Caminito del Rey – Exhibition of tools and equipment

Exhibition - Camino del Rey

There is quite a good exhibition running in the village of El Chorro covering the history of the Caminito del Rey, El Chorro and Guadalhorce reservoir constructions The exhibition is located in “La Garganta” hotel and restaurant complex in the village of El Chorro, just 50 metres from the train station. There is a large … Read more

Crossing the Caminito del Rey by Mathew Karsten

Camino del rey or kings path in el chorro

There is an excellent article written by adventurer Mathew Karsten detailing his  crossing of the Caminito del Rey over at The Expert Vagabond. It’s well worth a read and the images along with the article are quite amazing. His video is spectacular (and no, he’s not wearing flip flops 🙂 ) Clive MuirI’ve been living … Read more

Virtual 360 degree views of the Camino del Rey

The first bridge on the caminito del rey

El Caminito del Rey is a walkway, pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Álora in the province of Málaga, Spain. The name is often shortened to Camino del Rey. To get an idea of the dizzying heights and stunning views have a look at this very cool 360 … Read more

11 million euros to be invested in the Camino del Rey and surrounding infrastructure

Malaga - Caminito del Rey

The project to design a “complete, successful tourism product” is certainly in full flow now Works to be carried out in three phases after the opening of the remodelled Camino del Rey will include better access, parking, rest areas, tourist information centers and viewpoints. The president of the Malaga council, Elijah Bendodo recently presented the … Read more

Video from Malaga Diputacion showing work in progress

Quite frankly, the helicopter in this video transporting materials for the restoration is very, very close to the wall of the mountain. The pilot is  daring indeed. The faces on some of the politicians “inspecting” the work are pictures of fear. :)… Take a look at the video and you get an idea of what it must have been like over 100 years ago constructing this aerial walkway without the use of helicopters and other modern technology….