Ronda

Yesterday we decided we'd done everything we wanted in Málaga so we had a look into another day trip. We settled on Ronda, famous for its Puente Neuvo (new bridge). There is one train a day to Ronda from Málaga and it's a commuter train rather than a high speed train, so it took almost 2 hours to get there and the same to return. Luckily the scenery is magnificent which is one of the reasons we chose it. Here are some photos from the window of the train:

The town of Ronda is beautiful! It's relatively flat, even though it's situated in a mountainous area, and the views are stunning!

There are three bridges which gross the deep gorge between the two parts of the town: the Roman bridge, the Arabic bridge and the 'New' bridge. There is some confusion between the Roman bridge and the Arabic bridge as it seems they may have swapped names at some point. They have both been destroyed by flood waters and partially been reconstructed although still contain original features.

The new bridge isn't really new at all - it was completed in 1793. While you can see the bridge from many viewing areas along the edge of the town the best photo spots involve walking down the gorge to look up at the bridge. It's a fun walk on the way down but reasonably tiring on the way back up!

The old town of Ronda is very pretty, so we had a wander through it after our walk.