Have you ever been to the Spanish town of Ronda? This medieval town is split in two by an enormous deep gorge, hundreds of years ago a bridge was built to bring the two sides together and what a construction! It really is quite a breathtaking sight, this gigantic bridge across the deep, deep gorge as well as amazing views from the town perched on the hilltop.
The only downside to this incredible place is the coach loads of other tourists also visiting the town, everywhere was packed with people from every corner of the world, every corner you turned there was someone taking a photo with their selfie stick!
Despite the crowds I would still say that Ronda is worth a visit as despite being a major tourist attraction as it is a truly incredible sight, it has an authentic Spanish feel and the views are spectacular! The drive through the countryside to get there was very enjoyable, the landscape is much less arid, in fact it almost felt like we were back in the UK with lush green fields all around.
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| The disused Olvera station at the start of the Via Verde de Sierra, the castle perched on the hilltop in the distance |
We were in the area to cycle on our favourite trail - the Via Verde de Sierra. We arrived at the Aire at Olvera, right at the start of the trail, really looking forward to
cycling through all the tunnels and seeing the vultures soaring in the National park along the route. The information centre was open so we went in to look around and were told that the Via Verde was closed along its entire length due to landslides caused by recent storms. We were gutted!! We had been looking forward to this particular ride since we set out from home.
With nowhere to cycle we walked up into the town of Olvera and visited the church and castle perched right on top of the hill. The lovely Spanish town with its steep and winding streets made up for our disappointment.
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| The spectacular view from the hilltop castle Olvera |
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