierra de las Nieves
is located, and the connection to the incomparable Valle
del Genal, whose town and chestnut groves, both of which
are wondeful, are essential to see.
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