Baños árabes de Ronda

Ronda, Spain

Baños árabes de Ronda is a thermal building of the Arab time, the best conserved of its kind at the Iberian Peninsula. It is located at the old arab quarter of the city, being the formerly outside quarter of the arab medina (city) of Ronda.

The bahts were built near the Arroyo de las Culebras (snakes' stream), a perfect place in order to be provided of water, which was moved by a waterwheel, in an current perfect conservation state.

The chronology of the Ronda arab bahts starts at the 13th-14th centuries. The bath is divided into three main zones, following the Roman model of thermal buildings:cold water, warm water and hot water bathrooms. The hydraulic system of the thermal bath has arrived to our days almost complete.

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Founded: 13th century
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Spain

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slurp tea (7 months ago)
Arab baths archaeological site. Pay Euros at the ticket office to enter, card payment only. It’s a small site, with various plaques offering and explanation of the zones your visiting. For 900 years old it’s in reasonable condition. Inside the building is remarkably cooler and a retreat from the heat and sun of outside. That must be down to the building engineering design. A cinema style presentation explains the moorish era of construction and how it all worked. A water tower by the river, now dried up. Pulled water up by donkey drawn buckets to the top of the tower and drained along the top of the wall to feed the water storage tanks inside the building. A furnace heated the water to feed the baths and massage rooms inside. If your like archaeology and the past your love this.
Feed the Lion (9 months ago)
Arab Baths and its a collection of baths and also a projector video. Well worth the visit. Visit the richly ornate spa complex that is really extraordinarily well preserved. Situated in a charming old quarter, too.
tabanopro (12 months ago)
Lovely historical site and the price isn't too expensive. And it has a short high quality animated documentary in it. But they locked a bathing/sauna room for some reason.
Kaitlyn McKissick (2 years ago)
Lovely historical site! Took a nice morning walk from where we were staying, and visited. Affordable entry cost, informative video about the construction of the baths, self guided tour of the grounds, and a few feline friends! Gorgeous views, tranquil atmosphere. A must visit!
CHARLES ARNESTAD (2 years ago)
OK for a quick visit. It’s way at the bottom of the hill and it’s a long walk back to the top. If you are tired after a long day exploring Ronda you can safely give this place a miss. But otherwise it’s OK for a quick tour of say 30 minutes.
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