Setenil de las Bodegas and Ronda Day Trip

Another day excursion from Marbella to day, another full day  tour with Julia Travel to Setenil de las Bodegas and Ronda. Lovely views from the coach as we travelled through the mountains and then just a short time in the picturesque white village, built into the rocks, of Setenil - just time to walk up the shady side and back down the sunny side. Then it was on to Ronda, with spectacular views... and the sight of rain heading toawrds us from the mountains. And then it rained. Never mind. We still got to visit the bull ring, had a wine-tasting and lunch in a local restaurant before returning to the Costa del Sol, seeing snow lying by the road on the way!

Here are a few of my photos.

We stopped at a service station in the mountains. It was definitely a bit cooler than Marbella.

Some photos of Setenil.

From the terrace in the botanic gardens in Ronda we could see the rain coming.

The town is a long way up from the valley floor.

By the time we got to the Plaza del Toro, it was raining steadily.

We crossed the "new bridge" above the gorge.

We got a wine tasting here...

 ...and had lunch here.

On our way back, there was some snow at the side of the road. It wasn't there when we went the other way.

A pity about the weather in Ronda, but it was still a great day trip.

You can see more of my photos here on Flickr.