Ronda Road districts in Marbella. |
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Marbella - ronda road districts
There are well-established residential complexes on either side of the 'Ronda Road'. This is the local name for the A-397 road that winds up from San Pedro to the popular hilltop town of Ronda. After leaving San Pedro, the road passes under the AP-7 toll road junction and begins to wind its way up the hill. On both sides of this stretch of road are the residential complexes. Many of them date from the 1980s and were extended in the 2000s. Shortly after you pass under the motorway, without realising you actually cross over the municipal boundary into Benahavis.
La Quinta Golf
The La Quinta golf, created by property developer Ricardo Arranz, is a complex which comprises of three nine-hole courses and the five-star Westin La Quinta hotel.
Los Arqueros
Los Arqueros golf resort sits in the valley and can be seen clearly from the Ronda road. It was built by Taylor Woodrow in the 1990s and there is still plenty of room for further development.
Urb. Puerto del Almendro
The entrance to this small estate is on the left-hand side ascending the Ronda road. It is just before Venta Restaurant Los Almendros.
Urb. Monte Halcones
Monte Halcones is a post-2000 estate on a steep hillside which offers magnificent views back to the coast. It comprises 10 ochre-coloured apartment blocks set in tropical gardens.
Reserva Alcuzcuz
La Heredia sits on the hillside and is remembered in its original form as an attractive Mediterranean-style development of pastel-coloured houses in a village configuration.
El Madroñal
This estate was built in four phases with four different access roads on the right-hand side when ascending the Ronda road, and comprises only exclusive villas.
La Zagaleta
La Zagaleta is the most exclusive residential estate in southern Spain. It is a full-security gated community of (when complete) 400 villa plots each selling for €3 million and upwards.
Villas for Sale on 'Ronda Road' Benahavis
Villas for sale in 'Ronda Road' Benahavis
HISTORY OF THE RONDA ROAD - FROM THE 1870S TO PRESENT DAY.
As a point of historical interest, the original route - a mule track from the coast to Ronda - climbed up a different valley from the present road. This mule track took (and still takes) a more direct route via Istan and Fuenfria. The journey from Ronda to the coast, for both goods and people, could only be made safely under the guidance of caballerías (cavalrymen or horsemen). Read about the history of the Ronda Road
