Hotel Casa Rural Los Pilares – Ronda

Hotel Casa Rural Los Pilares - Ronda

The Casa Rural Los Pilares is a rural hotel with its own oak forest and horse ranch. The hotel is located just a few minutes out of town on the Ronda-Gaucin road. The hotel combines its rural setting with modern interior design and contemporary art on display in the rooms. This combination provides a unique experience for visitors.

Casa Rural Los Pilares offers seven rooms and three apartments, each uniquely decorated. The hotel rooms are equipped with a fireplace and private bathrooms. The apartments are complete with open-plan kitchen and living room as well as the occupant’s own terrace where the stunning view of the countryside is in full display.

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Arriadh Hotel – Ronda

Hotel arriadh close to Ronda in Spain

The luxurious Arriadh Hotel is just five kilometers from the center of historic Ronda, and is perfect for relaxing while enjoying short breaks or long vacations in the Andalusian region. The design of the hotel inside and out complements the surrounding view of rolling hills and eye-pleasing green fields.

The nearby countryside is easily appreciated by visitors to the Arriadh, as it is built on a hilltop, a common trait of traditional Andalusian buildings. The hotel’s terraces are cozy and perfect for whiling away the evenings with a bottle of your pick of Ronda red wines.

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Spanish Paella Recipe

A traditional Spanish Paella Recipe made in Ronda

Curiously enough, the Spanish Paella Recipe, the most Spanish of all dishes, which is practically a byword for “Spanishness”, is neither Spanish, nor is it known as “paella” here in Ronda! Around the Serranía is just called “Arroz”

The original recipe is lost in the mists of time, but scholars now believe that the dish was brought to Iberia by the Phoenicians, long before the birth of Christ.

Though the most famous version hales from Valencia, paella is regarded as a local specialty in just about every corner of Spain.

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Recipe for Torrijas, an Easter Treat in Spain

Torrijas - Spanish bread pudding recipe

Every Easter, known as Semana Santa in Spain, local bakeries and patisseries will make up special Easter desserts, and in Ronda the pick of the bunch is called Torrijas, a sweet treat made with bread as the base, filled with custard, and drowned in honey or sugar and served on a plate to be eaten with a knife and fork.

Of course as is typical of the Spanish, every region will have their own variation, so the recipe I’m going to share with you may not be exactly how your Spanish friends would make it, so be careful you don’t offend them by saying this recipe is the best, instead nod knowingly when they tell you what is missing, or how they’d make it, and then when their back is turned choose the recipe you prefer!

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Fabada Asturiana in Ronda – Recipe

Fabada Asturiana in Ronda

Fabada Asturiana is a traditional dish from the region of Asturias in northern Spain. It’s a hearty and satisfying stew made with white beans, chorizo sausage, and other meats, and it’s often enjoyed with crusty bread and cider, which is another Asturian specialty. You can often find Fabada Asturiana on menus in Rondas restaurants. The … Read more