Finca Descalzos Viejos (“the Barefoot Old Men”) offers guests the chance to sip fine Spanish wines underneath well-preserved Medieval frescoes. The rustic accommodations were originally built on the cliffs of Ronda by the Catholic Trinitarian Order in 1505. When they vacated the finca, they passed the premises onto the Descalzos Viejos, an order of monks famous for their lack of footwear. Due to a number of foundational issues caused by earthquakes and landslides, among other things, the Descalzos Viejos abandoned the building in 1664, save for a few that stayed behind…
