Al-Andalus

Runda رندة

Today: Ronda, Spain

Years: 713–1485

Perched over the Tajo gorge, Runda was the capital of the kūra of Takurunna and later a Naṣrid frontier fortress facing Seville; its Arab baths are among the best preserved in Spain. It fell in 1485.

What to see today

Puerta del Almocábar (Puerta de al-Maqābir): Gate, 13th century
Castillo de Olvera: Castle, 12th to 13th century
Castillo de Torre-Alháquime (Burŷ al-Ḥakīm): Castle, 13th century
Castillo de Zahara de la Sierra (Castillo de Zahara): Castle, 13th century

Day drives

From Mālaqa to Runda: 3 stops · about 77 km

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