18 Holes, Par 71, and 5,170 Metres
Opened in 2001 and designed by Juan Ligues Crevs, Cabopino Golf Club is situated almost halfway between Marbella and Fuengirola, and offers stunningly spectacular views of the coast.
The best way to describe this course would be short but sweet, because this course offers three Par-3’s, two Par-5’s and thirteen Par-4’s.
The importance of tourism in Ronda cannot be understated, aside from Unicaja, the tourism industry is the largest employer in the town, and most definitely the largest employer in the Serranía, either directly or indirectly, yet people who work in the industry have needed to leave the area to receive training and certification.
Chocolat opened some years ago on a side street and immediately attracted a devoted local clientele. Now open on c/La Bola, the discreet sign “Sven – Chocolatero” draws curious visitors as well.
The narrow store front barely hints at the treasures within. As you proceed along the hallway, you’ll see that there’s ice cream (normal enough), then a wide selection of loose teas from rooibus and herbal types to the black and green teas from India and China, then whole-bean coffees, and a glass case of chocolates (bonbones de chocolat), each shaped bonbon a different flavor.
Air-conditioned, non-smoking, handicapped accessible
The national general strike today which has seen large groups of protestors in major cities such as Madrid and Barcelona failed to attract much attentuon in Ronda, will almost all shops, banks, restaurants and offices open for business today.
Earth moving crews have this week begun excavations at the old football ground in Ronda in anticipation of beginning construction of the new Eroski shopping centre before the end of the year.
Valued at between 110-120 million Euros the shopping centre is expected to provide several hundred jobs during the construction phase and as many as 1,300 when operations begin.