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Paul Whitelock has lived around these parts for going on 15 years, and these are the 15 things he loves about living in the Serrania de Ronda in Ronda itself, in the campo and in Montejaque.

A 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.

Where 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.

A stroll from Avenida de Knittlingen, along Avenida de Andalucía to Plaza de la Constitución, looking at points of interest on the way.

The 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.

Local resident Paul Whitelock writes about his experience of finding food for those people who don’t eat meat.

Breakfast out is an institution here. Everybody does it, from labourers to office workers, to shop assistants, lawyers, bank managers and politicians.

Paul Whitelock chooses his top 10 places to visit around Ronda and the Serrania. Do you agree with him?

Ronda 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.

Paul Whitelock selects his Top 10 places to visit in Ronda, the town which has been his home for nearly a decade and a half.

Pablo 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.

Paul Whitelock wrote this article some years ago when he first visited Ronda, "The City of Dreams". It remains valid to this day.