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Central of Andalucia, Ronda

Center of Andalucia, Ronda






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Andalusia, the State of sightseeing spot of the Spanish southern part, is bounded on the north by the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Castilla-La Mancha on the east by the autonomous community of Murcia and the Mediterranean Sea on the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean on the south by the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, which separates Spain from Morocco, and the Atlantic Ocean.

The place name comes from Al Ann dulse of Arabic and sets out for the area that was ever put under the control of the Muslim.
The big charm of the Spanish trip is with a palace and a church of Andalucia and "scenery of the simple country".

The inland of Andalucia is a reddish brown figure plateau including desolate iron content.
A flower of Euphorbia abdelkuri which resembled a cactus blooming quietly in that is very impressive.


State of Andalucia "Ronda" and a bullring

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Puente Nuevo which steps over the cliff of 100m

The most of the southern part Spain tour visit town "Ronda" of Andalucia.
Ronda is easily explained with "a stone bridge (Puente Nuevo) and the Spanish oldest bullring in ravine, the town of the cliff" by the pamphlets of the Spain Travel. Ronda is a town of the history exposed to the change of the Rome, Islam and Catholic dynasty.

Ronda is taking on the ravine of the cliff among mountains in every direction. Harmonizing with the scene which is romantic with the grand sight with the landmark architecture of the Middle Ages is a town having a wonderful atmosphere.

When visiting Ronda by a tour, take highway A7 from metropolis Malaga of Costa Del Sol (the sun shore) along the Mediterranean Sea.
When 50km run in an A376 line (the first grade road) from Marbella, arrive at sightseeing spot Ronda of the Spanish southern part.

Ronda is a plateau of meters above the sea level 700m, a town on the ravine of Rio Guadalevin.
Scenery looking up at it in the cliff that becomes 100m is the best part from the bottom of the ravine to the plateau of the town of Ronda. It is the scene which the force that I can never forget only by this Ronda is in.


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Spanish popular bullfighting

The construction of Puente Nuevo which linked the core city to the new city of Ronda began in 1751 and was completed after about 40 years. The height is the bridge which reaches 100m how.

It is the panorama of the cliff that freezes up even if it is the person of the fear of heights, and there is not the view from an observatory with the iron railing on the bridge.
There is Piazza di Spagna immediately when enter the Ronda new city at the bridge, and there is government management PARADOR DE RONDA on the left cliff side.

There is the Spanish oldest bullring when advancing straight from the Plaza.
The bullring in the new city is completed in 1785. A narrow passage bordered the circumference where a diameter of the bullrings is 66m with the color of the Spanish national flag rotates and brings on an at all dignified atmosphere.

The Romero house of Ronda produced many bullfighters in a bullring of Ronda. Because the master of the Romero house, Pedro Romero founded a bullfighting school in Ronda, a bullfighter has been recognized socially.


More about Ronda, Spain

  • The bullfighting origin is the 17th century in the Plaza of the San Francisco area of Ronda. Knights competed with the skill for courage and performed a game against an ox there.
  • Ronda loved by Rilke
    When from the bull fight place, passing through Tajo's Tree-lined Avenue, it appears in Husa Reina Victoria Hotel Ronda where poet Rainer Maria Rilke often stayed.
    In this hotel, the contrast of a white wall and a green window is impressive, and the room where Rilke stayed at is still stored.

Sightseeing of the Ronda core city from the new city

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Arabian bathhouse (Aljibe de San Migeul) of Ronda

Puente Nuevo over opposite side from Ronda, when it enters into the Ronda old town, in order the cliff to push out lastly, the white row of houses where it rises continues. Crossing the bridge, view from immediately the House of St. John Bosco there is a value of glance.

There is the highlight of Ronda a lot elsewhere.
The Arab Public Baths (Aljibe de San Migeul) of Ronda, Arab Walls and City Gates which surrounds the old town, furthermore, arch and the old bridge of Philip V world (as for Puente Viejo, Viejo means "old").


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