Ronda's Arab Baths BW

by RicardMN Photography

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Ronda's Arab Baths BW

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RicardMN Photography

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Ronda's Arab Baths, Malaga, Spain.

Ronda's Arab Baths, known in Spanish as “Baños Arabes” are one of Ronda’s most important tourist attractions, and some argue more important than the unquestionably beautiful Puente Nuevo, or Ronda’s other claim to fame, the Plaza de Toros.

The baths are similar to the design perfected by the Romans, except that steam was used to sweat out pollutants from the body rather than soaking in hot water as the Romans used.

The Moors of Spain were also Muslim, so religious traditions were important, a Mosque was located next to the baths, and the baths were more than just a sanitary facility. They were also a place where locals and visitors alike would stop to purify and cleanse their bodies before entering the Mosque to purify their souls.

In Moorish times the main entrance to the Medina (city) of Ronda was located next to the Baños Arabes.

The baths were built partially underground to better control the temperature of the building. Hot fires in the furnace room closest to the water entering from the aqueduct would heat the water. Channelling steam under the floor, terracotta (atanores) passed through the steam rooms, and then exited from chimneys before it reached the cold rooms. (Description from rondatoday.com)

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July 8th, 2020

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