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Ronda - Five Fascinating Facts

The spectacular setting of Ronda situated on top a of deep gorge spanned by a magnificent stone bridge © Michelle Chaplow
The spectacular setting of Ronda situated on top a of deep gorge spanned by a magnificent stone bridge

Ronda - Five Fascinating Facts

by Fiona Flores Watson

Best-known for its spectacular setting atop a deep gorge spanned by a stone bridge, Ronda has a rich cultural and literary tradition, and is the home of modern bullfighting. Every September, the town plays host to one of Andalucia's most charming festivals, the Feria Goyesca which brings together art, horsemanship and la corrida with exquisite historic costumes and colourful processions in this atmospheric mountain town.

 

 

Fascinating Facts - Fact 4

As a bullfighting Mecca (see FACT I), Hemingway was inevitably drawn to Ronda. But he also used the town in one of his greatest novels. In "For Whom… More →

Fascinating Facts - Fact 2

As well as Americans Hemingway and Welles (see FACT I), many writers and artists stayed in the genteel mountain resort of Ronda in the 19th and 20th… More →

Fascinating Facts - Fact 1

No one can come to the hilltop town of Ronda, Andalucia's most-visited pueblo blanco, without being aware of its significance in the bullfighting world. From … More →

Fascinating Facts - Fact 3

Cueva de la Pileta is 15km south of Ronda, and is well worth seeing unless you suffer from claustrophobia or hate bats. These prehistoric cave… More →

Fascinating Facts - Fact 5

During the Napoleonic wars, many Andalucians took to the hills to organise resistance movements. These often took the form of banditry, attacking soldiers or rich travellers as they took the… More →

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