Ronda is famous for its dramatic balconies and viewpoints perched right over the cliffs |
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Spectacular balcony of Paseos
Behind the Plaza de Toros are Ronda's spectacular walkways celebrating two famous visitors, the Paseo de Ernest Hemingway and Paseo de Orson Welles, both great aficionados of the corrida and just two of the stellar international figures who became associated with Ronda over the years.
The paseo celebrating Welles runs behind the former market (now a modern Parador hotel, although the original town clock over Plaza de España still works) and leads from the bullring to the Puente Nuevo.
The Paseo Ernest Hemingway heads behind the bullring towards the Alameda itself, and both have incomparable views of the mountains north and west of Ronda.
The Paseo de Blas Infante, named after the writer and founder of the 19th century Andalucista independence movement, author of the cry for Land and Freedom (tierra y libertad) that titles Ken Loach's film about the Civil War, connects the Paseo Welles to Paseo Ernest Hemingway, who placed Ronda firmly in literary history with his novel For Whom the Bell Tolls. It passes the town's theatre, the rather dowdy modernist Espinel, and venue for many visiting and local panoramic backdrop theatre and music groups.
The Auditorio Blas Infante, an open-air auditorium with a stage and green rooms, is also located here. The backdrop view behind the band or actors is unforgettable, especially at sunset, when the mountains to the west of Ronda stand out against the red hue of the sky. The Pueblos Blancos Music Festival takes place here each year since 2016.
 There are magnificent views of the Serrania de Ronda from the balconies of the Paseos in Ronda. |
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