A door through the old city wall from the salt factory to the beach.
This George "El Tajo" is 200 feet wide and 360 feet deep, it divides the "Pablo Blanco" or "White Village" of Ronda in two.
This George divides the "Pablo Blanco" or "White Village" of Ronda in two. The Old Moorish Town on one side "La Ciudad" and the new town "El Mercadillo" on the other.
This George divides the "Pablo Blanco" or "White Village" of Ronda in two. The new town was built following the Christian Conquest in 1485.
Ronda's main bridge "Puenta Nuevo" or "New Bridge" spans the ravine in the city center. A bridge was built here in 1735 but fell after 6 years. This one was built from 1751 to 1793. Legend has it the architect fell to his death while inspecting this bridge during construction.
Ronda's main bridge "Puenta Nuevo" or "New Bridge." Durrng Spain's brutal civil war, hundreds from both sides were thrown to their death from this bridge.
The valley beyond the ravine in Ronda.
Ronda's main bridge "Puenta Nuevo" or "New Bridge."
Jake and Ramsey with the old Moorish town behind. These White Hill Towns are scattered throughout the Spanish mountains. These towns are a certain sign we are in the Andalucia region of Spain.
Jake and Ramsey with the old Moorish town behind.
Jake and Ramsey as bulls in front of the famous Ronda Bull Ring. Ronda is the birthplace of modern bull fighting, and this ring was the first great Spanish ring.
While Phillip II introduced bull fighting as war training for nights in the 16th century, it wasn't until the early 1700's that Francisco Romero established the rules of modern bull fighting and introduced the scarlet cape, held unfurled with a stick. His son Juan further developed the art, and his grandson Pedro was one of the first great matadors killing nearly 6,000 bulls in his career.
Jill riding the motorized racer at the English Bed and Breakfast we stayed at in the country outside of Ronda. This was a very nice break from TRYING to speak Spanish. And all of the other guests were from all over Europe. A nice multicultural, multigenerational & multilingual experience.
A white hill town while road tripping through the Spanish country.
The Rock of Gibraltar.
Jake and Ramsey with the Rock of Gibraltar behind us.
Roman Ruins.
Roman Ruins. The Forum.
Roman Ruins. The main temple's stairs.
Roman Ruins. At the Theatre. This archway has been standing for 2,000 years!
Jake and Ramsey at the Roman Ruins near Tarifa and Cadiz. The Theatre is behind us.
Roman ruins of the Theatre.
Roman Ruins. This was the public bath.
Anthropologists are not sure what this was for, but it is very large!
The Beach at the Roman Ruins. Still a popular hang out.
This was part of the salt factory. This town would have had about 10,000 residents.
