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This church of 18th century was a convent of the Franciscans till they had to abandon it due to the church property confiscation law. On the façade we can find an original combination of rococo style with other features, possibly influece of the colonial architecture from the Hispanic Americas. It's recently restored inside, and even they have installed a TV closed-circuit allowing the parishioners to follow the masses better.
Esta iglesia del siglo XVIII fue primero un convento de los padres franciscanos hasta que en 1835 tuvieron que abandonarla con motivo de la ley de desamortización. En la portada se observa una curiosa mezcla de rasgos estilísticos rococós con otros que parecen proceder de la arquitectura colonial de la América Hispana. Por dentro está recien restaurada e incluso han instalado un circuito cerrado de televisión para poder participar mejor en las misas.
Mass schedule - Horario de misas
Weekdays - Diario: 20:00 (winter - invierno) / 20:30 (summer - verano)
Sundays - Domingos: 11:00, 12:00, 20:00 (winter) / 11:00, 20:30 (summer - verano)
Updated Feb 14, 2006
Address: Plaza San Francisco
Phone: 951 31 80 88
Website: www.diocesismalaga.es/losremediosestepona/index.php
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Probably it was the minaret of a mosque on muslim times. Following the reconquest of the town by the Castilians, the mosque becames a church, and its tower was used as a belfry. In the 18th century a neoclasic dome was added to it, and the tower was decorated with garlands, volutes and high reliefs representing an ox skull. Currently there is a school next to the tower.
El origen de la torre es árabe, periodo durante el cual probablemente fue alminar de una mezquita. Tras la reconquista de la villa por los castellanos, la mezquita pasa a ser Iglesia, con la torre como campanario. En el siglo XVIII se añade una cúpula de estilo neoclásico, decorada con guirnaldas, volutas y alto relieves representando el cráneo de un buey. Actualmente hay un colegio junto a la torre.
Updated Feb 18, 2006
Address: Plaza del Reloj
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They are remains of the castle the Catholic Kings built at the beginning of the 16th century to reinforce the city ramparts and promote its resettlement.
Son restos del castillo construido por orden de los Reyes Católicos a principios del siglo XVI, con el fin de reforzar las murallas de la villa y facilitar su repoblación
Updated Feb 18, 2006
Address: Calle Villa
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It's a small and pleasent beach, a little far from the city centre and next to the marina. It has a nice shell shape and a view of the Rock of Gibraltar in front of you. If it's a sunny day you can even see Africa.
Es una pequeña y agradable playa, algo lejos del centro de la ciudad y cerca del puerto. Tiene una bonita forma de concha y se puede ver el peñón de Gibraltar al frente. En días soleados incluso se puede observar África.
Updated Feb 14, 2006
Address: Playa del Cristo
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Only 5 minutes away from the town center, the marina is a beautiful urban complex with an lovely touch. To stroll round the area is a real delight, feeling the sea air, enjoying the view, the boats... There are many good (and expensive) international restaurants available in the marina and also the more crowded discos.
El puerto está situado a sólo 5 minutos del centro de la ciudad. Ofrece un precioso conjunto urbano para dar un buen paseo entre el olor marino, la maravillosa vista del mar poblada de barcos... Hay numerosos, magníficos (y caros) restaurantes aquí además de las discotecas más bulliciosas.
Updated Feb 18, 2006
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It's a square where there are restaurants, ice cream parlours and the House of Culture. In fact it's the real social city centre which is really lively, specialy in summers.
Esta plaza tiene restaurantes, heladerías y la Casa de la Cultura. En realidad este es el centro social de la ciudad, el cual está muy vivo siempre, pero especialmente en verano.
Updated Feb 18, 2006
Address: Plaza de las Flores
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No doubt, it's the main shopping area in town: clothes, shoes, gifts, decoration... In addition you can find here more restaurants, bars and discos.
Sin duda es la principal zona comercial de la ciudad: ropa, zapatos, regalos, decoración... Además puedes encontrar más restaurantes, bares y discotecas.
Updated Feb 18, 2006
Address: Calle Real
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There are several museums in town, all of them located in the same building. There is an archeologic museum, a paleontologic exhibition, an ethnological museum and a bullfight exposition too.
Hay algunos museos en la ciudad, todos ellos en el mismo edificio. Hay un museo arqueológico, otro paleontológico, un museo etnológico y un museo taurino.
Opening hours - Horario de apertura
Mondays to Fridays / Lunes a viernes: 9:00 - 15:00
Saturdays / Sábados: 10:00 - 14:00
Updated Feb 18, 2006
Address: Av. Matías Prats
Phone: 952807148
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It is the beach situated in the centre of Estepona. It has a well-tended promenade with gardens and palm trees and lots of servicies as local restaurants (chiringuitos).
Es la playa situada en el centro de la ciudad. Tiene un paseo marítimo bien equipado, con jardines y palmeras, así como varios servicios y restaurantes locales (chiringuitos).
Updated Feb 18, 2006
Address: Avenida de España
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It was about noon by the time we made it to Ronda and found a car-park in which to ditch our rental vehicle. Even though it was mostly overcast when we arrived, Ronda did not take long to impress us by both its natural setting high above the Guadalevin River and its man-made attractions! I could already see that this place was going to have a VT-page of its own!
The town is located about 750-m above sea level in a mountainous area and with a magnificent view out over the wide valley as shown here. The modern town is bisected by the gorge created by the Guadalevin River, providing a spectacular setting for the famous Parador de Ronda hotel where you have a choice of falling off into either the gorge at the side or the valley in front (2nd photo)!
Ronda's history goes back more than 2000 years, with evidence of successive settlement by the Celts, Romans, Moors and finally today's Spanish rulers. The fact that the city is perched on the edge of a cliff and also has a river gorge made it a great defensive position, but it also meant that bridges were needed to get across that gorge. The latest and greatest is the Puente Nuevo (New Bridge), completed some time in the late 1700s according to various records (3rd photo). This one would make a great bungee-jumping site, especially with the view you would have from the bridge looking toward the old Moorish part of town (4th photo)!
We enjoyed our Christmas Day visit to Ronda, but just wished that we had more time to fully enjoy its attractions before returning to our B&B in Estepona.
Updated May 24, 2009
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