The back story
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The back story
Ronda, the city on the gorge: the back story
A dramatic white town split by the El Tajo gorge, crossed by the 18th-century Puente Nuevo, about an hour inland from Marbella.
Beyond Marbella · about an hour by car
Ronda: Our Favourites
The Puente Nuevo over the El Tajo gorge, the bullring and the old Moorish town, about an hour inland through the mountains.
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What to see
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Completed 1793
Puente Nuevo
Ronda’s famous bridge over the El Tajo gorge, nearly 100 m above the river.
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Steps into the gorge
Casa del Rey Moro
A house and gardens on the edge of the gorge, with a 14th-century Nasrid water mine cut down to the river.
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Real Maestranza
Plaza de Toros de Ronda
One of Spain’s oldest bullrings, run by the Real Maestranza de Caballería, with museums open to visitors.
Getting there
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The coast by car
Car hire and the AP-7
A car is the easiest way to explore the hills, golf courses and day trips; the AP-7 toll motorway and the free A-7 run along the coast.
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