City of Dreams: A Ronda Self-Guided Audio Tour

4.3 (32 reviews) 1 h 15 min – 1 h 50 min Free cancellation Private tour

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About this activity

Ronda splits in two around the El Tajo gorge. Its Puente Nuevo bridge hides a chamber that's been a prison, a hotel, and now a small museum. Poet Rilke called Ronda his "city of dreams" – you'll hear why, and what's inside that bridge.

This self-guided audio tour runs at your own pace, on nobody's schedule but yours. From the Alameda del Tajo gardens, cross the Puente Nuevo into the Old Town, taking in clifftop miradors, the Arab Baths, Casa del Rey Moro and the bullring.

Narrated by Clive Muir, a 20-year Ronda-region resident and Andalucía travel writer, with an original flamenco score by local musician Paco Seco.

Download it, put your headphones in and start whenever you like. No crowds!

Highlights

Explore at your own pace – no bus schedule to keep to
The Puente Nuevo's hidden past: prison, then hotel, now museum
Original flamenco score by Ronda musician Paco Seco
Narrated by 20-year local resident Clive Muir
43 stops, 2.1 miles, about 90 minutes – works offline

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At a glance

Duration: 1 h 15 min – 1 h 50 min
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Audio guide: German, English, Spanish
Operated by: VoiceMap Audio Tours

Ages: Adults (6–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Directions to the starting point so that when you're in the right place, the tour will start
Included: Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Included: Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
Included: The VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
Included: Historical tour narrated by local expert with an original flamenco score by Paco Seco

Not included

Not included: Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Not included: Smartphone and headphones
Not included: Transportation
Not included: Food and drink

Itinerary

Alamenda del Tajo

Passing by

Start at the Lady Goyesca statue in the Alameda del Tajo garden
Mirador De Ronda

Passing by

Take in the beauty of the valley from the Mirador de Ronda and other viewpoints along the way.
New Bridge

Passing by

Walk over the 'New Bridge' and hear about Centro de Interpretación del Puente Nuevo, the museum housed inside the bridge that was once a prison, a hotel, and even a tapas bar.
Mirador de Aldehuela

Passing by

The light will change as you walk, enjoy the new character and different angle of Puente Nuevo from Mirador de Aldehuela.
Stop 5

Passing by

The Parador de Ronda sits right beside the Puente Nuevo, on the edge of the Tajo gorge in Ronda's old town. Part of Spain's state-run Parador network, it opened in 1994 inside the town's former town hall and food market, and still shows the original Casa Consistorial façade – arcades, cornices, and a traditional clock. Inside, over 100 works of bullfighting art trace styles from Romanticism to geometric abstraction. Guests get a seasonal pool, a panoramic terrace, and one of the closest views of the gorge the bridge spans. It sits right on the VoiceMap tour's own route through the Old Town.
Puerta de Almocabar

Passing by

Imagine the feelings of history's soldiers as you walk past Ronda's old border.
Banos Arabes

Passing by

There is an optional stop at the Archeological museum of Arab baths and hear about their historical significance to the Muslim Moors of Spain.
Puente Viejo

Passing by

In the middle of Ronda's "oldest bridge", I'll tell you about the controversial debate around which of the city's historic bridges came first.
Casa Del Rey Moro

Passing by

While passing by the Casa del Rey Moro, you'll hear about the room of secrets and the Moorish Kings’ hidden gold.
Stop 10

Passing by

PLEASE NOTE: PAID ATTRACTION FOR ENTRY. Casa de San Juan Bosco is an early 20th-century modernist villa perched on the edge of Ronda's Tajo gorge, in the town's historic quarter. Built for the Granada family, it was later bequeathed to the Salesian order – Don Bosco's own – as a retirement home for elderly priests. Inside, a courtyard lined with Arab-style ceramics holds a substantial collection of regional pottery, alongside 19th-century tapestries and walnut furniture. Its real draw, though, is the garden: laid out as a viewpoint in its own right, it opens onto sweeping views across the gorge and the mountains beyond.
Stop 11

Passing by

The tour ends in front of the Bullring of the Royal Cavalry of Ronda where you'll hear about the tradition.
Palacio de Mondragon

Passing by

Hear about Ronda's most popular museum and the Palace's Moorish courtyards, gardens and stunning views of the Sierra de Grazalema and the Serranía de Ronda.
Plaza de Toros de Ronda

Passing by

Finish your tour at Ronda's historic bullring, arguable the first in Spain, and the home of the Royal Cavalry of Ronda.
Ronda

Passing by

The tour takes place in the gorgeous town of Ronda. Be captivated by the town's beauty and enthralled by its history on this self-guided audio tour.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.

End point

Our tour ends at Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Ronda or, the 'Bullring of the Royal Cavalry of Ronda.

Using your ticket

VOICEMAP CODE

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Please check your email at the address you provided when you made this booking. You've been sent an eight character code you'll need to redeem your tour.

This code can be used by every member of your party. If you've booked for three people, for example, three people can download this tour using the same code.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

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Once you've received your code, please follow these steps:

1. Install the VoiceMap Audio Tours mobile app

2. Create an account

3. Select Tour Codes from the menu, then select Enter Codes

4. Enter your code then select Download Now

PLEASE NOTE

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You can download the tour at any time, before or after your booking date. It’s best to download the tour before you set off for the starting point.
This tour follows a set route and includes turn-by-turn directions. It works best if you start it in the right place and follow the directions from one location to the next.
When the download completes, you’ll see a screen with a photo of the starting point and directions to it. The red start button will become active when you are at the starting point.
Remember to bring your own headphones, unless you have booked a driving tour.

SUPPORT

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For technical support and other queries, please email [email protected]