Ronda

The mountain road to Ronda, looking back toward the coast.

A little roadside cafe on the side of a mountain on the way to Ronda.

Our first look at Ronda from where we parked the car.

This is the main part of the castle, that is now a seminary school.

Matt testing his vertigo!

We are standing on a balcony beside a hotel by the bridge. The valley is a long ways below as you can see by the previous pics of the town.

The church was an amazing site to see, it was beautiful! The architecture inside was unbelievable! We took so many more pics than I am putting on the blog.

The streets in Ronda, the ones that allow vehicles are not much bigger, there is usually room for one car to be parked and one to just pass by. The church is in the background.

Lunch at a little cafe!

The bridge at Ronda. It was built in 1750 to 1783.

This is the bridge that connects the two sides of the town. It has been rebuilt several times throughout its history and keep in mind that when it was initially built, there were no cars. However, you can travel from side to side by vehicle now. Scary! We walked!

A view of the old town from the middle of the bridge.
Lanaia standing on a landing by a restaurant right by the bridge. It is about 300 feet down to the river.

Plaza del Toros

Ha! Ha!

Matt's version of Running of the Bulls!

One of the oldest Bull Rings is here in Ronda, underneath half the seating in the ring is a museum showing history of costumes, guns, famous matadors, etc. Underneath the other half of seating is the stock yards.

The new town square.

Ronda is a village built on a mountain plateau. Our trip to this village was amazing! The history and the scenery made my trip to Spain worth it alone. I could spend weeks here, I hope to get back for the shopping one more day while Matt is at work. It is about an hours drive up a windy mountain road but it will be worth it!