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Ronda Tour from Seville
1 day
About this activity
You will be picked up from your hotel at 8:45am, and leave on a 1.5-hour drive to Ronda. Ronda is situated in a very mountainous area. The Guadalevín River runs through the city, dividing it in two and carving out the steep, El Tajo canyon upon which the city perches. Around the city are remains of prehistoric settlements dating to the Neolithic Age, including the rock paintings of Cueva de la Pileta.
Upon arrival the first stop of this tour will be the Plaza de Toros de Ronda (bullring). The arena has a diameter of 217 feet (66 meters), surrounded by a passage formed by two rings of stone. Ronda's bullring, due to its history and architecture, is recognized as one of the oldest of Spain, and also as one the most monumental existing bullrings. Then, you will visit House of St. John Bosco. This modern palace, built in the 20th century is located at the Tajo's edge, at the heart of the historical city quarter of Ronda.
During this tour you will have some free time to have lunch (own expense). At the end of the tour you will visit Mondragon Palace, which has been recently renovated and partially modernized remnants of what once was the palace of the Moorish ruler Abbel Mallek, or Abomelic, son of the king of Morocco. The palace is small with some remained details, like Mudejar ceilings, some original tiling, and inner courtyards. The best feature, however, is the remaining water gardens, miniatures of the Generalife at Granada. The upper floor houses the town museum and a permanent display of local natural history, and the building's remaining space is a home to Ronda's main languages school.
After your visit to Mondragon Palace, you will drive back to Seville.
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Upon arrival the first stop of this tour will be the Plaza de Toros de Ronda (bullring). The arena has a diameter of 217 feet (66 meters), surrounded by a passage formed by two rings of stone. Ronda's bullring, due to its history and architecture, is recognized as one of the oldest of Spain, and also as one the most monumental existing bullrings. Then, you will visit House of St. John Bosco. This modern palace, built in the 20th century is located at the Tajo's edge, at the heart of the historical city quarter of Ronda.
During this tour you will have some free time to have lunch (own expense). At the end of the tour you will visit Mondragon Palace, which has been recently renovated and partially modernized remnants of what once was the palace of the Moorish ruler Abbel Mallek, or Abomelic, son of the king of Morocco. The palace is small with some remained details, like Mudejar ceilings, some original tiling, and inner courtyards. The best feature, however, is the remaining water gardens, miniatures of the Generalife at Granada. The upper floor houses the town museum and a permanent display of local natural history, and the building's remaining space is a home to Ronda's main languages school.
After your visit to Mondragon Palace, you will drive back to Seville.
Included
- Local taxes
- Skip the long lines
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Entry/Admission - Plaza de Toros de Ronda
- Entry/Admission - Palacio de Mondragon
- Entry/Admission - Casa Don Bosco
Not included
- Food and drinks
Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- We recommend to wear comfortable shoes and drink enough water during the tour
- Some hotels can not access vehicles, in which case the pickup and drop-off will take place at the nearest available point
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
60%
Original
30%
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First off, the reviews all 2 of them almost made me cancel this, but I am so glad I didn't. The actual itinerary that is listed on this is NOT what we did. We had our own private mercedes van pick us up near our hotel while the driver was incredibly nice, he didn't speak English and drove incredibly fast to the point where I was left nauseous on my return. A woman who did speak English confirmed and told us to enjoy our trip to Ronda. While there, we had our own tour guide who was happy that we were walking read: sneakers shoes there are some hills and cobble stone streets. He took us to the look out of the bridge before the sun would make pictures impossible and then walked us through the old part of the city. Our first stop was the church where we got to go upstairs 72 to take panoramic views of the city from the balcony. Then we slowly made our way to the new part of the city to go into the Plaza de Toros de Ronda. Those are the only two places we went into and that were included we did not visit the Palace or House that are listed in this request. We had about two hours of free time which included lunch and some shopping time. We met the van back to take a drive to Pueblo Blanco Zahara where we had 25 minutes to walk up and down the streets to take photos we did not know we would be going there either, we did not have the option for an upgrade. It was nice having a private tour an the local guide's English was easy to understand and answered all of our questions. Considering how small this city is, I felt we spent the right amount of time and saw what was necessary. If you're looking to go hiking up and down to get better views of the bridge, you would be able to just not spend as much time eating or shopping.
We were promised a motor coach because I have a degenerated disc in my back and would never sign up for a tour in a minivan. The motor coach never appeared-we got a mini-van. At least it was a Mercedes, so it was not too bad. Unfortunately, once we got to Ronda, it was clear we had made a mistake. To spend all day and a lot of money to see a place with limited attractions was not the best way to spend our time and money. On top of that, our lunch was the worst food we had in our entire trip around Spain.
excellent small bus trip, although the bus driver did go the wrong hotel for our pick up, this was corrected when viator paid for our taxi to meet the bus. Tour guide was very good, hit the highlights of Ronda. Only request would have been to have more free time in the city, good shopping and more sights to see