Caminito del Rey
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The Alhambra, Caminito del Rey and the Costa del Sol · Nov 2024 · 37 photos
Andalusia in late November: clear skies, a low sun and leaves turning yellow in the gardens. The journey begins above the Costa del Sol, with the coast near Málaga seen from the plane. Next come the Málaga beach and, on the hills north of the city, the La Concepción Historical Botanical Garden, created in the mid-19th century.
Costa del Sol
White towns strung out between the sea and the mountains, with a white cloud above.
Costa del Sol, Málaga, Spain
Málaga
A boulder breakwater running out into clear water under a blue sky, and the city from above at dawn, its lights still on and the sky turning red above the mountains.
Málaga beach, Málaga, Spain 
Málaga, Spain 
Málaga, Spain
Jardín Botánico Histórico La Concepción
Avenues of tall cypresses and a pool of water plants.
Jardín Botánico Histórico La Concepción, Málaga, Spain
In Granada, on the Sabika hill above the city, rises the Alhambra, the complex of palaces and fortifications built by the Nasrid dynasty in the 13th and 14th centuries. The way through the Nasrid palaces passes the Court of the Myrtles, the Court of the Lions and the Patio de Lindaraja. From the walls, the Albaicín comes into view, the old Moorish quarter on the hill opposite.
The afternoon goes on at the Generalife, the former summer residence of the Nasrid sultans. From its pavilions the whole Alhambra is in view, its towers in the low light. The Alhambra, the Generalife and the Albaicín are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Alhambra
The Comares Tower reflected in the long pool, slender columns around the lion fountain, orange trees among cypresses, white houses across the valley and, at the Generalife, the water channel among flowers and arcades.
Court of the Myrtles, Granada, Spain 
Court of the Myrtles, Granada, Spain 
Court of the Lions, Granada, Spain 
Albaicín, Granada, Spain 
Patio de Lindaraja, Granada, Spain 
Towers of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain 
Generalife, Granada, Spain 
Generalife, Granada, Spain 
Generalife, Granada, Spain 
Generalife, Granada, Spain 
Generalife, Granada, Spain
From Málaga, the road leads northwest to the Caminito del Rey. The path was built between 1901 and 1905 for the workers of the hydroelectric plants around El Chorro and got its name after King Alfonso XIII walked it in 1921. Rebuilt and reopened in 2015, it crosses the Gaitanes gorge, with its limestone walls, above the Guadalhorce River.
Caminito del Rey
Wooden walkways fixed to the rock high above the water, an old channel resting on arches, the suspension bridge and the wide valley between the gorges, with scrubby slopes and the river muddy after the rain.
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain 
Caminito del Rey, Ardales, Spain
In the evening, Ronda. The town stands on the edge of the El Tajo gorge, more than 100 m deep, carved by the Guadalevín River. The two halves of the town are joined across the chasm by the Puente Nuevo, completed in 1793.
Ronda
The white houses on the edge of the chasm at dusk, the bridge lit up at night and a narrow street in the old town, with wrought-iron balconies and street lamps.
El Tajo, Ronda, Spain 
Puente Nuevo, Ronda, Spain 
Ronda, Spain