Ronda Gets Bicycles for Hire On Demand

Bicycle hire in Ronda

The service this article mentions has been discontinued in Ronda due to budget cuts, and we recommend CycleRonda for bicycle hire during your stay in Ronda.

Easy bicycle hire around the city for residents today became a reality as 7 hiring points were opened, with a total of 70 bicycles available to the people of Ronda. Readers may remember Ronda Today announced the intention to go ahead with this bike hire project some months ago.

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Damas Goyesca 2010 Introduced to Media and Friends

Dames Goyesca 2010

Today at the Santo Domingo Convent, the fifteen Damas Goyesca and their President were introduced to the media and proud family and friends in a short ceremony hosted by the mayor of Ronda Antonio Marín Lara.

Ronda’s famed Damas Goyesca are chosen for their comportment and elegance, and represent the city through most of the lead up and duration of the Pedro Romero festival, as well as accompanying the bullfighters into the Plaza de Toros during the Corrida Goyesca.

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Real Maestranza Launches Competition for Best Photo

Statue of bull, plaza de toros, ronda

Today the Real Maestranza de Ronda, owners of the iconic bullring launched a competition to find the best photographs inside or outside the bullring which they plan to use as part of the 225 year anniversary of its construction.

A special Flickr group has been created for photographers to submit their best photos of the Plaza de Toros, which can be scenic, action photos of taurino events, even photoshopped for creativity. As long as the photo can be said to be representative of the iconology or cultural importance of the building they will be accepted into the competition.

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