Winter Breaks in Andalucia, Spain
♫ “All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gr—” ♫
Oh. Wait. The sky isn’t grey and not all of the leaves are brown, because this is Ronda in Southern Spain.
But is the weather turning colder, greyer, and wetter where you live? If you’re starting to long for sunshine, why not book a winter break in Andalucia? Here are a few reasons why Andalucia is the perfect place to visit during the winter months.
Ronda Restaurant Recommendations – 5 more of our favourites
As it seems that our blogs recommending restaurants in and around Ronda are among the most frequently-read (hiking in Ronda is the most popular – thanks for following us folks!) and we love to help our guests and visitors to Ronda experience the very best from our hometown, we thought it about time we shared another five of our discoveries with you. It was such a struggle to dine out in so many different places, experiencing all the natural flavours of Andalusia (and we certainly need to do a bit of hiking now to balance things out!), but we were strong enough to accept the challenge and here are the results:
What is luxury? What makes La Cazalla a luxury villa rental?
What does the word ‘luxury’ mean in 2018? Do we overuse this word, in the same way that the word ‘awesome’ is utilised so frequently that now everything is awesome? As we market La Cazalla de Ronda as a ‘luxury villa rental’, we thought we’d take a look at what makes an item or experience ‘luxurious’.
The Ronda Guitar Festival: One of Romantic Ronda’s Super Summer Festivals
Something prospective guests frequently ask before confirming their booking is if there is anything to do in Ronda. The answer is always a resounding “Yes!” and we direct them to this blog where they can discover articles with recommendations of things to do in Ronda, details of adventure sports and activities, hiking, bird watching… we could go on and on. However, what is particularly tantalising is how many parties, celebrations and festivals there are going in Andalusia (around 3,000 a year!). Let’s have a look at at one that’s coming up soon: the Ronda International Guitar Festival.
Gifts for guests at our luxury villa rental in Ronda, Andalusia
Well, another Christmas is behind us, although here in Spain the most important day for giving gifts is yet to come – on 6th January is the Three Kings Day (la Fiesta de los Reyes). The local children will be beside themselves with excitement at dusk on 5th January when the three kings (Melchor, Gazpar and Baltasar) appear simultaneously throughout the entire land and distribute gifts. Here at La Cazalla however, we like to give gifts to our guests all year round!
Five of the Most Picturesque Towns to Visit from Ronda, Andalusia
What’s the first image that comes to mind when you think of Spain? Blue skies? Beaches? Flamenco? Bullfighting? Paella? If you Google ‘Spain’ in images, actually the photos are predominantly of fantastic architecture and little white houses cascading down mountainsides. These are the pueblos blancos (white villages) and their strategically-defensive hill-top positions, narrow cobbled streets and brilliantly-white casas reflecting back the bright Andalusian sunshine make for interesting and picturesque places to visit. Here are five of our favourites within a short drive from your base at La Cazalla, our secluded luxury villa rental in Ronda: