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Antequera - Five Fascinating Facts

Antequera - Five Fascinating Facts

Antequera is a medieval town in the hills to the north of Malaga, overlooked by a Moorish fortress, or Alcazaba. It is located in a fertile river valley, with olive groves and fields of sunflowers, and has great climbing and walking attractions nearby. The town also has one of the richest archaeological legacies in Andalucia, with Bronze Age and Roman ruins ranking among the most important in Spain, and there's also El Torcal park and the flamingo-filled Pink Lagoon, making it heaven for both history and nature lovers.

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Ronda - Fascinating Fact 5 - Stand and Deliver

During the Napoleonic wars, many Andalucians took to the hills to organise resistance movements. These often took the form of banditry, attacking soldiers or rich travellers as they took the… More →

The famous Ronda Gorge which featured in the Movie, "For whom the bell tolls".© Michelle Chaplow The famous Ronda Gorge which featured in the Movie, "For whom the bell tolls".
Ronda - Fascinating Fact 4 - For whom the bell tolls

As a bullfighting Mecca, Hemingway was inevitably drawn to Ronda. But he also used the town in one of his greatest novels. In "For Whom the Bell Tolls", set in the Spanish Civil War, one scene… More →

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Ronda - Fascinating Fact 3 - Cave art

Cueva de la Pileta is 15km south of Ronda, and is well worth seeing unless you suffer from claustrophobia or hate bats. These prehistoric cave paintings of fish, goats, horses and bulls, as well… More →

English painter, David Bomberg was totally inspired by the landscapes of Ronda. © Michelle Chaplow English painter, David Bomberg was totally inspired by the landscapes of Ronda.
Ronda - Fascinating Fact 2 - Ronda in the Tate

As well as Americans Hemingway and Welles, many writers and artists stayed in the genteel mountain resort of Ronda in the 19th and 20th centuries. One of the least-known of these is David Bomberg… More →

Sculpture to the bull, outside of the Ronda bulling © Michelle Chaplow Sculpture to the bull, outside of the Ronda bulling
Ronda - Fascinating Fact 1 - A load of Bulls

No one can come to the hilltop town of Ronda, Andalucia's most-visited pueblo blanco, without being aware of its significance in the bullfighting world. From … More →

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