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Visit to Ronda.

Having visited Ronda several times on day trips and never managed to see too many of the places of interest we decided to take up an offer that was advertised in the Euro Weekly for Valentine Weekend. The small rural Hotel Molino del Puente, is a recently converted 17th century mill with 10 beautiful rooms, owned and run by Ian & Elaine Love, who previously owned and successfully ran the Harbour Lights Restaurant in Cabopino. The hotel has a very romantic setting with lovely terraces and natural gardens on the outskirts of Ronda, surrounded by lovely countryside, not very far from the white villages of Montejaque and Benaojan

We travelled up by the road from San Pedro and considering how poor the weather had been along the coast were pleasantly surprised to be able to sit outside and enjoy the sunshine in Ronda. In addition to walking through the pretty gardens and viewing the valleys and the Tajo gorge from the famous bridges we were able to spend time, at our leisure, in the 16th Century Mondragon Palace and Museum to learn more about the history of Ronda and the surrounding area.

After lunch we took the A-374 road for Seville and turned off at Km 26 to our hotel where we were able to enjoy sitting in the sunshine on the terrace attached to our room, listening to the trickling stream and birds chirping in the nearby trees whilst supping the complementary bottle of champagne that was nicely chilled awaiting our arrival. It was also nice to be able to read a carefully prepared write-up about the hotel and places of interest nearby. At 5 p.m. we met some of the other guests sitting adjacent to the swimming pool prior to setting off on an organized visit to a small privately owned organic Bodega with its own vineyard about a kilometre further into the countryside.

After a leisurely breakfast on Saturday we decided to visit the quite famous Cueva del Gato, a magical place close to the Rio Guadiaro and the railway line to Ronda, where the water gushes out of the cave from a hidden source as a waterfall to form a lake, ideal for swimming in and surrounded by flowering shrubs. According to the history in the museum, an attempt was made to seal the cave with truckloads of cement to create a reservoir but this was unsuccessful. The nearby small hotel in the valley was closed but it was possible to walk along the riverbank towards Benaojan, with its very picturesque old-fashioned railway station. From there we moved on to Montejaque, a fascinating white village, where the main plaza was already prepared for holding one of their many fiestas due to start at 2 p.m. Unfortunately we could not stay as we wanted to visit the Cueva de la Pileta. The scenery along this route is quite stunning with several viewing places to stop along the way and well worth seeing. If you decide to visit Cueva de la Pileta, be aware that tours of the cave are conducted and limited to 25 persons per visit. Gas lamps are provided for the visit. Unfortunately we missed being able to join the 2 p.m. tour that was already full. The afternoon and final tours are at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. and last about an hour.

The return journey to the Coast on Sunday through the three Natural Parks completed a lovely weekend to be highly recommended.