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314  THE IBERIAN PENINSULA

The small Mudéjar-style
synagogue (c.1315) has
decorative plasterwork with
Hebrew script. Nearby, the
Museo Taurino, a bullfighting
museum, contains a replica
of the tomb of Manolete, a
famous matador, and the hide
of the bull that killed him.
A Roman bridge spanning
the Río Guadalquivir links the
old town to the 14th-century
Torre de la Calahorra. This
defensive tower houses a
small museum depicting
life in 10th-century Córdoba.
In the newer part of the city,
the Museo Arqueológico
displays Roman and Moorish
artifacts. The Museo de Bellas
Artes contains sculptures by
local artist Mateo Inurria (1867–
1924) and paintings by Murillo
and Zurbarán. Other notable
buildings are the beautiful
17th-century Palacio de
Viana, filled with works of art,
and the handsome arcades of
The Puente Nuevo, spanning the deep Tajo gorge at Ronda the Plaza de la Corredera.
l Ronda de Toros and its bullfighting + Alcázar de los Reyes
Málaga. * 37,000. £ @ n Plaza museum, the Museo Taurino, Cristianos
de España 9 (95-287 12 72). attract aficionados from all Calle Caballerizas Reales s/n.
over the country. Tel 957-20 17 16. Open 8:30am–
Ronda sits on a massive 8:45pm Mon–Fri, 8:30am–4:30pm
rocky outcrop, straddling a P Plaza de Toros & Sat, 8:30am–2:30pm Sun.
precipitous limestone cleft. Museo Taurino Closed Jan 1, Dec 25. & (free
Because of its impregnable Calle Virgen de la Paz. Tel 952-87 41 8:30–9:30am Tue–Fri).
∑ alcazardelosreyescristianos.
position, it was one of the last 32. Open daily. & 7 cordoba.es
Moorish bastions, finally falling
to the Christians in 1485. z Córdoba
On the south side perches a x Seville
classic pueblo blanco – a white Córdoba. * 328,000. £ @
town – so-called because the n Plaza del Triunfo (902-20 17 74). See pp318–21.
houses are whitewashed in
the Moorish tradition. With its glorious mosque and
Among Ronda’s historic pretty Moorish patios, Córdoba
buildings is the Palacio is northern Andalusia’s star
Mondragón, adorned with attraction. In the 10th century,
original Moorish mosaics. The the city enjoyed a golden age
facade of the 18th-century as the western capital of the
Palacio del Marqués de Islamic empire.
Salvatierra is decorated with Córdoba’s most impressive
images of South American Moorish monument is the
Indians. From the Casa del mighty Mezquita (see pp316–17).
Rey Moro, built on the site To the west of its towering
of a Moorish palace, 365 walls, the Alcázar de los Reyes
steps lead down to the river. Cristianos, in the old Jewish
Across the Puente Nuevo, quarter, is a stunning
or “New Bridge,” which spans 14th-century palace-fortress
the deep Tajo gorge, is the built by Alfonso XI. The Catholic
modern town, and the site of Monarchs stayed here during
one of Spain’s oldest bullrings. their campaign to wrest Water gardens at the Alcázar de los Reyes
Inaugurated in 1785, the Plaza Granada from Moorish rule. Cristianos, Córdoba
For hotels and restaurants see pp330–32 and pp333–5

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