Spain’s Fairytale Cliffside Towns – RONDA & SETENIL DE LAS BODEGAS

Spain’s Fairytale Cliffside Towns – RONDA & SETENIL DE LAS BODEGAS

When traveling to Spain, you definitely can’t miss visiting Rhonda, a historic mountaintop town that set dramatically above a deep gorge with gorgeous centuries old Spanish architecture and an impressive stone bridge called the Poente Novo. You also have to check out the picturesque Settia de las bodeas with its whitewashed houses built into the surrounding cliffs. We’re Tom and Mike from Take Time to Travel, and we’ve spent the last 5 years traveling and eating our way around the world, including 3 months living in Spain. Today, we’re going to show you the amazing day trip we did from Malaga, where we had a lovely guided tour of Rhonda, explored Satanil de Laspodeas, and of course, had some delicious Spanish food. To start the tour, the bus picked us up outside the Malaga train station. And then we had a scenic 1 and a halfhour drive through the countryside before arriving in Rhonda and making our first stop at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy and then walking into the Alamda del Tahoe Park where we stroll down this beautiful prominade on our way to one of Rhonda’s many breathtaking lookout points. This one is called the Balcon Delono, which has a kind of vulgar translation and towers about 130 meters above the valley below. Next, we learned a little bit about the Plaza Deos Deronda, where modern bull fighting began. And just a few steps away from there is the Walk of Fame for Spain’s most well-known bull fighters, as well as the impressive Miraidor De. Now, I’m afraid of heights, but I somehow managed to make it all the way out to the edge of the balcony. And I thought it was definitely worth it for this phenomenal perspective overlooking the buildings perched on the side of the cliff and the expansive valley vistas where you can see for kilome. Then we walked for a few minutes through the charming streets on our way to Rhonda’s most iconic landmark, the Poente Noeo or new bridge. construction of which started in 1759 and took 34 years to complete. As we walked out onto the bridge, we were amazed by the absolutely spectacular views. But wait until you see the panorama from the Miridor de Aldoa. From up here, you could really appreciate the height of the Pento Noeo. This imposing stone multi-archch bridge stands 105 meters tall and crosses over the gorge and the Guadalin River. Rhonda truly is breathtaking from this vantage point, but there’s also lots of other places to see. So, let’s make our way over to the old town through the narrow cobblestone streets lined with whitewashed buildings and quaint little plazas like Plaza de Maria Oxiliadora, which has yet another observation deck with a sweeping view of the surrounding natural landscape. How pretty is that? Now, let’s keep going and continue on the tour where our next stop is the ancient Mandreon Palace, which was built by the Mers and dates back to 1314. And just a short but very scenic stroll away is the Eglacia de Santa Maria Lameor. Work began on the church in the late 15th century and took more than 200 years to complete. We also made a quick stop at the San Sebastian Minouret, a centuries old Murish Tower before starting our descent down the fairy taleike streets over to this Miridor viewpoint which had a unique perspective overlooking the quaint 16th century Poente Viejo old bridge. Just beside the lookout is the Arco de Filipe the 5th Arch which was the main entrance to the old town before the new bridge was completed. From the arch, it’s just a short walk out onto the old bridge where we enjoyed the dramatic views of the lush green valley and the river far below. But it’s almost time for our lunch. So, we had to walk back up the stairs on the other side of the gorge. Here we saw some of the best views in Rhonda, especially from the Quanka viewpoint where you could really appreciate the scale of the Poente Noeo. So, of course, we had to take a quick selfie. After that, we parted ways with our tour guide and had 2 hours of free time to explore on our own. So, we went straight into the picturesque Plaza del Sakoro, where we saw lots of restaurants with terraces sprawling into the square. And this tapus bar called Laaburna had good reviews online. Plus, it had an unobstructed view of the church and was great for people watching. So, we decided to give it a try and started with a couple of large cruise cample beers to drink, followed by the seasoned tomato salad, which is uniquely presented and was super fresh and flavorful. Next was a few different tapas, the stuffed breaded mushroom, as well as the calamari blackbre roll with ioli and the Iberian pork burger with mustard and pistachio. These were all really good and fairly priced. My favorite was the stuffed mushroom, but Tom’s was probably the calamari roll. We also had the fried calamari plate for us to share, which we topped with some freshlysqueezed lemon juice, as well as the slowcooked pork cheek tapa, which pulled apart incredibly easily. The pork was super tender, full of flavor, and tasted delectable, just like our next dish, the rabo deto, which is bull tail stew with chestnut sauce and a side of sliced potatoes. Afterward, we wanted something sweet, so we went to this bakery called Conferia Las Campanas. It was just a short walk away and had tons of appetizing pastries on display. So, we each chose something that looked yummy and then found a bench to sit down on in front of the fountain in the square where we couldn’t wait to open our care package. I chose the toasted egg yolk sponge cake and Mike decided on the chocolate and cream pastry. They were decent, but nothing special. We still had a little bit of free time left after eating all of that food. So, we strolled along Rhonda’s main pedestrian walking street called Carrera Espanel or Ka Labola, which had lots of patios and souvenir shops to check out. But, let’s keep going. Our favorite part of the tour is coming up next. We met back up with our group, hopped on the bus, and drove about 30 minutes where we were greeted by this cute little train that would take us over to Satanil de lasodeas. We climbed on board and began our short ride down into the village. Then we had about an hour to explore the magical streets of Satania de las bodegas on foot. This fairy tale-like setting has the whitewashed houses built underneath the overhanging cliff face. In all our travels, we’ve never seen anything else quite like it. With the Rio Tjo River running through the center of the town, lots of lush greenery and these unique cave buildings, this is the perfect place for some memorable photos or to sit on the patio and grab a bite to eat. But since we just ate way too much food in Rhonda, we’ll keep moving and show you what else makes this village so special. We love to walk and we found it very pedestrian friendly. But if you don’t like hills, you could hire a tuktuk. As we passed by the main drag with all of the restaurants, we found ourselves in more of a residential area, which almost reminded us of Greece with all of the white buildings up the hillside. And as we continued to wander further, we found that Google Maps didn’t work too well, but we didn’t really mind too much since everywhere we went was absolutely beautiful. Once we made it around the bend, we noticed this castle up on the hill. So, we decided we had to go and check it out. On our way, we found this super narrow walkway called Cay Earia that led us up to this cute little spot with the phrase, “Kiss me in the corner.” And just up another set of stairs was this quaint plaza. At this point, we were getting a little bit tired from all of the climbing, but it was definitely worth it just to enjoy this stunning perspective of this PBlo Blanco. Although, we were disappointed at the top to find a church and not the castle. There are remnants of an old fortress, but I guess we took a wrong turn somewhere. So, we just kept on wandering to see what else we could find and continued walking back down through a different residential area before we crossed over the Rio Tjo River and started hiking back uphill to get to the Miridor del Carman lookout which definitely has the best views in all of Satanil de las bodeas as well as the Satanil sign. While the town only has about 3,000 residents, it attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors like us each year. And it’s no surprise why with so many of these awe inspiring views. Fun fact, Satan was occupied during the Roman invasion in the 1st century AD and possibly as early as 25,000 years ago by cave dwelling societies. After taking an obligatory video selfie, we made our way down the picturesque staircase and to the main street on the other side of the river, where the cliff hangs entirely above the walkway in this part. Then we managed to find our way over to where we started our visit in this picture perfect village and boarded the mini train to take us back to our bus to Malaga. If you want to check out this unforgettable tour to Rhonda and Setinia de las bodeas, we have a link to this tour in the description section down below. For more Spain videos, click here. Please like and subscribe. And remember, take time to travel. Catch you on the next one. [Music]

Ronda, a mountaintop town set dramatically above a deep gorge & Setenil de las Bodegas, a village known for its whitewashed houses built into the surrounding cliffs are two of Spain’s must visit destinations! We’ll take you on a guided Tour of Ronda, where we see the best viewpoints, the home of modern bullfighting, the old town, the iconic Puente Nuevo Bridge, eat some delicious Spanish food and more. Then we’ll head over to the picturesque Setenil de las Bodegas, where we’ll take a mini train into the village and explore to show you what makes it so special!

Check out our other Spain videos:
Spanish Tapas Tours in Malaga: https://youtu.be/hYzLso5kaPg
Caminito Del Rey & the White Washed Village of Alora: https://youtu.be/bNMHvyR-R1k
Best Restaurants in Malaga: https://youtu.be/jaBEDsUIJ4o
Best Restaurants in Madrid: https://youtu.be/QpRD06bA0Bg
Madrid Best Cheap Eats Food Tour: https://youtu.be/RybDrX4QeYY
Best Restaurants in Marbella: https://youtu.be/lrEFkM9VG8Q
Exploring Marbella’s Old Town: https://youtu.be/qbmtR09GrnY
Exploring Puerto Banús, Marbella: https://youtu.be/khqdcdf2vjM
Marbella Cheap Eats Food Tour: https://youtu.be/4JiIU_EnvW8
Marbella Duplex Apartment Tour: https://youtu.be/P-aCCcVLyd0
Marbella Old Town 4K Walking Tour: https://youtu.be/ABGsCbrsvM4
Puerto Banus 4K Walking Tour: https://youtu.be/WDecPFkqSU0
Marbella, Spain Beachfront 4K Walking Tour: https://youtu.be/gFleTUtc8J4
Malaga, Spain 4K Walking Tour: https://youtu.be/krmz0SYLwxA
Madrid, Spain 4K Walking Tour: https://youtu.be/Qzt91MTpy0w

Check out these amazing tours:
From Málaga: Ronda & Setenil de las Bodegas (TOUR IN THIS VIDEO): https://gyg.me/iPlLZCq7
Malaga: Tapas Crawl: https://gyg.me/yUT2j5Kp
Caminito del Rey/White Village Tour w/ Tapas: https://gyg.me/r8AVz6kW
From Málaga: Caves of Nerja, Nerja & Frigiliana Tour: https://gyg.me/laGCMk5h
Málaga: Learn to dance flamenco rumba: https://gyg.me/IbQdcR9s
Málaga: Spanish Cooking Workshop w/ Paella & Sangria: https://gyg.me/Uu1Ret54
Málaga: Off-Road Buggy Tour in Mijas: https://gyg.me/rcymk699
Malaga: City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour: https://gyg.me/lAlbwcSc
From Marbella: Ronda Wineries Tour with Lunch: https://gyg.me/jCSIKUPX

Ronda Attractions in this video:
Alameda del Tajo Park & Viewpoint
Plaza de Toros de Ronda
Mirador de Ronda
Puente Nuevo or “New Bridge”
Mirador de Aldehuela
Old Town
Plaza de María Auxiliadora & Viewpoint
Mondragon Palace
Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor
San Sebastian Minaret
Arco de Felipe 5th Arch & Viewpoint
Puente Viejo “Old Bridge”
Cuenca Viewpoint
Plaza del Socorro
Bar La Taberna
Confitería Las Campanas
Carrera Espinel/ Calle La Bola

Setenil de las Bodegas Attractions in this video:
Mini Train Ride
Calle Cuevas del Sol (Sun Street)
Calle Herrería – Picturesque narrow pathway
Mirador del Carmen Lookout
Shade Street – Cuevas de la Sombra

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