You’ve probably all heard the rather wacky theory that John F Kennedy, Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Princess Diana et al aren’t dead at…
Ronda – one of the most beautiful towns I have had the fortune to visit and live in!
Before CHARMING PROPERTIES ever existed…
In Ronda there is a real estate agency named after him, plus a driving school, a car park and a pub. A street also bears his name, and there is…
By Miguel Ruiz Trigueros
This article was translated from the original Spanish by Paul Whitelock with permission from the author…
In these difficult economic times, money is short, so why not work for free? writes Paul Whitelock. It could be an answer for people struggling to make…
It’s sad to learn that the Spanish cork industry continues to struggle. Despite regular bumper crops every Autumn the price has fallen once again.…
Life quickly settled down in Montejaque where I was living with my German wife, Rita, who I sometimes refer to in these blogs as the Meter Maid
Two cities which have recently become official “sisters”, Ronda (Málaga) and Cuenca (Castilla–La Mancha), are arguably two of the most stunning…
After three decades of regular visits to Spain, it got to the millennium and 25 years of married life.
So in summer 2000 my wife and…
The Top 10 Breakfast Bars in the Serranía de Ronda according to Secret Serrania contributor Paul Whitelock. Do you agree with his selection? You can…
I’m sure this lyric from the Beach Boys 1965 hit resonates with lots of us who have come to Ronda to live. But why is this stunning Andalusian…
Hola. My name is Paul Whitelock. I’ve lived here in the mountains of the Serrania de Ronda for the last 12 years, splitting my…
The Día de Andalucía (Day of Andalucia or Andalucia Day) is celebrated on February 28 and commemorates the 1980 referendum on the Statute of…
The Ministry of Development, Infrastructure and Land Management of the Regional Government of Andalucia has announced that the road improvement…