THE Serrania de Ronda is preparing to welcome Michelle Obama - the First Lady of the United States of Amercia - to the area on Saturday. And UK Prime Minister David Cameron is also reported to be staying in the area again - this time with friends near Gaucin.

Michelle Obama is currently on vacation with her daughter Sasha at the Hotel Villa Padierna in Benahavis on the Costa del Sol, she's today visiting Granada with a busy schedule that will include an evening visit to the Alhambra.

Ronda's last high profile visit was from Spain's King Juan Carlos in November 2008.

There is great speculation that Michelle will take a guided tour around the most important monuments in Ronda, the City of Dreams, on the morning of August 7.

It is anticipated that the Obama's will arrive in the city by helicopter thus avoiding the mountain road that links the city with Benahavis.

Places likely to be included on her itinerary are the recently remodelled Arab baths, the new bridge and the Plaza de Toros - the birthplace of bullfighting.

Apparently, Michelle Obama is interested especially in cities with heritage monuments such as Moorish Granada and Ronda.

Ronda is the third most visited city in Andalucia. The city's last high profile visit was from Spain's King Juan Carlos in November 2008.

Also in the Serrania de Ronda the British Prime Minister is taking time out from Number 10 for a relaxing five-day break in his favourite mountain retreat this week.

Despite telling Spanish Premier José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero he would have to stop visiting since becoming Prime Minister in May, Cameron is reportedly staying just outside Ronda, although the exact wherabouts remain a mystery.

Ronda has long been a popular holiday destination for Cameron, who in previous years has managed to enjoy his breaks here virtually unnoticed.

But, since landing the top parliamentary job this year, he is expected to get much more attention this time and was forced to change his usual hotel of choice for security reasons.

Owner of nearby La Almuña Hotel in Gaucín, Diana Paget, said that it was being kept under wraps where he was staying.

“I think he should be left alone to enjoy his holiday,” she said.

Paul Darwent, owner of Bar Allioli in Jimena de Libar, met the PM in 2008 when he was in Ronda.

“I have heard he is staying with friends in Gaucin, but it’s all very discreet,” he said.

“I’ve got my camera ready this time in case he does come into the bar again though.”

While Cameron is managing to slip under the radar as much as possible, the visit by the Obamas this week is much more high profile and will generate an estimated 800million euros in revenue for the region.

Meanwhile, Cameron’s right-hand man Nick Clegg has chosen to holiday in Olmedo, Valladolid, the hometown of his wife Miriam.

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