This gully carved by the river cleaves the town in two: on one side is “modern” Ronda, with its historic bullring and Museo Taurino (bullfighting museum); on the other is the “old” Ronda of palaces and churches.

From the hotel itself, right in the middle of old Ronda, we first need to find Calle del Marqués de Salvatierra, containing a palace of the same name with a handsome Baroque main front with ashlar work; this street then takes us along the cliff-side path as far as the Puente Nuevo. This bridge, symbol of the town, was built in the eighteenth century and its central part was once used as a prison; today it is the haunt of Carrion Crows, Swifts, Ravens and a few pairs of Kestrels. Next we come to the lookout point alongside the state-run hotel, the Parador Nacional de Turismo. This point, at a height of nearly 100 metres, gives us a stunning panoramic view. Other lookout points along the cliff, in the Paseo de Blas Infante and the Alameda del Tajo give us further chances to enjoy beautiful views. Then we return to the city where we will visit the Plaza de Toros de Ronda, Spain’s oldest bullring, dating from 1785.