Photogallery of Ronda, Spain

In southern Spain, tourists have an opportunity to visit a beautiful and ancient town – Ronda. This is a true one-of-a-kind settlement that is built on top of two rocks. Such an unusual location makes the town look very airy. It feels like Ronda is floating in the air above the deep El Tajo canyon and the Guadalevin River that flows in it. It is hard to put into words the beauty of this Spanish region, and so tourists from all over the world arrive in this town to feel how their hearts beat faster when they realize that there is a one-hundred-meter-deep canyon below their feet. Ronda is a peaceful and calm town that almost doesn’t have any bustling entertainment. Many guests are amazed by the fact that Ronda is frequently recognized as the birthplace of Spanish corrida. There was an ancient settlement named Arunda on the site of modern Ronda in the prehistoric time. The early Celts were the first inhabitants in the area. During the Carthage period, local people were obliged to provide food to the army that was fighting with the Greeks and Romans at that moment. The Romans conquered the Iberian Peninsula in 197 AD. After that, Arunda entered a true period of prosperity. The settlement significantly grew in size and even started minting its coin. The fifth century AD was the period of numerous enemy invasions. The Suebi, Vandals, Alans, and Visigoths plundered Arunda and destroyed it. Two centuries later, the Moors captured this territory. The new rulers decided … Read further