One evening we attended a show at El Quinque – I have no idea how to pronounce that. But, we had read a brochure advertising a wonderful flamenco performance for €15 each.

We found the tablao flamenco-restaurante in a small street just behind the tourist office and booked ourselves a front row seat for an 8.30pm performance. We had dined earlier at a tapas bar, but we enjoyed a beer and a wine during the performances.

This photo does not do the performance justice. We could not use a flash and the ones I tried to take with the flamenco dancer were terrible. But, the show was fabulous. We thoroughly enjoyed the performance. The singer was so passionate about her songs and she almost made us cry. It sounded so sad. The dancer, while not young, could also evoke such passion in her moves.

Mick was enthralled – and I don’t think it was only as a result of all the sherry he had consumed before we went to this show at the Wine Interpretation Centre. The show lasted almost one and a half hours and included a costume change.

On our way home, we stopped by that bridge again… Puento Nuevo – and got a shot with it lit up by spot lights. Pretty cool!

Last night, we attended a concert by Celia Morales – a traditional flamenco guitarist. We had read about her on Trip Advisor, and as her studio was only a five minute walk away, we decided to go take a look. Again, this concert cost us €15 each.

Once we bought our tickets, we headed off for a glass of Rioja as there was 25 minutes until ‘showtime’. It was at this moment we realised we had been living in the right part of Ronda – this wine was the most expensive we had bought so far. But, we still enjoyed it.

We arrived just before the show started and were surprised to see the place was empty.

Celia played traditional flamenco as well as her own compositions in an intimate setting that could hold about 30 people.

She played for over an hour to JUST US. You might be starting to think there are no other tourists in Ronda, but I can assure you there are, but most are here for a few hours only, and so would not get the chance to listen to her, although she explained that most nights are very busy.

It was pretty special.

So, we have had three different experiences with flamenco shows in Spain. Our favourite was the one with Edward in Seville. The professional dancers in Ronda also moved us very much, and Celia showed such skill that we couldn’t help but be impressed. Feeling pretty lucky.