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Casa del Rey Moro: gardens and the Mina

Culture · Ronda

About

• La Mina: a staircase dug into the rock in the 14th century (Nasrid period) to bring water up from the river to the city; you go down to the Guadalevín
• Sala de los Secretos (Hall of Secrets): two people on opposite walls can hear each other, while whoever is in the middle can't
• Garden designed in 1912 by Forestier, declared a Bien de Interés Cultural (protected heritage site)
• The house (neo-Mudéjar, 20th century) is being restored and is not open to visitors

Good to know

• It is close to 300 steps, uneven and sometimes damp: shoes with good soles
• There is only one exit: everything you go down you climb back up
• Free audio guide to the Mina in their app (Android and iOS)
• At the very bottom, the view of the river inside the gorge makes the climb worth it

Near here

• 
  Jardines de CuencaFamily / Leisure · Ronda · 5 minTerraced garden hanging from the gorge, linked by stairs and little cobbled paths
• 
  Museo LaraCulture · Ronda · 5 minA lifetime private collection of Juan Antonio Lara Jurado, in an 18th-century palace-house
• 
  Puente Viejo, Arab Bridge and Arco de Felipe VCulture · Ronda · 5 minPuente Viejo (16th century, perhaps on top of an earlier one): it was the only crossing between El Mercadillo and the old town until the Pue
• 
  Restaurante Las TablasMeat and Mediterranean cuisine · La Ciudad · 5 minSmall, slightly bohemian place with a terrace, known for its meats.

Opening hours and prices can change: check before you go.