Ronda in Southern Spain

‘Monuments‘ Articles on Ronda in Southern Spain

Ronda’s first new gate since the 18th century is installed today, made by students from the Employment Workshop

One of the largest and oldest bullrings in the world, the Ronda bullring is famous for the Romero and Ordoñez dynasties and the museum to bullfighting.

Eight Spout Fountain (Los Ocho Caños)

The ocho caños fuente, known in English as the eight spout fountain, used to be the only source of drinking water in the Padre Jesus district.

Felipe V Arch (Arco de Felipe V)

The Felipe V arch, was originally established as a tax gate into the city for merchants and travellers. These days tourists can walk past without paying a fee.

Ronda’s Mondragón Palace

Built by the Moorish kings of Ronda, the Mondrágon Palace and its fantastic courtyards are open to the public. The Palace is home to Ronda’s Municipal Museum.

Casa del Gigante

The Casa del Gigante on the surface appears like any other historic home in Ronda, this is misleading, the house is one of the original palaces of Moorish Ronda.

Ronda’s Arab Baths

Ronda’s Arab Baths are the best preserved in Spain, located outside the old city walls they were the main Hammam for Ronda in Moorish times

Puente Nuevo and El Tajo Gorge

The El Tajo gorge divides Ronda in two, and at nearly 200m at it’s deepest, only the tall Puente Nuevo bridge was ever going to stand the tests of time and make it possible for people to cross.

Almocabar Gate and Wall (Puerte de Almocabar y Murallas)

The Almocabar Gate used to be one of the main entrances to Ronda’s walled city. It was here that Ferdinand’s army finally crushed the Moors in 1485.

Ronda

Ronda is one of Spain's most visited cities for good reason, our little city is very compact, in fact from arriving in Ronda, to seeing the Real Maestranza bullring, the Puente Nuevo, the many beautiful churches, our museums, or the wonderful coffee shops and tapas bars, we have it all within a short 30 minute walk.

Of course, most visitors need at least 2 or 3 days to see everything because a lot can be packed into your time in Ronda. Stay in one of Ronda’s many excellent hotels, with a choice of restaurant covering tapas in a local bar, menu del dia, or a la carte menu.

A walking tour of Ronda is a pleasant and enjoyable way to spend a lazy few hours, almost everything you could want to see in Ronda is no more than 200-300 metres from the new bridge.

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Stay in Ronda

As one of the most visited cities in Spain, Ronda has a fantastic selection of hotels, hostels, guesthouses, and self-catered accommodation guaranteed to suit all tastes.

Whether it's just one night, or several weeks that you need we can help you find somewhere to rest your weary bones while you're in the city of dreams - La Ciudad Soñada.

Join great names like Orson Welles, Earnest Hemingway, Rainer Rilke, James Joyce, Jorge Luis Borges, Madonna, or Jamie Oliver who have enjoyed their time in Ronda.

Visitors who plan to make Ronda their new home should check out our property section, where we talk about some of the gotchas that can occur. Forewarned is forearmed.

Why Visit Ronda

A small city perched on a seemingly precarious platform of rock, Ronda is in fact an impregnable fortress only defeated in battle through trickery, and during the reconquest with modern (for the era) rock blasting cannon.

The mountains and valleys of the Serranía de Ronda are home to a tough breed of people, yet in Ronda these people are refined, some are gentry, some gypsies, others are just common folk, but all proudly call themselves Rondeños.

These days the population of Ronda is a little over 35,000 souls; big enough to offer all the essential services, but not big enough to suffer traffic problems or big city woes.

Rondeños have played a pivotal role in shaping Andalucía and modern Spain, and the city has hosted some of the great names of politics, the arts, education, and played her role in military events.

An hour from the Costa del Sol, Ronda is too far away to be heavily influenced by events on the coast, yet still close enough to benefit from the economic strength that tourism brings to Southern Spain. At a height of 723m, Ronda has a cooler year round temperature than the coast, making life in Ronda altogether more agreeable than other Andalucían cities.

Serranía de Ronda

Ronda is the biggest city in northern Malaga province, and the closest city to many of the smaller villages in Cadiz province, making Ronda an ideal base for exploring the Serrania.

Within a few kilometres of Ronda are some of the most visited Pueblos Blancos, the famous white villages of Andalucia, Setenil de las Bodegas, Grazalema, Gaucín, Juzcar, Benalauria, Montejaque, Teba, Cortes de la Frontera, Igualeja, the list goes on...

As well, Ronda is close to three natural parques, the Grazalema park, Alcornocales park, and the Sierra de las Nieves park. The Serranía is also home to pre-historic cave paintings at Benaojan, Neolithic dolmens at Montecorto, and of course, the Roman city of Acinipo.

The countryside of the Serranía is described as unique, in fact universally important. Many endemic species make their home here, including the pre ice age Pinsapa pine tree, and numerous orchids only found on our mountains.