Plaza de Toros de Ronda (Ronda Bullring), Ronda (must see)
Ronda didn鈥檛 just invent cliffside drama with its bridges鈥攊t also staged Spain鈥檚 very first bullfight in May 1784. The debut was so thrilling that the stands partially gave way under the excitement, prompting a do-over the next year. That second edition went off without a hitch, starring legends Pedro Romero and Pepe Hillo who squared off before Ronda鈥檚 spectacle-seeking crowd.
Just two blocks from the New Bridge, the bullring stands proudly, its brick-and-stone fa莽ade designed by Mart铆n de Aldehuela. While it only seats about 5,000 spectators鈥攃ozy by modern standards鈥攊ts arena floor is the largest in Spain, giving bulls extra room to strut their stuff. Under the surrounding gallery arches, you鈥檒l find the Bullfighting Museum, where two centuries of torero capes, shiny swords, ornate lances, and even Royal Cavalry gear tell the story of how Ronda鈥檚 bullfighting shifted from horseback to on foot.
Every September, Ronda turns back the clock for the Pedro Romero Festival, a week-long flamenco festival, 18th-century finery, and matador pageantry. Named after the original foot-fighting pioneer, Pedro Romero, and immortalized in Goya鈥檚 brushstrokes, the fair ends with blockbuster bullfights under the same skies that once awed Orson Welles and Ernest Hemingway鈥攚hose ashes now mingle with Ronda鈥檚 sandy ring. Talk about leaving your mark!
Just two blocks from the New Bridge, the bullring stands proudly, its brick-and-stone fa莽ade designed by Mart铆n de Aldehuela. While it only seats about 5,000 spectators鈥攃ozy by modern standards鈥攊ts arena floor is the largest in Spain, giving bulls extra room to strut their stuff. Under the surrounding gallery arches, you鈥檒l find the Bullfighting Museum, where two centuries of torero capes, shiny swords, ornate lances, and even Royal Cavalry gear tell the story of how Ronda鈥檚 bullfighting shifted from horseback to on foot.
Every September, Ronda turns back the clock for the Pedro Romero Festival, a week-long flamenco festival, 18th-century finery, and matador pageantry. Named after the original foot-fighting pioneer, Pedro Romero, and immortalized in Goya鈥檚 brushstrokes, the fair ends with blockbuster bullfights under the same skies that once awed Orson Welles and Ernest Hemingway鈥攚hose ashes now mingle with Ronda鈥檚 sandy ring. Talk about leaving your mark!
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Plaza de Toros de Ronda (Ronda Bullring) on Map
Sight Name: Plaza de Toros de Ronda (Ronda Bullring)
Sight Location: Ronda, Spain (See walking tours in Ronda)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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Sight Location: Ronda, Spain (See walking tours in Ronda)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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Walking Tours in Ronda, Spain
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Imagine a city so dramatic it naturally inspired myth and empire鈥攚elcome to Ronda, where every cliff, gate, and square flaunts history. Before the Romans and Visigoths muscled in, Celtic tribes called this rocky promontory Arunda. The Phoenicians and Romans left their mark, but it was the Umayyads in 713 who gave us Rundah, which means the 鈥淐astle on the Cliff.鈥� Next up, in 1485, and... view more
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.8 Km or 1.7 Miles
Tour Duration: 2 Hour(s)
Travel Distance: 2.8 Km or 1.7 Miles