Huerto de la Condesa

Huerto de la Condesa is located within the former estate of Heredad de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, whose construction was commissioned by the Countess of Guadalevín, Doña Carmen Ábela García (1849–1924), a prominent figure in the bourgeoisie of the city of Ronda. The title of Countess of Guadalevín was granted by King Alfonso XII as a lifetime distinction in 1917 to Doña Carmen Ábela García, in recognition of her contributions to the city of Ronda and to the State, notably the construction of the Concepción barracks and the restoration of the old Church of Socorro. She commissioned the design of the gardens of the Casa del Rey Moro and the Heredad de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores to Nicolás Forestier, the renowned French landscape architect responsible for María Luisa Park in Seville and the gardens of the Liria Palace in Madrid.