Andalucia Diary – Seasonal Travel Notes

The Arab Baths of Ronda, Andalucia, Spain

In Ronda’s San Miguel neighbourhood, at the foot of the ancient city walls of the town’s Islamic medina are the town's Arab baths.

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Dating back more than six centuries, these baths are a reminder of when Ronda was a strategic town, between North Africa and the Sultanate of Granada.

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The baths follow the classic Islamic structure of three rooms; cold, temperate and hot.

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Ronda_barrio_san_miguelThe location of the baths is not accident – firstly close to the city's gates, so outsides could bath before entering the Ronda; and secondly right by the river and its abundance of fresh water.
Entrance is 3 euro.

 C/San Miguel
29400 Ronda
Tel: 656 950 9377

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