Ronda

Ronda sits atop El Tajo, a gorge over 100 meters deep carved by the Guadalevín River, which divides the city into two urban centers connected by the Puente Nuevo, built in the 18th century. The Plaza de Toros, inaugurated in 1785, is one of the oldest bullrings in Spain and the birthplace of modern bullfighting. The historic old town preserves the Palacio del Marqués de Salvatierra, with its 18th-century Baroque portal, and the Plaza Duquesa de Parcent, the heart of the La Ciudad neighborhood. 19th-century Romantic travelers—Rainer Maria Rilke, Orson Welles, Ernest Hemingway—left written accounts of their fascination with the Tajo viewpoints and the light of the mountains. The Museo Lara houses art and ethnography collections documenting centuries of local life. In GeoCats Agora, you'll explore these places by solving challenges that unlock their real history.