Planning for Spain - Ronda

Once it was agreed that Malta was our next destination for us to rent a big house for a week and invite one and all, the next question was "where else to go?". Coming together for a week in foreign lands allows for travel before or after with friends or just my husband and I. Travelling to the other side of the world from Perth the possibilities are endless. This time three more weeks of travel are possible and we have chosen to go to Spain. One week in Malta then three weeks travelling through Spain.


Out came the maps, google searches, checking out other peoples blogs and talking to other travellers. I knew that I wanted to go to Granada, my daughter went there a few years back and the photos were stunning. And my husband wants to go to Gibraltar. When I was looking at how to get between the two by train I stumbled across Ronda.

Photo by Miradas De Andalucia on Flickr

Having never heard or seen anything about it before coming across spectacular photos like this, it is definitely somewhere we need to see! One of the white towns of Andalusia it has a gorge that runs 100 metres deep and 500 metres long running through the middle of the town.

With a bit more research that included exploring the history of the town as one that has included being ruled by Moors, Christians and Napoleonic Armies, and working out an itinerary for our three weeks in Spain, Ronda is on the list.

This is the great pleasure of researching a trip, finding new and interesting places to explore. We will stay there for two nights in March 2014.

Can't wait to be the one taking the photos to show on the blog next year!!!


With a bit more searching I have booked Hotel San Gabriel.


For more information on Ronda I found these sites useful: Wikitravel, Rome2Rio, travel info


If you've been there and have any tips please let me know in comments.