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| La Casa del Rey Moro Ronda |
'La Casa del Rey Moro' - allegedly the house of a Moorish King - hence its name. However, the current building is an 18th century palace with beautiful gardens designed by Forestier, the famous French garden designer. Perhaps the palace has been built on the site of a former building because, according to legend, this place was the residence of King Al-Mutadid who allegedly drank his wine from the skulls of his enemies.
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| Ronda - Mina stairs in La Casa del Rey Moro |
Inside
there are steps down to the foot of the gorge. Now these are Arabic.
The 14th century Mina stairs was built by the Moors to prevent water
blockades in times of war. The steps were sculpted out of the rock and,
according to various guidebooks, there are meant to be 365 of them.
Well, on my visit, I counted only 299! That was enough! Returning to the
top quite exhausted, it was with relief that I rested - in the
delightful gardens of the mansion.
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| Ronda - Tajo Gorge |
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| Ronda - Forestier Gardens |
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