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It's a pleasure to meet you.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Juan José Vela Jiménez, the creator of this website and the designer of each and every tour offered here. On this page, I'd like to tell you the story of how I became a tour guide in Ronda.

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My story

I am privileged to have been born and lived my entire life in Ronda, a city I love. From a young age, I was interested in the environment in which it lived. I was drawn to the monuments, the streets, and the stories about characters from another era that revolved around Ronda.

This was the main reason why I decided, when I turned 18, to study tourism in Granada, where I obtained my official guide license. Later, my interests led me to study a degree in History in Malaga, where I specialized in the history of al-Andalus. I completed a master's degree in the History of Medieval Hispania, bimodally between the University of Malaga and the Autonomous University of Madrid. I presented a research paper entitled "The Emirate in the Feminine: Women Landowners in the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada," which won the award for best research paper of the year. This led me to publish in scientific research journals related to history. I even started learning Arabic!

Later, life brought me back to Granada, where I earned my master's degree in teaching and worked for a time as a teacher. In addition to all this, I have extensive experience as a guide, having worked in cities such as Malaga, Granada, Budapest, and, of course, my beloved Ronda.

I currently speak several languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian, and I'm working towards mastering Arabic one day.

This is the story that brought me here. My passion for sharing history and living in Ronda make this job a privilege for me. That's why I look forward to seeing you in Ronda, where I'd be delighted to show you around my city.


Contact

My goal is and will be for you to enjoy Ronda as much as I do every day.

+34 697 858 404

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