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Caminito del Rey

Work began in 1901 and was completed in 1905. The road began next to the Renfe train tracks and ran through the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes, communicating and facilitating the passage between both sides. To inaugurate this great work, King Alfonso XIII moved in 1921 to the place in the Conde del Guadalhorce dam crossing the previously built road. It was from this moment when people began to call that road as “Caminito del Rey”, a name that remains today.

The reservoir of “El Chorro”, near the municipality of Ardales and also very close to Antequera, was inaugurated by H.M. Alfonso XIII in 1921. Its offer concentrates many people attracted by its forests, its “beaches”, its sports possibilities, its trails and viewpoints, its ravines and its encased rivers. The visitor will also find in this natural space the place of the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes or Garganta del Chorro, 3 kilometers long and a height of up to 400 meters, developing where the Turón, Guadalteba and Guadalhorce rivers run together. The ecological niche that has formed this closed valley is especially important in terms of its flora and fauna of raptors. This gorge is crossed by the Caminito del Rey, a footbridge that originally served to monitor the water channel. Lovers of climbing find in the Garganta del Chorro more than 300 routes equipped for the practice of this sport. www.caminitodelrey.info

Contacto

Dirección: El Caminito del Rey, 29200 Malaga

Horario: From 9:00 h. until 3:30 p.m. / 17:20 h. (Depending on the season)

Teléfono: 951 55 00 99

Sitio web: https://www.caminitodelrey.info

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