El Juncal Hotel Ronda
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Help me Ronda, help help me Ronda!
... the gates, apparently they do that when it rains although we don't know why. We do find a way in though, even though it involves a bit of walking in the rain. It's worth it because the view is quite spectacular. Ronda is set high up above a valley and the views down to the river are amazing. These old walled towns have wonderful panoramas and unlike Australia, none of it is fenced off. They would have a field day with it at home ...
Rain in Spain doesn't fall only on the plain
... of these Spanish towns. It rains pretty much the whole way to Ronda and even though it is a much smaller town, we already know that like most of these old villages that have been walled, parking is a drama. Nevertheless, when we arrive it is to find that although parking is scarce, it does exist and we manage to park the car where e think it will be okay (let you know for sure tomorrow) and find our hotel. Raoul speaks ...
The road to Ronda
... seen.
The main attraction about Ronda is that there is a massive gorge running in the middle of the town. It's quite amazing and you walk on an old stone bridge in between the two parts of town. It's very deep, and you can walk down in to the gorge, but we really did not have that much time. With all the rain, the river was raging.
We found some wonderful shops that sold wine, cheese and the famous Spanish ham. We did ...
Round abouts and Turn abouts
Ahh - a good long nights sleep after a long trip. A little work, a nice long run on the treadmill while Debbie and Gary did laundry.
The resort had an orientation that introduced the trips and activities with a little free Sangria (little being the operative word). At 2:00 p.m., time for lunch (wasn't kidding about a good long nights sleep). Since we had only a taste of Sangria, we had a pitcher with lunch ...
Part 2: The Irishman bites the dust
... to the Montecorto cuisine. We went to La Largo – the only restaurant of note outside of Ronda in the nearby vicinity. What a treat – mind you, anything would have pleased us that wasn’t fried or suspiciously made of spam. We had a delightful meal with Mona, the owner, offering lively commentary.
Tonight, a meal cooked in – artichoke and Andy’s homemade mayonnaise, a frittata, and enough Spanish wine to wash it down.
We are ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Business Services
- Free parking