The Ronda-Pilar de Coca loop (PR-A 71) is a wonderful walk for exercise junkies and visitors to Ronda alike, it’s a circular route that takes us about 9km out of Ronda, past vineyards, oak groves, an old aqueduct that supplied Ronda with water, the Pilar de Coca spring, and finally the mountains of the Sierra de las Nieves and the Serranía de Ronda.
Kerkus Hostel – Montecorto near Ronda
Unfortunately, Kerkus Hostel – Montecorto near Ronda has closed its doors (in December 2022.) Their facebook page states that they will open a new project soon. https://www.facebook.com/KerkusHostel If you are on your way across Andalucia and need a quiet place to stop off and rest for a night or two then the Kerkus Hostel situated … Read more
Café Bar Faustino, Calle Santa Cecilia €€
Calle Santa Cecilia 4, near Plaza Carmen Abela
open noon until very late, Tuesday through Sunday
(closed Mondays, but available for private parties by advance arrangement)
Tel: 952 190 307
Café Bar Faustino was already legendary when it closed earlier this year for a major remodel. It has now reopened, and to the delight of patrons, it’s truly the same, but different. Faustino still offers a hearty “Hello” as you enter.
Spanish Turron at Christmas
Christmas in Spain is a time of different traditions from England or America, and one of the traditions most loved by Spaniards at Christmas time is the joy of eating Turron after dinner.
Turron, which is pronounced Too-Rron, is bought and sliced into cubes and served on plates along with coffee or brandy, and typically given as a gift when visiting friends and family. In Ronda most supermarkets sell dozens of varieties of Turron, though the best quality Turron can be bought from the Campinas store in Plaza Socorro.
Puente nuevo in Ronda closed to traffic end of 2017
IMPORTANT… For the rest of November and probably all of December 2017 and maybe into January 2018 the puente nuevo in Ronda will be closed to traffic due to essential maintenence work being carried out. This of course means that crossing by car from the new town (bull ring and Parador side) to the old … Read more