Ronda General Tips by barryg23

Favorite Thing: We were lucky enough to see Flamenco when we visited Ronda.

This was the semi-final of some local competition, which we had read about in the events guide we saw in the local English newspaper, and it was held in a bar over in Artesanos, in the western part to the Mercadillo district. Entry was free, the drinks were cheap and I'm pretty sure we were the only non locals present.

We arrived 30 minutes after we had started and as the entrance was beside the stage it was a little bit intimidating walking in mid song in front of a large crowd of locals. We made our way to the bar and ordered our beers.

I didn't know much about Flamenco before but I did have an image of dancing as well as singing. What we got was a guy sitting in a chair singing, accompanied by a guitarist. His voice was excellent though we didn't really understand what he was singing about - our Spanish is still very basic.


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Favorite Thing: Many of the sights in Ronda have useful information plaques, which give a short history of the sight in both English and Spanish. This was very useful to us as our guidebook didn't cover too much in Ronda and the map we got from the tourist office gave only the name of the sight.


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Favorite Thing: There is a useful Tourist Information at the Northern end of Plaze de Espana. We had little information about Ronda and no map in our guide book, so the free map they gave us here was very useful. They can also help with finding a hotel, train times and where to find a good Flamenco bar.


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Favorite Thing: Many people visit Ronda on a day trip from the coast or from other parts of Andalucia. Though Ronda is a small town, there is a lot to see and I don't think one day gives you near enough time. We stayed for two days and just about saw most things of interest. I'd love to have stayed for a whole week as the countryside around Ronda is beautiful and there are many interesting places within hiking distance.

Ronda wasn't covered much in our Rough Guide to Spain so I would recommend you use a more detailed book. The Ronda tourism website is also very helpful for planning your trip.


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Favorite Thing: I love the white houses of the Mercadillo district of Rinda. When you look at them from afar the contrast with the green countryside and the grey older churches and buildings is impressive.


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