Tajo’s Avenue
Formerly known by the "Alameda de San Carlos". Situated next to the Bullring and near to the cornice of The Tajo gorge, this is a lovely XIXth century avenue lined with trees, which offers some magnificient views of the Serranîa de Ronda and of the surrounding landscape around Ronda. It was finished off in 1806 and was paid for by the fines that people were given for their scandalous behavoir in the area.
It is divided up into sections by five main parellel passageways which are all full of a large variety of species of plants that all lead to a wide avenue which is, in reality, an impressive balcony which overhangs the huge drop below. From a botanical point of view, it should be noticed that some of the trees are more than two hundred years old and are included in a handbook of the most outstanding trees in the whole of the province of Malaga. Perhaps the three most outstanding examples are the Himalayan Cedar, the huge Pine and the Acacia de tres espinas (next to the duck pond).
The avenue continues on towards the north along what is named locally as the Paseo de los Ingleses, all the time skirts the edge of the cliff drop until reaching the Victoria Hotel. Right underneath this hotel is what is popularly called the "Asa de la Caldera" (the handle of the boiler), which is a spectacular geological formation well worth seeing. It then joins the Paseo de Blas Infante, passing through the terrace of the Parador Nacional de Turismo, and later on finishes off at the "Puente Nuevo" (New Bridge).
How to get there
More information
Discover more about the province of Malaga
- Discover more about the province of Malaga