24/09/2026
S3, EP : 59. Ronda: Where History Meets the Andalusian Sky
Hello, Loopers, and welcome back to Spanish Loops!
This week, Fran and I are taking you to a place that, for me, is impossible to forget: Ronda, in the mountains of Málaga, one of those Spanish places where history, landscape and everyday life seem to have decided to live together.
Perched above the spectacular Tajo de Ronda, with its famous Puente Nuevo crossing the gorge, Ronda is much more than a beautiful photograph. It is a town with layers upon layers of history. Its story reaches back to prehistoric times, with archaeological evidence of human settlement going back to the Neolithic, while nearby caves preserve much older traces of human presence. Later came the Romans, with Acinipo, then centuries of Islamic history, the Kingdom of Granada, the Christian conquest, and eventually the romantic image of Ronda that fascinated nineteenth-century travellers.
And you can still feel all of that when you walk through the town.
There are ancient walls, Arab baths, palaces, churches, narrow streets, magnificent viewpoints and, of course, that extraordinary bridge suspended above the gorge. But what I particularly love about Ronda is that it never feels like a museum. It is a living Andalusian town, surrounded by the Serranía de Ronda, with its traditions, food, w**e, stories and very strong personality.
In this episode, Fran and I take you through some of the history, characters and places that have helped make Ronda one of the most fascinating destinations in southern Spain. And, as always, we will try to look beyond the postcard and get a little closer to the real Spain behind it.
And stay with us right until the very end, because we have a little surprise waiting for you before we say goodbye. Nothing complicated… but I think you’re going to enjoy it!
This is Ronda.
And this is Spanish Loops.
Video link: https://youtu.be/jntDm7C6qq8
Audio link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Wsa8QqVszBL35ofbINjln?si=HhOqO4Z9Rzit2ZfdzqbpHA&utm_source=copy-link
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