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Affordable eco-friendly holiday home close to Ronda
Submitted by alphons on Tue, 17/02/2015 - 12:29Just imagine this: a setting of greenery and blue skies, chirping birds all around, a babbling brook, your private terrace and pool laying before you… In this sunny cottage in a small, fertile valley nearby Ronda, you are the sole master of your holiday. You have no obligations, and anything goes. The only requirement is […]
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The green surroundings of holiday home casa Vallecillo
Submitted by lies on Sun, 18/01/2015 - 11:37This cottage is located in a small valley, ‘vallecillo’ and is surrounded by nature. Although it is physically closer to the neighbouring village of Arriate, it is within the limits of the township of Ronda. And it lies in a remote corner the, both by the residents and tourists highly acclaimed, valley ‘Llano de la Cruz’. […]
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More than just sun
Submitted by lies on Fri, 12/12/2014 - 11:20Holidays is resting, looking for some private space, distance from day to day concerns, sleeping in, seeing new things, recharging your batteries. Some people think ony of beaches and palm trees when they think of of Andalusia. Inland Andalucia however is a completely different story. Ronda lies high on a plateau in the interior of […]
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Walking in the surroundings of Ronda
Submitted by alphons on Tue, 20/05/2014 - 8:22Ronda is surrounded by the most versatile and stunning landscapes with three protected National Nature Reserves. The Sierra de las Nieves (with peak ‘La Torrecilla’ at 1919 meters altitude), Sierra de Grazalema (in which 13 ‘white villages’ lie) and Los Alcornocales (cork oak forests). In addition, there are vast areas that may not be protected […]
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Landscapes of Ronda
Submitted by lies on Sat, 25/01/2014 - 9:07The surroundings of Ronda are of the most varied of Andalusia. One moment you’re driving through barren rocky mountain ranges where nothing seems to grow, and suddenly green and fertile valleys fold out before your eyes, with evergreen Mediterranean forests and landscapes that are always changing color with the seasons. In the almost twenty years […]
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A brief history of Ronda
Submitted by alphons on Thu, 23/01/2014 - 12:06The history of Ronda in a nutshell The old town of Ronda ‘la ciudad “is the perfect place to walk around and get lost in the Roman and Moorish history. A clear legacy of the Arab time is the “Muralla”, the city wall, still very well preserved in many places. The first Roman settlement is much older. […]
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Wildflowers in the Serrania de Ronda
Submitted by alphons on Wed, 16/10/2013 - 8:40In the immediate vicinity of the house you can find wild flowers everywhere. There are more than 1800 registered wildflowers, including some 40 different wild orchids. In the right seasons (mostly spring) and with a somewhat trained eye, you’ll stumble across the most marvelous specimens. There is a whole group of wild orchids, whose refined […]
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The White Villages of Andalucia
Submitted by alphons on Tue, 15/10/2013 - 5:30The famous white villages in and around the Serrania de Ronda are all within easy reach. Each has its own character and its own customs and traditions. Visit Grazalema in the mountains and surrounded by cork oaks, or Zahara for its beautiful location at the top of the big lake. Setenil has cave dwellings, Benalauria […]
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Where eat and drink?
Submitted by lies on Sun, 06/10/2013 - 8:26