3 best views & viewpoints in Ronda
Historic Bridge, Lookout, Valley
It’s easy to expect too much from a famous landmark. At the Puente Nuevo, I had the opposite problem: the photos I’d seen before my trip didn’t show just how big the bridge is. It was only when I was there that I realised just how incredibly imposing it looks and how naturally it blends in with the rocks of the El Tajo gorge. Puente Nuevo is certainly not an overhyped tourist stop. In my opinion, it’s really worth making the trip to Ronda just…
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Lookout
Mirador de Ronda, also known as La Sevillana, is a small balcony jutting out over the western edge of the El Tajo gorge. It stands near the bullring and offers a sweeping view across the Guadalevín river valley to the mountains surrounding Ronda. You will also often come across the colloquial name Balcón del Coño. [btn "Book a hotel in Ronda" https://www.booking.com/city/es/ronda.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-ronda-sevillana] According to local…
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Garden, Lookout
The Jardines de Cuenca are terraced gardens set directly into the rock face of the El Tajo gorge between Puente Nuevo and Puente Viejo. In my view, they are more interesting as a scenic walk than as a traditional garden – as you descend or ascend, the view of the rocks, bridges and houses standing on the opposite edge of the gorge is constantly changing. The gardens are named after the Spanish city of Cuenca, with which Ronda formed a twinning…
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