Travel and Living!

Checked out of Westin La Quinta, Benahavis in the morning and drove to Ronda, a lovely town in Andalucia surrounded by natural terrain.

Ronda is famous for its dramatic escarpments and scenic views of the Serranía de Ronda mountains. We walked from Plaza de la Merced to Plaza de Toros, a Bullring which is the 2nd oldest in Spain after the one in Sevilla. Ronda is also famous as the birthplace of modern bullfighting.

Further down is Puente Nuevo (‘new’ bridge) which spans across the 98m Tajo gorge. The bridge bisects Ronda into new town (mercadillo, ‘little market’) and old (La Ciudad).

We stopped for lunch at a restaurant as it was drizzling. After which we drove towards El Rompido

Arrived at Nuevo Portil around 7 pm, checked into a townhouse which we have rented for 3 nights. After unloading our luggages from the car and putting the laundry to wash, we went to Carrefour to buy groceries for dinner and our breakfast for the next few days.

By the time we were ready for dinner, it was already past 10 pm. We had pizza, salad and red wine. Wine's really cheap here!