The entrance to the Cueva de la Pileta in Benaojan. Photograph: Reme Casilla Sevilla
The Ronda to Gaucin road at Atajate in the Serrania de Ronda. Photograph: Monica Moreno Hogarth
TOURISTS and expats were amazed to wake up to a ‘whiteout’ in Ronda this morning.
Parts of the Serrania de Ronda were cut off as an unexpected blizzard left the region snow-bound.
It’s the first time in a decade that towns like Arriate and Benaojan were dusted with snow.
SCARY: As the vehicle negotiated a steep, narrow mountain pass near the abandoned Hundidero dam it lost traction and started sliding backwards towards a sheer drop of several hundred metres. Photograph: Eva Bratek
The entrance to the Cueva de la Pileta in Benaojan. Photograph: Reme Casilla Sevilla
Alfie and Maia make the most of the snow with Ronaldo de Ronda. Photograph: Jon Clarke
Snow on the rooftops in Cortes de la Frontera. Photograph: Kirstie Nash
The Ronda to Gaucin road at Atajate in the Serrania de Ronda. Photograph: Monica Moreno Hogarth
Gizzi doesn’t know what to make of the snow in Montejaque this morning. Photograph: Jill la Peche
Tavizna in Montejaque. Photograph: Jill la Peche
Alfie discovers his Ronda garden is full of snow. Photograph: Jon Clarke
Jimera de Libar gets a sprinkling of snow. Photograph: Karl Smallman
Arriate near Ronda. Photograph: Jon Clarke
Snow falls in the Sierra de Libar. Photograph: Karl Smallman
Arriate near Ronda. Photograph: Jon Clarke
Picture postcard perfect in Montejaque. Photograph: Jill la Peche
Pretty as a picture – snow on the slopes of the mountains in Jimera de Libar. Photograph: Karl Smallman
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