Ronda: A Naturally Defended City
Ronda’s position on a dramatic gorge made it naturally difficult to attack, while its defensive walls and city gates strengthened its protection. Together, the cliffs, the Guadalevín River and the fortified walls helped make Ronda one of the most strategically important towns in the region.
Although earlier settlements had their own forms of defence, many of the surviving stone walls and gates around Ronda date from the Islamic period, which lasted here from the early 8th century until the Christian conquest in 1485.
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