{"id":842,"date":"2026-11-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/?p=842"},"modified":"2026-11-03T21:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T21:36:34","slug":"living-in-casares-day-trips-ronda-tarifa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santinahomes.com\/de\/blog\/living-in-casares-day-trips-ronda-tarifa\/","title":{"rendered":"Leben in Casares: Ronda und Tarifa sind etwa eine Stunde entfernt"},"content":{"rendered":"
Casares is one of the few places on the Costa del Sol where you can live near the beach and still have two of Andalusia’s great day trips within reach. From the Casares coast, Tarifa, the southernmost point of continental Europe, is about an hour and ten minutes west, with Africa across the water. Inland, the road climbs through the white villages to Ronda and its 120 metre gorge in about an hour and a quarter. Gauc\u00edn is half an hour, Sotogrande twenty minutes, Gibraltar forty five. And the village of Casares itself, with its castle, Roman baths and the birthplace of Blas Infante, is right above you.<\/div>\n

Casares in numbers<\/h2>\n
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Village height<\/td>\nabout 435 metres, 14 km from the coast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ronda<\/td>\n1 hour 15 minutes by car, via Gauc\u00edn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tarifa<\/td>\nabout 1 hour 10 minutes from the Casares coast<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gauc\u00edn<\/td>\n30 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jimena de la Frontera and Castellar<\/td>\nabout 1 hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sotogrande<\/td>\n20 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gibraltar<\/td>\n45 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tarifa to Tangier ferry<\/td>\nabout 1 hour, around 10 sailings a day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most visited sight within an hour<\/td>\nBaelo Claudia, 4.7 from 18,866 Google reviews<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New homes in Casares<\/td>\n8 developments from \u20ac245,000 (santinahomes.com, October 2026)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

How a weekend works from Casares<\/h2>\n

The three directions<\/h3>\n

Up: the village, Gauc\u00edn and Ronda through the Sierra Bermeja and the Genal valley. West: Sotogrande, Gibraltar, Tarifa and the Atlantic. Along: the coast, Finca Cortes\u00edn<\/a>, the Senda Litoral<\/a> and Estepona.<\/p>\n

Roads<\/h3>\n

The A-7 toll road makes Sotogrande and Tarifa fast. The road to Ronda is the A-377 and A-369 through Gauc\u00edn: beautiful, slow, lots of bends, so take it easy and stop for coffee.<\/p>\n

When to go<\/h3>\n

Ronda is busiest at weekends and in August. Tarifa is windy on purpose: a levante day means kitesurfers and sand in your face, a poniente day means swimming. Check the wind before you go. The Ba\u00f1os de la Hedionda are best in spring and autumn.<\/p>\n

Which trip suits you?<\/h2>\n

A free morning: the village, then Gauc\u00edn for coffee.<\/p>\n

A full day with history: Ronda, bridge, bullring, old town, a winery with a driver.<\/p>\n

A beach day that feels like another country: Tarifa or Bolonia.<\/p>\n

Children: Baelo Claudia on the beach at Bolonia, then the dune.<\/p>\n

Another continent before dinner: the Tarifa to Tangier ferry, passport in hand.<\/p>\n

Inland living on your mind: Jimena de la Frontera<\/a> and Castellar.<\/p>\n

All sights at a glance<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nDirection \/ Drive from Casares \/ Google rating \/ Best for<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Castillo de Casares<\/td>\nDirection: Village. Drive from Casares: 15 min from the coast. Google rating: 4.5 (1,413). Best for: Views, history<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ba\u00f1os de la Hedionda<\/td>\nDirection: Village. Drive from Casares: 10 min. Google rating: 4.4 (931). Best for: Roman sulphur baths, a swim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Casa Natal de Blas Infante<\/td>\nDirection: Village. Drive from Casares: 15 min. Google rating: 3.8 (45). Best for: Andalusian history<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mirador de Gauc\u00edn<\/td>\nDirection: Up. Drive from Casares: 30 min. Google rating: 4.6 (91). Best for: Coffee with a view to Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genalguacil, the museum village<\/td>\nDirection: Up. Drive from Casares: 45 min. Google rating: 4.4 (230). Best for: Open air art<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Puente Nuevo, Ronda<\/td>\nDirection: Up. Drive from Casares: 1h15. Google rating: 4.7 (3,462). Best for: The gorge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plaza de Toros, Ronda<\/td>\nDirection: Up. Drive from Casares: 1h15. Google rating: 4.5 (2,567). Best for: One of the oldest bullrings in Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ba\u00f1os \u00c1rabes, Ronda<\/td>\nDirection: Up. Drive from Casares: 1h15. Google rating: 4.3 (4,797). Best for: The old town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Castillo de Jimena de la Frontera<\/td>\nDirection: West inland. Drive from Casares: about 1h. Google rating: 4.6 (1,096). Best for: White village, castle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Castillo de Castellar<\/td>\nDirection: West inland. Drive from Casares: about 1h. Google rating: 4.7 (4,142). Best for: A village inside a castle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Punta de Tarifa<\/td>\nDirection: West. Drive from Casares: 1h10. Google rating: 4.6 (90). Best for: Southernmost point of Europe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Playa de los Lances, Tarifa<\/td>\nDirection: West. Drive from Casares: 1h10. Google rating: 4.7 (661). Best for: Kitesurf, long walks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Valdevaqueros<\/td>\nDirection: West. Drive from Casares: 1h15. Google rating: no listing. Best for: Kitesurf, the dune<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baelo Claudia, Bolonia<\/td>\nDirection: West. Drive from Casares: 1h25. Google rating: 4.7 (18,866). Best for: Roman town on the beach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Drive times from the Casares coast, checked on Google Maps 28 September 2026, off peak. Ratings from Google Maps, 8 October 2026.<\/p>\n

Casares itself: start at home<\/h2>\n

Before you go anywhere, go up to the village. Casares is a white village piled on a hill between the coast and the Sierra Crestellina, and it has more history than places ten times its size.<\/p>\n

Castillo de Casares<\/h3>\n
\"Ruined
Castillo de Casares. Photo: Tyk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A 13th century Nasrid fortress built when Casares was on the western frontier of the Kingdom of Granada. Parts of the walls and two gates, the Arco de la Villa and the Arco del Arrabal, still stand<\/p>\n