The Most Beautiful Parks And Green Spaces In Ronda

From a cliff-edge park boasting some of the best views in Andalusia to two national parks that are perfect for trekking and cycling, Ronda has everything the nature-lover could want. Read on for our pick of the most beautiful parks and green spaces in and around this must-visit town.

1. Alameda del Tajo

Park

The Alameda del Tajo might well be the most beautiful park in southern Spain, never mind just in Ronda. Its central boulevard runs down from the bullring to the cliff edge, in between trees that wear gorgeous colours in spring and autumn. Walk all the way down and you’ll find viewing balconies that jut out over the void beneath your feet, giving you unforgettable views of the dramatic countryside that surrounds Ronda.

1 Paseo Blas Infante, Ronda, Spain

2. San Rafael Park

Market, Market, Park

Located on the eastern extremity of the newer part of town known as El Mercadillo (“The Little Market”), the Parque San Rafael is Ronda’s second-largest park, after the Alameda del Tajo. As it’s off the beaten tourist track in a residential neighbourhood, the park is popular with locals, who run, walk their dogs and bring their niños and niñas to play on the swings and slides.

7 Calle José Luis Ortiz Massaguer, Ronda, Spain

Ronda’s Alameda del Tajo park is beautiful in autumn | © JoseMSojo/WikiCommons

3. Gardens of Casa del Rey Moro

Building, Park

The forlorn but elegant “House of the Moorish King” dates from the 18th century, and although the building itself is closed, the gardens are an amazing sight at any time of the year. Spread over three cliffside tiers that offer spectacular views of El Tajo, they were designed in the early 20th century by Jean Claude Forestier, the French landscape gardener also behind Seville’s gorgeous Maria Luisa park.

9 Calle Cuesta de Santo Domingo, Ronda, Spain

5. Jardines de Cuenca

Bridge

Named after Ronda‘s twin Spanish city, these stunning gardens begin near Puente Nuevo in the new part of town. They lead all the way down the eastern side of El Tajo to the Puente Viejo, via a staggered series of terraces that boast incredible views of the gorge, the “New Bridge” and the open countryside. As you go, peer over the edges to see the Guadalevin river weaving through the rocks hundreds of feet below.

1 Calle Escolleras, Ronda, Spain

6. Sierra de Grazalema National Park

Park

The mountains and hills of the Sierra de Grazalema National Park are visible from the hair-raising balconies of the Alameda del Tajo.This vast protected area is less than half an hour by car from Ronda and offers some fantastic trekking and mountain biking trails. Some of the canyons in the Grazalema are 400 metres (1,312 feet) high – the equivalent of four El Tajo‘s stacked on top of one another.

Sierra de las Nieves National Park

Ronda is sandwiched between two beautiful national parks: to the east is the Sierra de Grazalema, while 20km (12 miles) to the west is the smaller but equally impressive Sierra de las Nieves. The untamed landscape here is home to three awesome cave formations and one of the deepest potholes in Europe, with a depth of 1,098 metres (3,602 feet). Best explored on foot, by bike or by horseback (ask at Ronda’s Tourist Office for details of routes and tours).

Parque Natural Sierra de las Nieves, Málaga, Spain

Oficina de Turismo de Ronda, Paseo Blas Infante, S/N, Ronda, Spain +34 952 18 71 19

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