Ronda｜Where Elden Ring Meets Reality

🌉 Bridges of Epicness • Puente Nuevo (New Bridge): The iconic 18th-century gorge-straddling monster – straight out of a fantasy game. • Puente Viejo (Old Bridge): Smaller but charming, with killer views of the El Tajo canyon. 🚗 Got here via BlaBlaCar from Málaga (shoutout to eduroam WiFi auto-connecting!). Driver was a Madridista – seems Barça fans are rare outside Catalonia (thanks, politics?). ✨ Why Ronda Stole My Heart • That "holy $#!&" moment when the bridges + endless Andalusian countryside (Tuscany who?) hit at golden hour. Cue dramatic sunset V-shape light beams. 🌄 • Adventure bonus: Hike down to the bridge base (helmets required for the paid path due to falling rocks!). Free trail has climbers scaling cliffs. • Sunset ritual: Join the crowd on the bridge as dusk turns the stone Dali-esque orange. An old lady gasped: "It’s so beautiful I don’t even know where to look!" (Mood.) 🍖 Food & Encounters • Las Maravillas’ oxtail stew: Tender but under-salted (Granada’s version later destroyed it). • Chatted with 70yo American cyclists biking from Córdoba to Málaga (!!). They apologized for Trump’s trade war mid-meal. 😂 • Semana Santa procession + random cats on the walk back – peak Spain. 🏨 Sleep Cheap, Dream Big • Habitaciones La Flamenka: Vintage villa vibes, shared kitchen + bathtub. • Future goals: Splurge on a cliffside parador for extra days of canyon-gazing. Verdict: 24 hours is enough… unless you’re rich enough to wake up to that view. #Ronda #SpainTravel #HiddenSpain