Here are some quick directions to the bullring (plaza de toros), tourist office, Puente Nuevo and other main monuments. after arriving at Ronda’s bus and rail Stations. (Scroll down for more detailed descriptions and directions.)
How to get to the bullring from the bus station in Ronda
Exit the bus station and follow Calle San Jose to it’s end, then turn left into Calle Doctor Fleming (maps show it as Calle Jerez), and keep going till you reach the Ronda bullring. Check the map below.
How to get to the main monuments in Ronda from the train station
Exit the railway station and walk straight ahead crossing the road in front and walk along the Avenida Martinez Astein pedestrian gardens until you reach the “Carerra Espinel” (known locally as La Bola), then turn right and keep going down hill through this pedestrian shopping street till you reach the bullring. Check the map below.
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All in all, Ronda is the great place to stay for a night or two if your holiday plans include seeing the Alhambra, the Mezquita, Malaga’s Picasso Museum, the Caminito del Rey (El Chorro), or the annual Jerez Horse Fair.
The Plaza de Toros in Ronda is one of the city’s most important historic landmarks and one of the most significant bullrings in Spain. Built in the 18th century, it is closely associated with the Romero family and the development of the Ronda style of bullfighting.
Today, visitors can explore the historic bullring and its museum to learn about Ronda’s role in Spanish culture and the history of bullfighting. You don’t need to be interested in bullfighting itself to appreciate the building, its architecture and its place in Ronda’s history.
Visiting the Plaza de Toros
A visit to the bullring includes access to the arena and museum, where you can learn more about Ronda’s bullfighting history and the Romero dynasty.
Planning your visit to Ronda? The Plaza de Toros is one of the city’s key historic attractions. See our Top 10 places to visit in Ronda for more ideas on what to see and do during your stay.
Agatha Christie: The Seven Dials was filmed in Ronda
Ronda’s Plaza de Toros features in the Netflix miniseries Agatha Christie: The Seven Dials, an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel The Secret of Chimneys. Several scenes were filmed in Ronda in September 2024, with the Plaza de Toros among the city’s historic locations used by the production.
The bullring is particularly relevant to the story because the plot has a connection with bullfighting, and it appears in the opening scenes of the series. Other recognisable Ronda locations include the Puente Nuevo, Alameda del Tajo, Arab Baths, Casa del Rey Moro and the area around the Arco de Felipe V.
Would you like to visit a fighting bull farm in Ronda?
Reservatoro Ronda is a working breeding farm for fighting bulls and purebred Andalusian horses, located around 5 km from Ronda. Created by retired bullfighter Rafael Tejada, the farm is open to visitors who can learn about the breeding of fighting bulls and the selection process, while seeing the animals and horses at close quarters.
A visit offers a very different perspective on the traditional world surrounding Ronda’s bullfighting culture and takes you into the countryside just outside the city.
Reservatauro Ronda is an active breeding farm for fighting bulls and purebred Andalusian horses, situated just 5 kilometers from Ronda.
Part of the reason Ronda is so important in the history of Andalucia directly relates to how secure the city was from attack. The city walls in combination with the gorge and rio Guadalevin made Ronda’s Arab Walls and City Gates impervious from attack until the age of the cannon.
Whilst wooden palisades existed to protect neolithic communities and their successors before the constructions of the Roman castle, the reality is that most of the stone walls around Ronda directly owe their construction to the Islamic era, a period that spanned close to 800 years from 712 until 1485.
