Ronda in Southern Spain

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Links to Websites in the Serranía de Ronda and Further Afield

We’ve researched a bunch of useful websites for Ronda, the Serranía, Andalucía, and the rest of Spain. If you know of a website of particular relevance to people visiting Ronda, or who live here, that you think should be on this list please contact us and let us know about it.

Our links are plit into categories, adventure activities – Andalucía websites – art, culture and musicayuntamientos (town halls) – nature tourism – news websites – radio and TV stations – websites about Spainsport clubs.

    Adventure

    • Al Qutun adventure flying centre at Algodonales
    • Aljibe Adventure tours with walking, climbing, caving, and potholing in Málaga and Cadíz provinces
    • Horizon Adventure A Grazalema based adventure company
    • Pangea Central get outdoors and experience the thrill of adventure activities around Ronda
    • Walking Wild Andalucia Walking guides based at Gaucin, but happy to arrange excursions to all major walking routes

    Andalucía

    • Andalucid a blog written by a travel writer, a friend, and one of the Lonely Planet writers
    • Benalmadena Arroyo a small town on the Costa del Sol, and a great place to stay at the beach
    • Nerja Today news, events, tourism, shopping and more in Nerja

    Art, Culture and Music

    Ayuntamientos (Serranía de Ronda)

    • Algatocin 30km south of Ronda, Algotocin is best known for ancient Iberian and Roman ruins
    • Alpandeire 17km west of Ronda, founded by a Saracen tribe in Moorish times and known for iron age ruins
    • Arriate town hall website of Arriate, a small town only 5km from Ronda, almost a suburb
    • Benadalid 25km south west of Ronda, in the heart of the Genal Valley and known for its Moorish castle
    • Benalauria 25km south of Ronda, Benalauria is most well known for the Moors and Christians Feria held every August
    • Benaojan a town of 1200 people 18km to the west of Ronda, known for the Cueva de la Pileta (cave paintings)
    • Cañete la Real 35km east of Ronda, an important Roman settlement, with Moorish ruins nearby
    • Cartajima 18km south of Ronda in the Genal Valley, birthplace of Andrés García a revolutionary during the Spanish war of independence
    • Cortes de la Frontera 40km west of Ronda, founded in Phoenician times, and known for it’s Moorish tower and more modern bullring
    • El Burgo a small town 23km to the east of Ronda in the Sierra de las Nieves
    • Faraján 25km south west of Ronda, Faraján is a small village but very pretty, filled with flowers in windows
    • Gaucín 35km south of Ronda, Gaucín is known for the tenacity of its people who rebelled against Napolean and suffered a terrible massacre for their loyalty to Spain
    • Genalguacil 45km south of Ronda, Genalguacil is most well known for the artists refuge located here
    • Igualeja source of the Genal river, and birthplace of the famous bandit Flores Arocha
    • Jimar de Libar a small town 26km to the west of Ronda and a popular walking destination from Benaojan or Ronda
    • Jubrique perched on a mountain peak with very steep streets, Jubrique is also a popular walking area of reasonable difficulty
    • Júzcar 25km south of Ronda, Júzcar is famous for its now abandoned tin factory, the first ever in Spain
    • Montecorto a peaceful little town 20km north of Ronda, home of neolithic dolmens

    Ayuntamientos (Sierra de Cadíz)

    Gov Departments

    Nature

    • Andalusia Bird Society join the club, help document birds in Andalucia, get advance notice of excursions, birdwatching around Ronda
    • Asociacion ibn Firnas Astronomy Club Ronda’s astronomy club named after Abbas Ibn Firnas, a Rondeño from the Moorish era
    • Bird Andalucía an eco-tourism site giving information on the various birdwatching sites around Andalusia
    • Birding in Spain run by a keen birdwatcher at Olvera, a few kilometres north of Ronda
    • Gardening in Spain
    • Grazalema Guide a site with information about the nature of the Sierra de Grazalema and other local nature areas
    • Iberia Nature Forum a place for people with a love of Iberian nature to hang out
    • Joe Gilronan’s Walking Blog Joe covers the via Verde and walking in the Sierras surrounding Olvera
    • Juan Tebar Andalusian Nature Photographer
    • La Serranía Natural Spanish language blog about the nature of the Serranía de Ronda
    • Natura Gaucin see the spectacular Genal Valley nature. Walking tours, birdwatching
    • Pasos Largos Spanish language website and club for hikers and cyclists in the mountains of the Serranía
    • Spanish Nature Day tours and excursions in the Serrania and beyond for birds, flowers and nature
    • Walking Wild 8 day guided walking tour from Gaucín to Ronda through amazing natural parkland

    News Sites

    • Diario Ronda an online Spanish language newspaper with coverage from Ronda – Parental discretion advised!
    • Gaucin Portal a magazine style website dedicated to all things Gaucín
    • La voz de Ronda an online Spanish language newspaper in Ronda, a great way to practice reading Spanish!
    • Radio Coca one of Ronda’s local radio stations
    • Radio Ronda our local radio station, listen online live!
    • Ronda Semanal Ronda’s main weekly Spanish language newspaper, website updated weekly or fortnightly

    Radio TV

    • Cadena Dial pop music radio station broadcasting in Ronda, part of los40.com
    • Radio Coca one of Ronda’s local radio stations
    • Radio Grazalema Listen live to radio from Grazalema
    • Radio Ronda our local radio station, listen online live!

    Spain

    Sport

    Tourism Offices