Perched on a crag at 623m high atop town is Olvera's late-12th-century castle, which later formed part of Nasrid-era Granada's defensive systems. Clamber up to the tower, with ever-more-exquisite town and country views opening up as you go. The surrounding web of narrow streets, the Barrio de la Villa, was once the Moorish medina.
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Colegiata de Santa Mar铆a de la Asunci贸n
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Lording it over the town, this formidable Renaissance structure 鈥 two churches above a crypt 鈥 sits on the site of the town's medieval parish church. It鈥
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Twenty kilometres southwest of Ronda la Vieja are some of 础苍诲补濒耻肠铆补鈥檚 most ancient and fascinating caves. Torchlit guided tours into the dark belly of the鈥
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In existence for more than 200 years, this is one of Spain's oldest bullrings and the site of some of the most important events in bullfighting history. A鈥
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Bobastro was the hilltop redoubt of 9th-century rebel Omar ibn Hafsun, who led a prolonged revolt against C贸rdoban rule. At one stage he controlled鈥
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This crazy, cluttered museum is the private collection of Juan Antonio Lara Jurado, who has been a collector since the age of 10. Now in his 80s, he still鈥
14.66 MILES
Several landscaped terraces give access to La Mina, an Islamic stairway of nearly two hundred steps cut into the rock all the way down to the river at the鈥
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Straddling the dramatic gorge of the R铆o Guadalev铆n (Deep River) is Ronda's most recognisable sight, the towering Puente Nuevo, so named not because it's鈥
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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鈥
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The old grain store of the Duques de Osuna, next to the castle, houses the tourist office, the fascinating Museo de la Frontera y los Castillos (devoted鈥
2. Iglesia Parroquial Nuestra Se帽ora de la Encarnaci贸n
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Built over a Gothic-Mud茅jar predecessor, Olvera's neoclassical top-of-the-town church was commissioned by the Duques de Osuna and completed in 1841.
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Three kilometres southeast of Olvera's historic core, en route to Torre Alh谩quime, this 17th-century sanctuary honours the town's patron saint. Its鈥
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At the top of town, Setenil's 12th-century castle was captured by the Christians just eight years before the fall of Granada. You can climb the 13th鈥
7.46 MILES
Some 20km northwest of Ronda, off the A374, is the relatively undisturbed Roman site of Acinipo at Ronda la Vieja. Although completely ruined, with the鈥
6. Iglesia de Santa Mar铆a de Mesa
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Completed in 1779, the pastel-pink baroque Iglesia de Santa Mar铆a de Mesa houses a small museum devoted to religious artefacts; among these, a 16th鈥
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A path opposite the Hotel Arco de la Villa leads to Zahara's 12th-century castle keep (it's a steep, steady 10- to 15-minute climb). The castle's鈥
8. Capilla de San Juan de Letr谩n
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This dainty yellow-and-white chapel dates from the 20th century. Its slender, whitewashed Torre del Reloj (clock tower) is the only remaining element of鈥