Excursions in the mountains of Ronda and Granada, with characteristic sketches of the inhabitants of southern Spain, vol. 2/2

CHAPTER VI.

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Ronda to Gaucin--Road to Casares--Difficulty in Procuring Lodgings--Finally Overcome--The Cura's House--View of the Town from the Ruins of the Castle--Its Great Strength--Ancient Name--Ideas of the Spaniards regarding Protestants--Scramble to the Summit of the Sierra Cristellina--Splendid View--Jealousy of the Natives in the matter of Sketching--The Cura and his Barometer--Departure for the Baths of Manilba--Romantic Scenery--Accommodation for Visiters--The Master of the Ceremonies--Roads to San Roque and Gibraltar--River Guadiaro and Venta 154