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Ronda's Old Town: Option 1
Into the Old Town, the Moorish Labyrinth...
After crossing the bridge from El Mercadillo, you’ll pass the Convento de Santo Domingo on the left, what once served as a headquarters for the Inquisition. At this point there are two options.
Option 1
Continue straight ahead on Calle Armiñán. This is the main street running through the center of the old barrio, worth a tour to admire the intricately carved wooden doors along the way, three of Ronda’s museums and a number of local crafts shops.
The Museo Lara is one block up on the left in the 18th-century Casa Palacio de los Condes de la Conquista. This science and history museum has halls devoted to just about everything. There is the hall of clocks, the hall of archeology, an exhibition on the last 100 years of cinema, a replica of a typical Andalucían wine cellar, a collection of sewing machines and another of opera glasses.
The Museo de Caza, on the other hand, is strictly devoted to the art of hunting. The place is rather coyly referred to as a museum (which all but guarantees it will be on local tourist route lists), though it is just as much a taxidermy and gun shop. Much of its mounted trophies and hunting equipment on display are also for sale. It’s one block up from the Museo Lara on the left; two blocks beyond is the Museo de Bandolero (C/ Armiñán 65, 95 287 77 85). The Bandit Museum characterizes, or perhaps capitalizes on, Ronda’s old time reputation as a haven for bandits, those glorified carjackers of yore. Through the early 20th century they clamored to the Serranía (the mountainous area) de Ronda and the nearby Sierras of Grazalema to hide out in the natural caves; there they hoarded their bounties acquired in raids on the trading routes through Andalucía. The bulk of the exhibition is devoted to written testimonials and documentation on the bandits and the myth spawned by the most famous among them. One hall is devoted to the Getarees, the police force formed to combat these trailway robbers that would later evolve into Spain’s modern day Guardia Civil.
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