Alpandeire
Small town within the administrative district of Ronda,
is an enclave of great natural beauty and with a very
interesting history behind it. Its population of just
over three hundred inhabitants are known by the popular
nickname of "panditos".
The oldest known documents about its origin relate
to Pandeire, Arabic term which was kept until the
fall of Ronda into Christian hands, in 1485. Even
so, the burials found in "Encinas Borrachas",
"Montero" and "La Sepultura del
Gigante", can determine the human presence since
the Metal Ages.
The most noteworthy visit to make is the one to the
Church of San Antonio de Padua, known as "the
cathedral of the serranía" and considered
to be the most important monument in the whole area.
Other important monuments are the old granary of the
Seventeenth Century and the monolith of Fernando VII
and, obviously, the house where Fray Leopoldo de Alpandeire
was born in 1866 and to whom hundreds of miraculous
deeds are attributed; even nowadays, his tomb in Granada
is visited by thousands of devotees. The local feast
of the 7th of October is dedicated to "La Virgen
del Rosario", Patron Saint Alpandeire.
The confectionery is the principal speciality of its
cuisine: "los roscos de leche", "los
ganotes", "los pestiños",
"los suspiros" and "los borrachuelos"
will delight lovers of sweets.
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