Flew into Barcelona. Spent the night. Woke up early. Flew to Malaga. Rented car- took 1.5 hours to get the car. Super small car. Only 2 doors. Drove to Caminito Del Rey Hike. Parked. Walked through tunnel. Walked mile to trail head. Got helmet. Put on helmet. Walk begins.
This hike was one of the world's deadliest hikes until it was redone a few years ago. They built a boardwalk trail ontop of the old crumbling cement and poles that people used to walk on.
The walkway was built to provide workers at the hydroelectric power plants at Chorro Falls and Gaitanejo Falls with a means to cross between them, to provide for transport of materials, and to help facilitate inspection and maintenance of the channel. The construction began in 1901 and was finished in 1905. King Alfonso XIII crossed the walkway in 1921 for the inauguration of the dam Conde del Guadalhorce, and it became known by its present name.[3] The walkway is 1 metre (3 ft) in width and rises over 100 metres (330 ft) above the river below.
It was creepy at times because it is very high up but the views were incredible!
Now this. This I did not like. This suspension bridge was way too high. The hike was beautiful and definitely worth a trip if you are in the area.
Plus look at this countryside drive! Incredible. There are also these cities where all the buildings are white. Super pretty.
Then we drove to Rhona. We is composed of myself, Kari, and her friend Blaire. Blaire is a rockstar for driving a stick the entire week. Dude. Look at this bridge. We had to drive down one old and very steep cobblestone road to get to this view but wowza.
Nick Grey from NGrey Travels gave us this itinerary so follow him on insta and FB for sure. I mean who knew there was this amazing bridge?!
The construction of the newest bridge (the one that stands today) was started in 1759 and took 34 years to build.[1] There is a chamber above the central arch that was used for a variety of purposes, including as a prison. During the 1936-1939 civil war both sides allegedly used the prison as a torture chamber for captured opponents, killing some by throwing them from the windows to the rocks at the bottom of the El Tajo gorge. [2]The chamber is entered through a square building that was once the guard-house. It now contains an exhibition describing the bridge's history and construction.
We woke the next morning in Ronda and walked out to the bridge look at this view.... stop it.
Then we headed to some ancient Roman ruins. Acinipo was a city about 20 kilometers from Ronda, near Seville, Southern Spain, believed to have been founded by retired soldiers from the Roman legions more than 2,000 years ago. The remaining ruins include a Roman theater still in use today.
I would say day 1 was pretty legit.
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