What a find! We only went because our new Italian neighbour is the chef there, and we wanted to check him out! Wow!
Read MoreMEDICAL CENTRES; DOCTORS; CHEMISTS; DENTISTS; OPTICIANS; OTHER, eg podiatrists, osteopaths, acupuncturists, physiotherapists
Learn MoreGESTORIA, TAX and LEGAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING LEARNING SPANISH IT SERVICES REAL ESTATE AND RENTALS
Learn MoreTRADESMEN: BUILDERS; PLUMBERS; ELECTRICIANS; CARPENTERS; PAINTERS; HANDYMEN; CLEANERS
Learn MoreWORKSHOPS; MECHANICS; TYRE SERVICES; PARTS and SPARES; BREAKER'S YARDS; PETROL STATIONS TAXI SERVICES
Learn MorePublic transport options are very good in Ronda. There are also local bus and train services. Taxis are plentiful and good value.
Learn MoreIn Ronda there are a good number of primary schools and high schools. Two recommended schools, based on personal experience and a third by word of mouth.
Learn MoreThere are three police bodies in Spain: POLICIA NACIONAL POLICIA LOCAL GUARDIA CIVIL Trafico Seprona
Learn MoreThis is a list of some recommended holiday accommodation in the Serrania de Ronda. It is not a booking site. Make bookings direct with the advertiser.
Learn MoreTHE SPANISH PRESS FOREIGN PAPERS and MAGAZINES An overview of free papers published in Andalucia. News websites
Learn MoreTHEATRE, FILM CONCERTS CULTURAL EVENTS REVIEWS ENGLISH PRESS
Learn MoreThese bars, cafes and restaurants are our own personal favourites. We take no payment nor commission. Also food reviews.
Learn MoreThere has been an explosion of interest in buying and selling used items. Many are online but there are also some shops, both commercial and charity.
Learn MoreThe Serrania de Ronda, or La Comarca de Ronda, includes the capital Ronda and 21 other municipalities. Here is a list of all 22 in rank order of population (based on 2021 census figures).
Learn MoreThis section is for all of us to use. An ideal place to post news about what's going on in local politics in the area. Suggestions for improvements to council services. Opinions and complaints.
Learn MoreThis is a noticeboard for you to use for messages, small ads, missing cats and dogs, local meetings, events and fiestas Other items of interest
Learn MoreDon Pablo, a former teacher of Spanish, offers his thoughts about learning Spanish. Lessons about grammar, vocabulary and usage. And much, much more.
Learn MoreSomething to sell or swap? Looking for something to buy. Household goods, garden tools, building materials, cars, etc. Here are links to several online sites which may be useful.
Learn MorePlays, musicals, opera, ballet, orchestral and choral events, flamenco, and more. Entreamigos, Entrebambolinas, Proyecto Platea, etc.
Read MoreThis section contains recommendations of books to do with Spain. Also appreciations of famous writers on Spain.
Read MoreThe bright light of Andalucia has attracted artists to the area for centuries. Here's a run-down. of the art scene in Ronda and the villages of the Serrania.
Read MoreFamous Ronda-born people and adopted 'rondeñ@s' y 'serranos', from Abbás ibn Firnás to Ernest Hemingway, from Orson Welles to Vicente Espinel.
Read MoreNovelists, dramatists, poets and non-fiction writers with a strong connection to Ronda and the Serrania. Spanish, German, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English, Norwegian and American.
Read MoreArticles about foreigners who live in the area. Some with jobs, some without and others retired. Interviews with 'strangers' and TV documentaries.
Read MoreWhat a find! We only went because our new Italian neighbour is the chef there, and we wanted to check him out! Wow!
Read MoreThese are the 15 things Paul Whitelock loves about living in the Serrania de Ronda.
Read MoreA number of railway sheds have been converted into restaurants along the railway line down to Algeciras. There is also a great choice of other eating establishments on or at stations on this route.
Read MoreWhere can you get an early morning cup of coffee? Workers, caffeine addicts and insomniacs need an early hit. The 12 best in and around Ronda.
Read MoreA stroll from Avenida de Knittlingen, along Avenida de Andalucía to Plaza de la Constitución, looking at points of interest on the way.
Read MoreThe exquisite ´serranito´ from Ronda is thirty years old. Inventor Benito González managed to make this tapa a culinary masterpiece, using pork fillet, serrano ham, green peppers and ripe tomatoes fresh from the garden.
Read MoreLocal resident Paul Whitelock writes about his experience of finding food for those people who don’t eat meat.
Read MoreBreakfast out is an institution here. Everybody does it, from labourers to office workers, to shop assistants, lawyers, bank managers and politicians.
Read MorePaul Whitelock chooses his top 10 places to visit around Ronda and the Serrania. Do you agree with him?
Read MoreRonda Romántica is the festival, in May, when historic events are acted out on the streets. Ronda is also where people fall in and out of love.
Read MorePaul Whitelock selects his Top 10 places to visit in Ronda, the town which has been his home for nearly a decade and a half.
Read MorePablo de Ronda fell in love with Ronda the first time he went there in August 2000. By 2008, he had moved out to live permanently in the Ronda area.
Read More"I spent half my money on gambling, alcohol and wild women. The other half I wasted!" - W C Fields
Read MoreWe open when we get here, we close when we leave. If you come and we're not here, then we just haven't coincided.
Read More“Happy wife, happy life.”
Read MoreLa educación no es la respuesta a la pregunta. La educación es el medio para encontrar la respuesta a todas las preguntas. [Education is not the answer to the question. Education is the means of finding the answer to all questions] - William Allin
Read More„Das Fangen von Schmetterlingen und Vögeln im Buro ist verboten!“ [Catching butterflies and birds in the office is prohibited (Vögeln, as well as being the plural form of the German word for bird, is also a slang word for “screwing” or “bonking”).]
Read More“Hijo mío, la felicidad está hecha de pequeñas cosas. Un pequeño yate, una pequeña mansión, una pequeña fortuna …..” [My friend, happiness is brought about by small things: a small yacht, a small mansion, a small fortune.....]
Read MoreHas it ever happened to you, that you were looking for a pencil and it was in your hand all the time? Well, a similar thing happens with happiness.
Read MoreIf you get rid of all your fears, you'll have more space in which to live all your dreams.
Read More„Widersprich niemals eine Frau. Warte bis sie es selber tut.“ [Never contradict a woman. Wait till she does it herself!]
Read More"You only live once. But if you do it well, once is enough."
Read More¡No te quites el sayo hasta el 40 de mayo! [Similar to : Cast ne'er a clout, till may be out.] - BTW, may does not refer to the month of May, but the may blossom.
Read MoreAlcohol. The cause of and solution to all life's problems.
Read MoreHow true.
Read MoreIf you're drinking to forget, pay before you start.
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