Photo: Wwal (Dominio público) · Wikimedia Commons
Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor
From Ronda centre5 min
Duration30–45 min
DifficultyEasy
Price€4; groups €3; retirees €2; residents and under-10s free (malagacar.com, undated)
Best timeAll year
KidsSí
AddressPlaza de la Duquesa de Parcent, ciudad vieja. Aparca en el Parking Martínez Astein o el de la Plaza del Socorro y cruza el Puente Nuevo andando
Opening hoursMonday to Saturday 10:00–19:00; Sundays 10:00–12:30 and 14:00–19:00 (malagacar.com).
About
- It was Ronda's main mosque, converted into a church after the conquest
- As soon as you enter, the mihrab arch, covered in Arabic inscriptions
- A mix of Gothic and Renaissance; declared a national monument
- Large cedar choir stalls in the middle of the nave
Good to know
- Look for the mihrab arch as soon as you step through the door
- Plaza de la Duquesa de Parcent is one of the prettiest in Ronda: sit for a while
- Opening hours and price come from an unofficial website: if you're short of time, ask at the Tourist Office
Near here
Mesón El SacristánGrill: meat from a wood-fired oven · La Ciudad · 5 minThe place to eat in La Ciudad, the old town: terrace on the square of Santa María la Mayor and a wood-fired oven.
Museo Joaquín PeinadoCulture · Ronda · 5 minMuseum dedicated to Joaquín Peinado (Ronda 1898–Paris 1975), a Ronda-born painter who made his career in Paris
Palacio de Mondragón (Municipal Museum)Culture · Ronda · 5 minPalace linked to the kings of the Taifa of Ronda and to the Catholic Monarchs after the conquest of 1485
Down to the Arco del Cristo: the photo of the Puente Nuevo from belowHiking · Ronda · 5 minFrom Plaza de María Auxiliadora a zigzag cobbled path goes down to the bottom of the gorge