The best cycling routes around Júzcar

Funny Smurf village, whose house facades are painted blue, as the village was chosen for a Smurf film. A later vote by the villagers resulted in them keeping the blue color as the house paint. Some houses have paintings, and there is also a town map that points to the attractions.

I went down again in the evening, just fantastic

The Mirador de Aldehuela is one of Ronda's most famous viewpoints, located near the Puente Nuevo. From here, you have a spectacular panorama of the deep El Tajo gorge, the bridge, and the surrounding landscape of mountains and valleys. It is named after the architect José Martín de Aldehuela, who completed the Puente Nuevo in the 18th century. 👉 A perfect spot for photos, especially at sunset!

The Templete de la Virgen de los Dolores in Ronda is a small Baroque sanctuary dating from 1734. Located on Calle Virgen de los Dolores, it is designed as an open chapel with a rectangular floor plan, attached to a residential building. Three sides of the building are surrounded by semicircular arches resting on ornate Ionic columns. The anthropomorphic figures on the columns, depicted with ropes around their necks, are striking – hence the popular nickname "Chapel of the Hanged." Inside is a small altar with a carved figure of Our Lady of Sorrows. The ceiling is decorated with Rococo ornaments and depictions of the evangelists. The site itself holds special historical significance, as condemned prisoners used to pray here before their execution. In 2024, a careful restoration began, which included the reconstruction of lost details and the preservation of the building.

The Templete de la Virgen de los Dolores is a beautiful historical monument in Ronda, located on Calle Virgen de los Dolores. This small chapel was built in 1734 during the reign of King Fernando VI1. It is an open chapel attached to a private house, with a rectangular plan and semicircular arches on three sides. The chapel has a narrow entrance with a small wooden retable in which a painting of the Virgen de los Dolores is hung. On either side of the retable are the coats of arms of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain and of King Philip V. The pillars of the chapel have Ionic capitals and figures of people tied with a rope around their necks, which gives a sinuous character to the building. The Templete de la Virgen de los Dolores is also known as the Templete de los Ahorcados because of the legend that the prisoners said their last prayers here before being executed in the nearby squares.

Ronda literally sits perched on the steep cliffs and seems almost interwoven with the landscape. On the paths below the town, Ronda reveals itself as a spectacularly situated collection of whitewashed buildings perched on a high plateau. The view of Ronda is breathtaking and one of the most impressive scenes in Andalusia.

The view of Ronda from the plains is breathtaking and one of the most impressive panoramas in Andalusia. From the flat plain below the city, Ronda appears as a spectacularly situated cluster of whitewashed buildings perched on a high plateau, crisscrossed by the dramatic Tajo de Ronda gorge. Ronda is literally perched on the steep cliffs and seems almost interwoven with the landscape. Particularly striking is the Puente Nuevo (New Bridge), which connects the two parts of the city across the deep gorge. From the valley below, the bridge appears monumental and showcases the engineering skills of the 18th century.

The former Smurf village still has blue houses and wall paintings, but the freestanding figures are gone. We learned from residents that Sony demanded high licensing fees and so the figures disappeared.