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                <title>El Tajo gorge</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This steep and spectacular gorge is the most famous sight in Ronda as it acts as a natural border between the old and new parts of Ronda. Birds fly off the towering cliffs to feed in the Guadalévin river some 130m below the Puente Nuevo bridge. Best of all it costs nothing to admire the views which stretch right through the gorge. ]]></description>
                
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                <title>Puerta de Almocabar/Puerta de Carlos V</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[These two magnificent Moorish gates represent the doom of the Moors in Ronda as it was through these very gates that the Christian conquerors passed to expel the Moorish citizens out of the city. ]]></description>
                
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                <title>Baños Árabes</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Baños Árabes are the beautifully restored 13th century baths which functions as an informative and interesting musuem. It is in less disrepair than the Moorish baths in Jaén and you gain a better understanding of Moorish architecture. Walkways take you above the baths and explain in great detail the Roman water system of cold, tepid and hot baths. The best features though are the barrel vaulted ceilings and the octagonal pillars which support Moorish horseshoe arches. The distinctive hump-shaped cupolas are a widely copied feature of this building.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Puente Viejo/Puente San Miguel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Puente Viejo of 1616 is slightly less admirable than the Puente Nuevo but the views of El Tajo gorge and La Ciudad are still good and it gives a chance to get your bearings as you enter or leave La Ciudad. The single span Puente San Miguel is not on such an epic scale as the Puente Nuevo or the Puente Viejo but it is a much more peaceful spot (apart from when coaches full of day trippers stop there to drop them off).]]></description>
                
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                <title>Puente Nuevo</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The arched Puente Nuevo is the very symbol of Ronda. It was built in the 18th century to connect the Moorish side of the town to the modern quarter known as 'Mercadillo' (where the bus and train stations are situated). The views of the El Tajo gorge and of the hills are breathtaking. There is an information centre just underneath the bridge which has an informative exhibition about the construction and history of the bridge. The Puente Nuevo also has a rather macabre link with Ernest Hemingway as it was once the site of a prison, and the inmates there were massacred on a huge scale as they were thrown to their deaths into the 130m El Tajo gorge below. This act provided the inspiration for Ernest Hemingways's famous poem 'For Whom the Bell Tolls'.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Walking</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Ronda is the starting point (or finish point) of gentle walks through the hills to other interesting towns like Setenil and Olvera. One footpath leads from just below the Puente Nuevo bridge to the Roman ruins of Ronda la Vieja.]]></description>
                
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                <title>La Ciudad</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[La Ciudad is the most attractive part of Ronda on the right bank of El Tajo gorge. It is where the Moorish past of Ronda comes to life with it's Renaissance mansions and palaces. The best way to see the delights of La Ciudad is to wander aimlessly through the narrow streets which offer enticing views of the Serranía de Ronda.]]></description>
                
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