EspanhaArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
26 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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 theLeia mais
EspanhaArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
26 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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 originalLeia mais
EspanhaArroyo de la Toma36°44’34” N 5°8’53” W
26 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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 lastLeia mais
EspanhaArroyo de la Toma36°44’34” N 5°8’53” W
26 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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 scentedLeia mais
EspanhaArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
26 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
more views you can see the old lower wall. there is another path there that we will do later.
EspanhaArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
26 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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. itLeia mais
EspanhaArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
26 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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 onLeia mais
EspanhaArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
26 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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 builtLeia mais
EspanhaArroyo de la Toma36°44’55” N 5°9’3” W
26 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ ☀️ 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 -iglesiaLeia mais
EspanhaPlaza del Socorro36°44’50” N 5°10’3” W
25 de maio de 2022, Espanha ⋅ 🌙 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 weLeia mais
