Ronda - Puenta Nuevo

Ronda is in South Andalusia, about 2h away from Gibraltar the most Southern point of Spain. According to some websites, Ronda is thé most beautiful village of Andalucia. About 34.000 inhabitants live there, so it’s mostly knows for its touristical spots, such as the Puenta Nuevo, Plaza de Toros and the Moorish bridge.

Puenta Nuevo means “new bridge” in English. It’s a scary view with a depth of more than 120m. They started building the bridge in 1735, but 5 years later the bridge crashed along with unfortunate 50 workers. The bridge was finally finished 50 years later in 1793.

A cruel fact: the bridge contains multiple areas where they used to torture prisoners during the Spanish Civil War (1936 - 1939) and throw them into the deep.Read more