El Caminito del Rey, Spain

El Caminito del Rey (English: the king path) in El Chorro gorge, near Malaga, Spain. El Caminito del Rey is more than 3 km long and an amazing adventure which includes break walking along an old and forgotten path that can in most parts in any given time. The adventure seams particularly exciting crossing of parts, where the path is completely removed. Unfortunately, it is now completely rebuilt it safer and a tourist attraction, which is for most to make nice, but probably means that El Caminito del Rey is a large part of it loses adventure appeal and authenticity.
El Caminito del Rey walkway construction lasted 4 years and ended in 1905 the pass was high above the gorge, to find ways for the workers of the hydroelectric power plants provide created near.

El Caminito del Rey is really a dangerous route - quite a few people here their lives, Some call it lost " The world's most dangerous path ", as it is a crumbling and 100 meters a. vertical cliffs and a narrow canyon

Update **** ****:
After 14 years of renovation work (including tracks and proper repair of old bridges), which was the way to tourists closed Spain has reopened (2015) of "Al-Caminito del Rey.
It was officially closed in 2001, after five passengers were killed while hiking the trail

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