Stop by La Casa del Dulce and ogle the trays of freshly baked mantecada biscuits, a delicious, crumbly speciality based on almonds and topped with icing sugar. Don’t worry: they can’t be that sinful – they’re made by nuns.
La Casa del Dulce
Ronda
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Twenty kilometres southwest of Ronda la Vieja are some of Andalucía’s most ancient and fascinating caves. Torchlit guided tours into the dark belly of the…
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Bobastro was the hilltop redoubt of 9th-century rebel Omar ibn Hafsun, who led a prolonged revolt against Córdoban rule. At one stage he controlled…
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This superb private art museum exhibits works by primarily Latin American and European artists in bright, well-lit galleries. Part of a nonprofit…
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Jimena's romantically ruined 13th-century Nasrid castle, built on Roman ruins, once formed part of a defence line stretching from Olvera down through…
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The town's main square was made famous by Ernest Hemingway in For Whom the Bell Tolls. Chapter 10 tells how, early in the civil war, the 'fascists' of a…
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This somewhat faded city museum displays artefacts and information spanning several millennia of Andalucian history. Of even more interest to some will be…
7. Iglesia de Santa María La Mayor
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The city’s original mosque metamorphosed into this elegant church. Just inside the entrance is an arch covered with Arabic inscriptions that was part of…
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Taking the narrow Calle Marqués de Salvatierra will bring you to the small Puente Viejo, with views down to the river as it rushes into the gorge.