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Royal seal of approval: After 40 years serving Ronda, Almocabar is back in safe hands

POLITICIANS, presidents and even kings have eaten in Ronda’s grande dame of dining Almocabar. So it is incredibly fortunate the historic restaurant is now in

9 Dec, 2024 @ 16:31

Andalucia·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Olive Press Travel

Rainbow’s End: The melting pot of restaurants in Ronda is second to none in Andalucia, writes Olive Press editor Jon Clarke

IT might seem like a backwater in the middle of nowhere, but Ronda really is the veritable pot at the end of the restaurant rainbow.

9 Dec, 2024 @ 12:18

Andalucia·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel

4 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Ronda – € 245,000

Townhouse Ronda, Málaga 4 beds 3 baths € 245,000 House for Sale in San Francisco Ronda Neighborhood Beautiful two-story home located in the

8 Dec, 2024 @ 12:05

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The Philippe Effect: The giant red bull’s head looming over the Serrania de Ronda is a Starck masterpiece, writes Jon Clarke

IT cost well over 20 million and will hopefully create something of a ‘Guggenheim Effect’ for Ronda. That is Philippe Starck’s amazing new organic olive

1 Dec, 2024 @ 13:02

Andalucia·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Travel News

Exclusive: Martin Freeman is spotted filming for Agatha Christie Netflix series in Spain’s Ronda

By Jon Clarke and Paul Whitelock IT is a famous 1920s murder mystery that keeps readers guessing until the final page. So unsurprisingly the producers

18 Sep, 2024 @ 07:00

Andalucia·Celebrity·La Cultura·Lead

Casting call in Malaga: Directors need double of ‘Game of Thrones’ star and elderly women for international series being shot in Ronda

ARE you an older man, with ginger, brown or blonde hair, British looking, and around six foot one inch in height? If so there may

9 Sep, 2024 @ 12:32

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

Robert De Niro, 80, visits historic city of Ronda in southern Spain: This is where he ate as chef reveals how ‘very polite’ star ‘asked for no special treatment’

ROBERT De Niro has been spotted enjoying the culinary delights of one of Spain’s most historic cities. The Hollywood legend, 80, was pictured with top

15 Aug, 2024 @ 11:34

Celebrity·Lead·Malaga

NO MORNING FOR A LIE-IN: MiColchón is giving away 50 free mattresses to launch a new store in Spain’s Ronda

SET your alarm. A brand new bed shop in Ronda is giving away 50 – yes FIFTY – mattresses to celebrate the opening of a

1 Aug, 2024 @ 11:50

Andalucia·Other News·Property·Sponsored

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited Ronda’s answer to the Caminito del Rey to test if it’s just as hair-raising as the original – this is my verdict’

RONDA has just opened its answer to the famous Caminito del Rey, but is it really as hair raising as the original? In April this

21 Jun, 2024 @ 17:07

Lead·Malaga

Ronda targets luxury tourism: Historic city in southern Spain to build two five-star hotels

THE Andalusian city of Ronda is famed for its Arab Baths, wine production, beautiful scenery and, of course, its deep gorge, El Tajo. But there

3 Jun, 2024 @ 16:26

Andalucia·Hotels·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘I visited a little-known town near Spain’s Ronda and fell in love with the scenery, food and hiking’

THIS little-known town near Ronda is enchanting, with stunning scenery, food and walks. Everytime I visited Ronda I stood on the Tajo bridge looking out

1 Jun, 2024 @ 10:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: I visited Setenil de las Bodegas – a town literally carved into rock in southern Spain… these are my tips

SETENIL de las Bodegas is frequently featured online for its striking appearance, having been built into a huge rock, but what is the best way

13 Apr, 2024 @ 10:01

Lead·Olive Press Travel

‘I went to Spain’s famous Smurf Village to see if it was really worth the hype – here’s what I thought’

JUZCAR, Ronda, has become famous all over social media for its bright blue ‘Smurf’ buildings, but is it really worth a visit? After a long

7 Apr, 2024 @ 08:00

Lead·Olive Press Travel

Tree-mendous escape as felled pine narrowly misses Ronda station in Spain

A CENTURY old tree blew over on to Ronda train station this morning. An incredibly strong gust of wind tumbled the ancient pine tree. Incredibly

23 Mar, 2024 @ 15:58

Andalucia·Lead

These are the two ‘happiest’ towns in Spain, according to study – and they’re both in Malaga

MALAGA is home to two of the happiest towns in Spain, according to a new study. READ MORE: Britain is a much happier country than

22 Mar, 2024 @ 10:29

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Scorchio! Highs of up to 30C across Spain’s Malaga next week: Hot blast of wind will bring summer temperatures

THINGS are heating up early this year with highs of 30C forecast for parts of Malaga province early next week. According to weather agency AEMET,

16 Mar, 2024 @ 13:05

Lead·Other News·Weather

Former cleaner steals nun's bank card to make multiple cash withdrawals on Spain's Costa Blanca

Get thee to a nunnery! Convent in Spain’s Malaga is looking for holy women to avoid closure

A COMMUNITY of cloistered nuns are in desperate need of new members with the Vatican threatening to close the convent. The convent of the Discalced

18 Feb, 2024 @ 09:40

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the textile factory challenging fast fashion in Spain and reviving Malaga’s ‘lost art’

FOR Juan Carlos Vera Garcia, business is part of his ‘DNA’. His father owned the first ever industrial bakery in Teba, a small town near

11 Feb, 2024 @ 09:00

Andalucia·Business & Finance·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Revealed: The 5 towns in Spain added to the ‘most beautiful pueblos’ list for 2024

FIVE Spanish towns have won a place in the 2024 list of Spain’s prettiest pueblos. Some 19 towns were put forward to gain the prestigious

8 Jan, 2024 @ 12:14

Andalucia·Cantabria·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

This town in Malaga province has made the list of Spain’s prettiest towns

A MALAGA town has won a place in the list of Spain’s prettiest towns, with just five new locations chosen this year. Some 19 towns

18 Dec, 2023 @ 14:17

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

EXCLUSIVE: Why Ronda is still among the most charming cities in Spain – almost a century after Ernest Hemingway fell in love with its beauty

IT is easily one of Spain’s most memorable sensations; the moment the adrenaline hits as you look down from a ledge at the top of

4 Dec, 2023 @ 13:35

EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Is this the most romantic village in Spain? Why the stunning ‘Pueblo de Amor’ in Malaga province is the perfect rural escape for lovers

IT was on Valentine’s Day four centuries ago that Arriate won its freedom. On February 14, in 1630, the villagers clubbed together to pay 352,739

3 Dec, 2023 @ 07:06

Lead·Olive Press Travel

REVIEW: Meson Sabor Andaluz; we track down the true home of the Andalucian vernacular, where the vegetables are king and wallet stays happy!

Jon Clarke tracks down the hidden gem of Meson Sabor Andaluz in the heart of inland Cadiz an hour inland from the Costa Del Sol

30 Oct, 2023 @ 10:25

Food & Drink·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Plucky Frenchwoman wages campaign to bring ‘original version’ movies to Spain’s Ronda – ‘pour l’amour’

RONDA’S main cinema is set to show its first ever ‘original version’ movie without dubbing this week, thanks to one expat resident – and loving

23 Oct, 2023 @ 12:24

Andalucia·La Cultura·Malaga

Mayor of Ronda to be grilled over alleged embezzlement of government funds: Public cleaning company has ‘unexplained expenses of more than €80k’ and ‘gave unjustified bonuses and cash salary advances’

THE conservative mayor of Ronda will be dragged in front of a judge over the alleged embezzlement of tens of thousands of euros of government

17 Sep, 2023 @ 13:51

Lead·Politics

Ronda to host the Spanish Canyoning Championship

RONDA is set to host the Spanish Canyoning Championship on September 23 and 24. Following the success of the qualifying event for the 2022 Spanish

9 Sep, 2023 @ 07:30

Lead·Malaga·Sport