SpainArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
May 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
it is windy after the concert so we head back to the car to get our sweaters. we want to go back to the west side of ronda where we were last night at the Puente del viente or windy gate to catch theRead more
SpainArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
May 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
we got tix for the Spanish guitar concert by Paco Seco, recomended by Rick steeves. it was in the Casa muse don bosco. built in 1850 and remodeled. it was used as an orphanage after the originalRead more
SpainArroyo de la Toma36°44’34” N 5°8’53” W
May 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
we were trying to find the municipal museum as it has a good archeology section, but we were having a hard time finding it. we ended up back in the plaza maria auxiliadoe where we had walked down lastRead more
SpainArroyo de la Toma36°44’34” N 5°8’53” W
May 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
we made it to plaza duquesa de parcent. lots going on in square in preparation for a weekend festival. there is the old iglesia de santa maria la mayor church, brown colour. this amazing lilac scentedRead more
SpainArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
May 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
more views you can see the old lower wall. there is another path there that we will do later.
SpainArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
May 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
now to climb the walls. we did the lower wall up to the puerta y murallas de la xijara. some parts were quite steep and no rails but the views were amazing. this wall connected the Jewish quarter. itRead more
SpainArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
May 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
we went into the arab baths. great condition. they differ slightly from Roman baths I that there was more steam and less soaking in pools. there was a great video on how they were used. they were onRead more
SpainArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
May 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
over the Puente Viejo bridge, the old bridge then down towards the arab baths. but first we bad to cross the 2nd bridge the Arab bridge or the Puente Arabe o de san miguel.
the Puente Viejo was builtRead more
SpainArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
May 26, 2022 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
after finding parking over to the old town....one wrong turn took us up quite a vertical road that just ended. we walked through the padre jesus neighborhood named for the church in the area -iglesiaRead more
SpainPlaza del Socorro36°44’50” N 5°10’3” W
May 25, 2022 in Spain ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
the view of the Puente nuevo from the puerto de los molinos.
Puerta Del Viento the wind gate was part of a wall system on the western flank to keep watch over the mills and cattle. this gate weRead more
