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Ronda (not verified) says:

!Hola!

Thank you for writing about one of Andalucía's most impressive small towns, Setenil de la Bodegas, which is a major drawcard for tourists coming to Ronda precisely because of the cave houses along the banks of the river.

In Roman times nearby Acinipo (about 4km from Setenil) was the main Roman city south of Córdoba and even pressed its own coins. The hills around Acinipo were filled with Roman vineyards, and at Setenil the Romans themselves stored wine in the caves because Setenil was on the road to the coast, whereas Acinipo was high on the edge of an escarpment and less easy to access for trade.

On the 21st September 1484 Setenil fell to Ferdinand's army after a 15 day siege, and the city you mention as falling in 1485 was actually Ronda, which surrendered to Christian forces after a 7 day siege, with Ferdinand entering the city on the 24th May 1485.

Today, there are several important vineyards located around Ronda Viejo (the ruined city of Acinipo) and Setenil de las Bodegas, as well as further south at Arriate and Ronda. Ronda is the main city in the Serranía, and it here that most of the hotels and major tourist attractions can be found. There are many excellent hotels between Setenil and Ronda that make a great base for seeing the wonders of the Serranía de Ronda, of which Setenil is just one gorgaous part.

Lotto.649.Results (not verified) says:

Great article, and thanks for the comment, amazing story!

hgdh (not verified) says:

photoshop assholes :/

M (not verified) says:

Similar to Native American cliff dwellings.

hq (not verified) says:

Idiota es el que piensa que todo es photshop, incultos....

Dimagrire (not verified) says:

Amazing place! Thank you for sharing with us this awesome material.

matt (not verified) says:

It would be fun to live here, if only just so I can tell people I've been "living under a rock" & actually be able to prove it!

3v1lM1nD (not verified) says:

I`d like very much to live there :D all seems so clean ...

alain (not verified) says:

talk about crawling back under the rock from which you came.

JP Fernandes (not verified) says:

Just a small note Rio means river. So saying Rio Trejo River does not make sense

eric (not verified) says:

nice place and pretty good presentation.

mikey (not verified) says:

i would be scard to live there can you just imagen those rocks collapsing

Ben (not verified) says:

Wow, the shadows on the first pictures don't even match up. Way to Photoshop it.

Es re trucho, las sombras no están correctas. Que bueno este Photoshop.

lulz (not verified) says:

This is very clearly (And badly) shoop'd

dirk bruere (not verified) says:

Wait for the big earthquake

Kitteh (not verified) says:

you ignorant fools,this is a real place.

Antonio (not verified) says:

Ha,ha, ha, I live very close to this town. My town is called El Bosque. There is no photoshop here, ha, ha, It all real. It would be very easy to probe it, just go to google maps, type setenil, spain a street view there. A cuestion for someone: what is easier to move a big rock or a building?