By Javier Flores (Translation by Paul Whitelock)

MÁLAGA HOY, Sunday 27 June 2010

Distinguished tourist visits the province of Málaga

Por Javier Flores

MÁLAGA HOY, domingo 27 de junio de 2.010

Un turista ilustre en la provincia de Málaga

El nuevo primer ministro británico, David Cameron le contó a José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero que una de las cosas que más echaría de menos por su cambio de estatus sería viajar a Ronda.  En la Serranía pasó casi desapercibido.

By Paul Whitelock

  The Olive Press Green Guide to Andalucía June 2009

What could be better than an eco-friendly train ride and a healthy walk back through a protected landscape, followed by a meal made from organically grown produce? Paul Whitelock describes two options for a green day out in the beautiful valley of the River Guadiaro, in inland Málaga province. 

Paul Whitelock, a sometime resident of the Barrio San Francisco, explains to Olive Press readers why this corner of Ronda is among the best in town

  Thursday 16 October 2008

THE Barrio San Francisco, which nestles just outside the city walls at the southern end of Ronda’s old town, is a delightful working quarter of narrow streets and cobbled alleyways, populated mainly by local people.  In recent years, however, the charms of this up-and-coming area of the Ciudad Soñada, City of Dreams, have enticed a small number of foreigners to buy a house or an apartment here. 

Ronda, Andalucía, September

                                            Sunday 28 December 2008 

 Ronda, Andalucía. Photograph: Peter M Wilson/Corbis

Little did I know when I set off for a week's holiday in southern Spain that it would change my life completely.

                                            Wednesday 4 June 2008 

 Ronda is a must-see town at any time of year

The Spanish mountain town of Ronda is the home of bullfighting – but its dramatic scenery and fine restaurants are the real delights, says Anthony Jefferies.