Blog #Ronda

With the cold and wet weather we have been experiencing in southern Spain since the clocks went back, people are turning their thoughts to heating their houses. The DIY Guy has lived in a number of properties in the Ronda area, so he knows a thing or two about keeping warm.

Lots of people volunteer, ie they work for free. Pablo de Ronda has been working for free for the best part of 20 years. From translating and interpreting, through teaching and writing, to building work and gardening. Here's a summary of his "working for free" career.

New artists association RondARTE holds its inaugural exhibition. More than 150 works by 78 local artists are on display at the Convento de Santo Domingo, Ronda, until 21 October.

Many restaurants and bars in the Serrania de Ronda have been forced to close as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. These three new restaurants have opened, however, and the local offer is once again worthy of the increasing numbers of tourists who come to the area.

In Ronda there is a real estate agency named after him, plus a driving school, a car park and a pub. Who was this person?