Plaza del Socorro and Blas Infante

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Plaza Socorro Ronda - Blas Infante - Hercules and Lions

Visitors to Ronda are often confused as to why our central plaza Socorro features a statue of a semi-naked man with two lions by his side and a couple of pillars behind him. What is their significance? (Plaza del Socorro and Blas Infante was remodeled in 2019 with a new fountain and the statue of Hercules moved closer to the old Casino on the same Plaza.)

The answer lies in Andalusian nationalism and one of the most important events in recent Andalusian political history. The Assembly of Ronda in 1918. This was when the father of Andalusian nationalism, Blas Infante, unfurled the flag and symbols of Andalusia whilst standing on the first floor balcony of the ‘Circulo de Artistas‘. The building directly behind the fountain with red CA lettering above the windows.

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Mr Henderson’s Railway walk between Benaojan and Jimera de Libar

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Mr Henderson’s Railway walk between Benaojan and Jimera de Libar

Mr Henderson’s Railway walk between Benaojan and Jimera de Libar is one of the most popular walks in the Serranía for visitors, particularly because it is long enough to be a challenge for some, but short enough to really enjoy the walk, see some lovely nature, and be located between two railway stops giving peace of mind if anything untoward were to happen help is close at hand.

The walk is just 7.5km from start to end, and the return walk is listed as a three and a half hour walk. The terrain is suitable for all bar those with serious health concerns, though there are two sections of the track that could be more difficult because the path has been cut into rock. When walking in the countryside, always wear sensible walking shoes, adequate clothing for the time of year and take water.

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Ronda Walk to the Virgen de la Cabeza Cave Church

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The walk to the Ermita from Ronda - Guided walking trips from Ronda

The cave church outside Ronda, known as the Virgen de la Cabeza, is a 10th century hermitage built sometime around 970-980AD, and is just a short walk out of Ronda. Most people should find this Ronda walk to the Virgen de la Cabeza Cave Church easy to do and it gets you out of the city for some of the most spectacular views of the Ronda skyline you could imagine seeing.

We start the walk at the Almocabar Gate in the Barrio de San Francisco and walk along Calle Torrejones, passing the Bodega San Francisco and further on the road the restaurant El Predicatorio which are on our right.

Around 500m from the old walls of Ronda we encounter a small white roundabout in the street, and 100m further an intersection with a sign pointing to the right for the ‘Ermita Rupuestre Virgen de la Cabeza‘.

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A visit to the Ronda area, Nature, Coffee, Churros and Gazpacho!

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Traditional Spanish Gazpacho Andaluz Recipe

Visiting this beautiful corner of Spain is a great joy, and sure to be one of the best holidays a person could ever have. Located in the northwest of Málaga province, and bordering Cadíz province, the Serranía de Ronda is made up of Ronda, it’s largest town, and several white villages, known in Spanish as the Pueblos Blancos of the Serranía. A visit to the Ronda area, Nature, Coffee, Churros and Gazpacho!

It is here that visitors will find history going back many thousands of years to the time of the neolithic peoples with their cave paintings and dolmen burial chambers, through to Phoenician, Roman, and Moorish civilisation prior to the Christian reconquest.

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