We took the bus into the little mountain town of
Ronda today. The town is known for the beautiful bridge below, known as the
New Bridge. There are three in total, and obviously this one is the newest. It was built in the 18
th century and is still functioning today as the bridge across the gorge. You can also take a tour of the bridge which will allow you out onto some of the balconies of the bridge and inside the bridge which would allow for some fantastic views of the gorge. But since it was so close to the holidays, it was not open when we were there.
After you cross the bridge you are into the old historic part of town. We were wandering down the streets and ended up stumbling upon a Nazareth Market. I must say before this trip, I had been pretty bummed that we were not able to see any of the traditional Spanish Christmas practices. Today we were able to and it was wonderful.
In this market most items were handmade and every one who had a booth was dressed in what people would have worn in
Jesus' time. There was a man turning wood on an
ancient foot powered lathe, and woman darning wool, a blacksmith, a wood carver, and cooks. The children took donkey rides through the square. There were all sorts of food booths
similar to what would have been during this period of time. There was also a live Nativity in a little barn stall. It was amazing!
This is where we ate lunch at. I am not sure that c
horizo and beer were available during the time of Jesus, but it was tasty!
This was the most amazing chocolate pastry that I have ever had. I have no idea what was in it, but Mike and I could have spent all of our money buying them out of it, if it would have been easy to get back to our apartment. Unfortunately, we only had this big slice. Of course, its all gone now, and we miss it.
The historic part of
Ronda was incredibly beautiful. There were many old parts of the town that had been
Incorporated into the newer buildings, such as doorways, walls, towers, and arches. Above if the Arch of Felipe V and was the old gateway access into Ronda. The old Moorish walls and gates were still standing, along with the Arab Baths, remains of mosques, a Moorish King's house and more. Some of these pictures are up on
flickr.
This is the Old Bridge or Arab Bridge. The scenery was very beautiful in the gorge. This was probably our favorite day because of all we were able to see in just three hours. The market was incredible, along with the rest of the city and we highly recommend anyone going to the Costa
del Sol or
Andalusia visiting Ronda.
After you cross the bridge you are into the old historic part of town. We were wandering down the streets and ended up stumbling upon a Nazareth Market. I must say before this trip, I had been pretty bummed that we were not able to see any of the traditional Spanish Christmas practices. Today we were able to and it was wonderful. 
In this market most items were handmade and every one who had a booth was dressed in what people would have worn in Jesus' time. There was a man turning wood on an ancient foot powered lathe, and woman darning wool, a blacksmith, a wood carver, and cooks. The children took donkey rides through the square. There were all sorts of food booths similar to what would have been during this period of time. There was also a live Nativity in a little barn stall. It was amazing!
This is where we ate lunch at. I am not sure that chorizo and beer were available during the time of Jesus, but it was tasty!
This was the most amazing chocolate pastry that I have ever had. I have no idea what was in it, but Mike and I could have spent all of our money buying them out of it, if it would have been easy to get back to our apartment. Unfortunately, we only had this big slice. Of course, its all gone now, and we miss it.
The historic part of Ronda was incredibly beautiful. There were many old parts of the town that had been Incorporated into the newer buildings, such as doorways, walls, towers, and arches. Above if the Arch of Felipe V and was the old gateway access into Ronda. The old Moorish walls and gates were still standing, along with the Arab Baths, remains of mosques, a Moorish King's house and more. Some of these pictures are up on flickr.
This is the Old Bridge or Arab Bridge. The scenery was very beautiful in the gorge. This was probably our favorite day because of all we were able to see in just three hours. The market was incredible, along with the rest of the city and we highly recommend anyone going to the Costa del Sol or Andalusia visiting Ronda.
1 comment:
The old brige looks like the brige at Hogworts. kate
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