Ronda – Malaga – Luv inland

Ronda in Malaga is a growing town but retains much of its historic charm, particularly its old town. It is famous worldwide for its dramatic escarpments and views, and for the deep El Tajo gorge that carries the rio Guadalevin through its centre.

Local information

Ayuntamiento de Ronda
Plaza Duquesa de Parcent 3, 29400 Ronda (Malaga)
Telephone: 952-873-240
http://www.ronda.es/


Residents 34000	Health Clinic	Bars, shops, restaurants	Schools	Municipal pool	Beach 57 min

Golf nearby	Malaga 105km Granada 166km Seville 137km	Bus and train services	Malaga airport 105Km	Granada airport 166Km	Seville airport 137Km

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A walking tour of Ronda in Malaga is a pleasant and enjoyable way to spend a lazy few hours, almost everything you could want to see in Ronda is no more than 200-300 metres from the new bridge. Visitors make a beeline for the 18th century Puente Nuevo ‘new’ bridge, which straddles the 100m chasm below, before taking in the views from the Alameda out over the Serrania de Ronda mountains.

Ronda is the biggest city in northern Malaga province, and the closest city to many of the smaller villages in Cadiz province, making Ronda an ideal base for exploring the Serrania. Within a few kilometres of Ronda are some of the most visited Pueblos Blancos, the famous white villages of Andalucia.

Ronda in Malaga Province is also famous as the birthplace of modern bullfighting, today glimpsed once a year at the spectacular Feria Goyesca. Held at the beginning of September, here fighters and some of the audience dress in the manner of Goya’s sketches of life in the region. Legendary Rondeno bullfighter Pedro Romero broke away from the prevailing Jerez ‘school’ of horseback bullfighting in the 18th century to found a style of bullfighting in which matadores stood their ground against the bull on foot. The bullring, Plaza de Toros, is now a museum, and visitors can stroll out into the arena.

The town’s pedestrianised ‘high street’, calle Espinel, opposite the bullring, is nicknamed ‘La Bola’. It is where Rondenos go for virtually everything and is interesting to those visitors who like old fashioned shops.

Fiestas

24th of January – Patron Saint of Ronda
End of May – La Virgen de la Cabeza is a very popular and picturesque pilgrimage.
First weekend of September – Feria de Pedro Romero – The highlight of the week is the ‘Corrida Goyesca’ bullfight. It has become an event that has captured the imagination of Spain with its traditional dress, important bullfights and its ageless glamour.