Well, it’s just like the google images I originally showed everyone back in Vancouver, awesome scenery. After an easy bus ride here, Ronda is a breath of fresh air. Literally. A magical place and definitely more relaxed than Seville. There are still tourists of course but the numbers are less as most seem to be here on day trips. And it’s definitely worth that trip here from Seville, Malaga, or Jerez, with old mountains, rolling hills, and a beautiful 100+ meter deep ravine, El Tajo, cut out by the Guadalevin river many millennia ago.
Ronda sits above the gorge on a plateau overlooking the green valleys below and it has the prerequisite Moorish defensive walls, Christian relics, Roman baths and bridges, and an impressive newer bridge (and newer here means mid-1700’s), the Puente Nuevo, which spans the chasm between the old and new city. There are even older relics lying about as Ronda was first settled by the Celts and there are prehistoric settlements around the city dating back to the Neolithic Age complete with rock paintings.
This will be a shorter post since the city is smaller and there is less area to wander about but we’ll fill the space with more photos. The weather is pleasant, it’s relaxed, less hectic, and people seem friendlier. The airBNB is spacious with a huge terrace, has a gorgeous view of the valley, and comes with a fireplace for the cooler evenings. The food seems to taste better and the air is fresh and clean. It’s a nice change from the big cities and we really like it here.
