Andalucian countryside
180 degree view from the balcony
The first step off the balcony's a big one
Ruined city walls going down the valley
Living room, with stairway to the bedroom
Edge of the cliff looking at a little farm
This hotel's really living on the edge
Better view of the cliff below the hotel
Peunte Nuevo, so new it's a mere 210+ years old
Descending the mine, deeper into El Tajo gorge
Descending the mine, deeper into El Tajo gorge
All sorts of goey deposits building up
A peek at the Arroyo river
At the bottom of the mine, the river's edge
Puente Viejo (1616) and the even older Puente Arabe
Our hotel, the Paradores de Ronda
Puente Nuevo, previously a prison, in the late afternoon sun
Ronda sunset
Ronda sunset
Ronda sunset
Ronda sunset
Ronda sunset
Iglesia de Santa Maria La Mayor, formerly a mosque, currently covered in plants
Altar inside Iglesia de Santa Maria La Mayor
Fancy chandelier
Semana Santa decorations everywhere
The other end of the church
Mosque ceilings
Tower of Iglesia de Santa Maria La Mayor
Old city walls, mostly intact
Old city walls, mostly intact
Even older city walls, no longer intact
Looking down the hill from the walls
Puerta de la Exijara, previously the gate to the Jewish quarter
Ceiling inside the Banos Arabes
Previously the furnace for the baths
The warm room of the baths
A previously covered entryway
Springtime tree at the edge of El Tajo
Puente Nuevo from the east
The whole town appears to be either instructors or students at the driving school
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