Tourism

Come and visit Ronda and the surrounding areas, or plan your itinerary around the most popular sites, and some of the lesser known things to do. Ronda is much more than the bullring and new bridge (Puente Nuevo). There are also the Arab Baths, the Water Mine, the Mondragon Palace, and outside the city, the Cueva de la Pileta, or the Dolmen structures at Antequera. Further afield are the beaches of the Costa del Sol, Sevilla’s cathedral and palace, or Cordoba and the Mezquita. And of course for discovering the beautiful Sierra de Grazalema have a look at Wildside Holidays – Grazalema

Coronavirus (Covid-19) – Ronda Spain

May 19, 2020March 13, 2020 by Clive Muir

UPDATE 09:52 – 15/05/2020 So, It’s been 2 months now in lockdown and its odd but people seem to have found a rythm and way of coping I suppose. The town of Ronda is still in “phase 0” of lockdown because it is in the province of Málaga. Málaga has had more cases so is … Read more

The inspiring bridge in Ronda

January 17, 2023September 24, 2019 by Clive Muir

Valentine Tselikov and his model of the Ronda Bridge

Sometimes it is easy to forget how inspiring the Ronda bridge on the Tajo gorge actually is! It’s been photographed from the air, from below. It’s painted by artists from all over the world, used in films, TV adverts and adored by the people of Ronda. Recently, a family of architects and engineers from Russia … Read more

Michelle Obama Tour of Ronda

August 25, 2024March 4, 2019 by Clive Muir

In 2010, Michelle Obama, the wife of President Barrack Obama, and First Lady of the United States visited Ronda as part of a 5 day holiday in Spain, and Ronda Today is proud to provide her complete itinerary.

Arriving in Ronda, Mrs Obama first enjoyed a leisurely stroll around the Casco Antiguo, Ronda’s old Moorish city, where she visited the Casa Don Bosco and admired their view of the Puente Nuevo, Ronda’s most iconic monument.

Clive Muir

I’ve been living in this lovely area of Western Andalucia for the last 20 years or so and dedicate most of my time to the running of English language tourist information websites for the towns of Cádiz, Ronda, Grazalema, the famous or infamous Caminito del Rey, and also Wildside Holidays, which promotes sustainable and eco-friendly businesses running wildlife and walking holidays in Spain. My articles contain affiliate links that will help you reserve a hotel, bus, train or activity in the area. You don’t pay more, but by using them you do support this website. Thankyou!

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Churches in Ronda

January 17, 2023July 11, 2018 by Clive Muir

Ronda is famous for it’s churches built after the reconquest as Catholic Spain asserted it’s control over the formerly Muslim city. Four of the many churches in Ronda are especially noted for their architecture or the story behind them, and all are part of every great tour of Ronda.

Christianity in Ronda began with Visigothic control of Iberia after the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, and quickly became the dominant faith. Arab invaders entered Iberia and overran the Visigoths beginning in 711 AD, and until 1485 Ronda was a Muslim stronghold alternating between liberal interpretations of Muslim faith and the more conservative Sharia versions.

Clive Muir

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Romans in Ronda

May 14, 2018May 13, 2018 by Clive Muir

The Roman Empire had been expanding out of the Italian peninsula and finally found it’s way to Iberia as Roman and Carthaginian forces battled for control of the Mediterranean, and sadly the peace known around Ronda was shattered beginning in the 2nd century BC. Rome and Carthage fought two bloody and protracted wars, with Spain suffering terribly as Roman armies vied for control of key supply routes.

Clive Muir

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