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Monthly Event Calendar for Ronda

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December 2009

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
30th 1st 2nd
21:00
Mas que Cine
“Primer” by Shane Carruth presented by Kiko Aguilera. Ronda Audiovisual School. Entry Free
3rd 4th 5th 6th

11:00 till 15:00
Artesnia Market
Ronda’s painters and craftspeople exhibit in Plaza Blas Infante. Entry Free


12:00
Theatre
“La noria y el agua” performed by the company La Gotera de la Azotea
Espinel Theatre. Entry 3€
7th
19:00
Concert
The Messiah composed by Haëndel, performed by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Málaga. Santa Maria Church. Entry free
8th 9th 10th
18:00
Concert
Choral competition by the Municipal School of Music. Espinel Theatre. Entry free
11th
18:00
Pastry Contest
Ronda’s bakers and pastry chefs compete for top honours. Espinel Theatre. Entry free

20:30
Theatre
“El Día que Jesús no quería nacer” by Antonio Barbeito, performed by the students of the Theatre Workshop. Espinel Theatre. Entry free
12th
20:00
Art Opening
Udo Burkhardt opening night. Drinks and tapas available. The Casino Building in Plaza Socorro. Entry free
13th
11:00 till 15:00
Artesania Market
Ronda’s painters and craftspeople exhibit in Plaza Blas Infante. Entry Free
14th 15th
17:30 and 19:30
Concert
Students of the String Conservatory of Ronda perform. Espinel Theatre. Entry free

21:00
Mas que Cine
“The Shop Around the Corner” directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Ronda Audiovisual School. Entry free
16th
19:00
Concert
A Christmas concert organised by the Conservatorio de Música “Ramón Corrales”. Espinel Theatre. Entry free
17th
20:30
Concert
Christmas carols sung by the Brotherhood of the Blood of Christ. Espinel Theatre. Entry 6€
18th
21:00
Concert
“The Voice of the Earth” performed by the Coral Polifónica de la Basílica de San Juan de Dios. Santo Domingo Convent. Entry 5€
19th
20:30
Concert
Christmas Carols at the Santo Domingo Convent. Entry free
20th
21st 22nd
18:00
Concert
Carol contest by the students of the Centros Escolares de Ronda. Espinel Theatre. Entry free
23rd
20:30
Concert
Performed by the Orquesta Sinfónica de Udmurtia of Russia. Espinel Theatre. Entry free
24th 25th 26th 27th
28th> 29th> 30th> 31st> 1st 2nd 3rd

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.