Camino del Desfiladero del Tajo in Ronda

Camino del Desfiladero del Tajo

This is an archived article. For up to date information about the Camino del Desfiladero del Tajo click here. Ronda Town Hall has approved a project to construct a walkway at the bottom of the famous gorge in the town. The renowned architect, Luis Machuca, known for designing Malaga’s Caminito del Rey, is behind this … Read more

Ronda Romántica 2023

Ronda Romántica 2023

If you are visiting Ronda from the 11th to the 13th of May, get ready to step into a world of enchantment! As you stroll through the streets adorned with embroidered shawls and encounter people dressed as peasants, gypsies, bandits, and characters from the Napoleonic War era. Ronda is in the midst of its illustrious Royal May Fair Festival, “Ronda Romántica”.

Scroll down to see the Ronda Romántica – Program of Events – May 11-13, 2023

Being one of the oldest rural fairs in Andalusia, Ronda Romántica recreates the vibrant atmosphere of the Romantic Age, and Ronda is the perfect backdrop for it. This emblematic city has captivated writers, artists, mule drivers, and bandits alike in the 19th century.

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Exploring Puerto Banus – Playground of the Rich and Famous

Puerto Banus  offers the best night life and most exclusive shopping on the Costa del Sol, but that is after all the main attraction for a village in sunny Spain that didn’t exist until the 1970s.

Built as playground for the rich and famous, Puerto Banus, or known by residents as ‘Banus’, still manages to attract the wealthiest jet setters. Created by Jose Banus, whose name the village borrows, the developer was a close personal friend of General Franco, and built the town to appeal to those with money and discerning tastes.

Hotels in Marbella and Puertos Banus

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Jewish Synagogue in Cordoba

Jewish synagogue in cordoba

The only surviving “pre-expulsion” synagogue in Andalucia (and one of only three in all of Spain.) The “Sinagoga de Córdoba” has a special place in the history of the jewish faith. It was in Cordoba that the Jews reached their greatest level of influence and from where some of their greatest minds of the medieval era lived and worked.

Hotels in Cordoba

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Peña de los Enamorados (Lover’s Rock) – Antequera

Peña de los Enamorados (Lover's Rock) - Antequera

Close to the road joining Seville with Granada, a historically important route in Andalucia, travelers will come across a rock formation outside Antequera on the Archidona side of the city with the look of a human face staring up into the heavens. The Peña de los Enamorados (Lover’s Rock) – Antequera

A guided walking tour in Antequera

Known the Peña de los Enamorados, or in English either “Lover’s Rock” or “Lover’s Leap”, the rock has been immortalized by the likes of Cervantes, Washington Irving, and Lorenzo Valla to name just a few. The rock dominates the horizon and due to the legend of the “doomed lovers” has become an instantly recognizable symbol of the city.

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