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Puente Viejo, Arab Bridge and Arco de Felipe V
From Ronda centre5 min
Duration30–45 min
DifficultyEasy
PriceFree
Best timeAll year
KidsSí
AddressBajando desde el Puente Nuevo por la Cuesta de Santo Domingo. Aparca en el Parking Martínez Astein (Av. Martínez Astein, abierto 24 h; 10-20 min andando al centro) o en el subterráneo de la Plaza del Socorro (Plaza del Socorro 11, 24 h, altura máx. 1,95 m). No bajes en coche: la curva de horquilla es muy cerrada
Opening hoursPublic space.
About
- Puente Viejo (16th century, perhaps on top of an earlier one): it was the only crossing between El Mercadillo and the old town until the Puente Nuevo
- Arco de Felipe V, gateway into the city from this side
- Further down, the Puente Árabe (or San Miguel), next to the Arab Baths
- The bar Los Caños, next door, is decorated with photos of Carlos Saura's 'Carmen' (1983), filmed here
Good to know
- Do the circuit Puente Nuevo → Casa del Rey Moro → Puente Viejo → Arab Baths and climb back up the other side
- From the Puente Viejo you can see the Puente Nuevo at the bottom of the gorge
- It's all slopes: wear comfortable shoes
Near here
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Jardines de CuencaFamily / Leisure · Ronda · 5 minTerraced garden hanging from the gorge, linked by stairs and little cobbled paths
Casa del Rey Moro: gardens and the MinaCulture · Ronda · 5 minLa 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
Arab Baths of RondaCulture · Ronda · 5 minPublic baths from the Nasrid period, among the best preserved in the Iberian Peninsula
Confitería DaverPastry shop and chocolatier · Mercadillo · 5 minPastry shop with chocolates, brandy truffles, nougat and cakes; they also serve coffee.