Malaga and Ronda

From Seville we took the train to Malaga, a lovely little beach town on the Costa del Sol. We had another three days to play with here, so again spent two in the city and one outside of Malaga on a day trip to the little town of Ronda.

Our time in Malaga was spent relaxing. We had a gorgeous little apartment across from the Cathedral, which was very central and perfect walking distance from everything we needed access to. We walked around the cobblestone streets stopping in many of the very cushy shops, we enjoyed good wine and food, we toured the Picasso Museum (I heart Picasso!), saw the Roman Amphitheatre and several other ruins and of course we went to the beach!!

We had beautiful weather and the water was warm. The beach is called Playas de la Malaguetas and it's a dark rock sand beach, so not the beautiful soft sand but still quite nice. We didn't have any complaints!!

Our day trip to Ronda was a fantastic experience as well. It's a majestic little city nestled in the hills of Andalucia and there's quite a bit to see! We started at Plaza de Toros which has a fantastic bull fighting museum (and is/was the first official bull fighting stadium in Spain).

It was a beautiful day so we decided to walk along the scenic boardwalk to take in the stunning views while we made our way over to the Old Town. We took the path from Plaza Maria Auxiliadora down to the bottom of Puente Nuevo (a huge bridge built between the cliffs of the Old Town and the New Town. It's really quite neat to see and doesn't really seem like it belongs in Andalucia.

We also spent some time getting "lost" in the Old Town, walking along the Old 18th Century Town Walls, through Puerta de la Exhijara and of course we made a visit to the ruins of the Old Arab Baths. The white washed houses reminded usa bit of Greece.

Ronda was a wonderful surprise, we both loved it here and thought to ourselves that if we were to plan this trip over again, we'd spend a night or two in this historic town.

Malaga

Outside the Plaza de Toros in Malaga:

Pablo hits the beach! (in Malaga):

Palace:

The Cathedral:

Roman Amphitheatre:

Ronda

Plaza de Toros:

The Matador and the Toro:

Walking the scenic boardwalk:

They have such beautiful doors ...

... and beautiful tiles!!

Puente Nuevo:

Feeling a little "zen":

Enjoying the view and a lovely glass of sangria:

Walking the walls of the Old Town (with a view of the New Town):

Arab Baths: