Spain, Andalusia
The Ronda road is one of Europe's great drives and it starts an hour from the airport.
First instinct from Malaga: head west towards Ronda.
Scored roads in range
6
Nearest great road
29 mi
Best rated nearby
9.1 / 10
Shortest full loop
2 hr 40 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 14 June 2026
Under 60 km from the centre
Close enough for an evening run or a Sunday morning before the traffic wakes up.
Roughly 2 hr 40 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
60 to 150 km from the centre
Far enough to feel like a proper trip, close enough to be home for dinner.
Roughly 4 hr 54 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
50 mi away · Andalusia, Spain
Whitewashed villages and vulture cliffs frame this twisting run over the Palomas pass.
30 km · 18.6 mi · Atlas rating 9.1 / 10
60 mi away · Sierra Nevada, Spain
Europe's highest paved road climbs relentlessly toward Veleta's summit above the treeline.
32 km · 19.9 mi · Atlas rating 8.9 / 10
63 mi away · Sierra Nevada, Spain
Terraced Alpujarra villages give way to Spain's highest inhabited settlement on this climb.
35 km · 21.7 mi · Atlas rating 8.9 / 10
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 12 hr 47 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
234 mi away · Algarve hinterland, Portugal
Eucalyptus scented hairpins rise from the spa town of Monchique over the Foia ridge.
35 km · 21.7 mi · Atlas rating 8.5 / 10
192 mi away · Algarve hinterland, Portugal
A quiet cork oak and schist road climbing into the wild interior hills behind the coast.
18 km · 11.2 mi · Atlas rating 8.2 / 10
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