Passage Ernest Hemingway

The Ernest Hemingway walk

The Ronda audio-guided tour has you take the Paseo Ernest Hemingway, one of the most evocative walks of the city, just behind the arena.

A tribute to a lover of Ronda

Connecting the Plaza de Toros to the Alameda del Tajo, this paseo is part of a set of paths dedicated to famous visitors of Ronda. It pays tribute to Ernest Hemingway, whose first visit in 1923 triggered a lasting fascination for the city. The writer, seduced by the romanticism of the place, returned often, staying in the old quarter of La Ciudad. He attended here the Corrida Goyesca and made friends with the bullfighter Antonio Ordóñez. His attachment shows in several of his works, from Death in the Afternoon, where he sees in Ronda the best place to discover a corrida, to For Whom the Bell Tolls, a chapter of which is inspired by events that occurred in the region during the civil war. A bronze bust, inaugurated in 2015, is on the neighbouring Plaza Blas Infante.

What there is to see

The Paseo Ernest Hemingway invites a peaceful walk between the arena and the Alameda del Tajo, punctuated with tributes to figures who loved Ronda, like Hemingway or Orson Welles. It is a literary and restful stage, which sheds light on the deep link between the city and the great travellers who celebrated it.

Practical information

The Paseo Ernest Hemingway is behind the Plaza de Toros, in Ronda. A public walk, it can be walked freely on foot at all hours and on the level, offering fine views over the surroundings.

What link did Hemingway have with Ronda?

Seduced from 1923, he returned often and evoked the city in several of his works, including Death in the Afternoon.

What does this paseo connect?

The Plaza de Toros to the Alameda del Tajo, within a set of paths dedicated to the famous visitors of Ronda.