Ronda in Southern Spain

Explore ancient cave paintings from the paleolithic and neolithic eras near Ronda, in the Pileta Caves just outside the white village of Benaojan

A short and really beautiful walk from Benaojan to the next village, Jimera de Libar in the Guadiaro Valley. The walk is just 7.5km and at a gentle stroll will see you in Jimera with time for a quiet drink before catching the return train.

A short but very enjoyable walk from the station at Benaojan to the Cueva del Gato with Tony Bishop, author of a new walking guide “Walking in the Ronda Mountains: 30 half-day walks in Andalucia”

A short half day trip to Benaojan by train, giving the chance to see one of the Serranía’s white villages whilst staying in Ronda

December 2009 saw some of the worst flooding in the Serranía since 1947. In the Guadiaro Valley cars were submerged and roads blocked by landslips.

Ronda Morley is a retired Fleet street newspaper designer who now lives in Benaojan and paints Spanish villages in oil on canvas.

Christine Ellingham is a retired illustrator who now paints in acrylic and watercolour from her home in Benaojan, a village in the beautiful Guadiaro Valley of the Serranía