El Camino del Rey

[ashfieb]

This at El Chorro,only 1/2 hour from us, never tried the walk ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDhRvvs ... r_embedded

[Miro]

Funding to the tune of something like 9 million euros has finally been approved to renovate the path over the next five years. Should become quite a tourist attraction when finished.

[ValL]

I watched a video of it a while back and have been to the area. If they re instate that walk that will be awesome.

[Campo Steve]

Not good with heights myself. A ladder to the first floor is about my limit. Think I'll give it a miss but I can see how some will find it exciting!

[knowal]

Funding to the tune of something like 9 million euros has finally been approved to renovate the path over the next five years. Should become quite a tourist attraction when finished.

It needs to attract a lot of paying tourists to pay for that sort of investment.
No wonder Spain is in so much financial trouble.

[hiker]

I think its the kind of investment that is needed if Spain is to catch up with other European nations infrastructure in Rural Tourism.
Mapping, signposting, trail maintenance, new routes, interprative centers. centers of hiking and hillwalking excellence.
All these things will add huge value to the Spanish tourist package.

Ask anyone how many nights they rent their villas, apartments, cortijos OUTSIDE of the high season of June to August???

In a country where the weather is better for walking from October to April than it is anywhere in Northern Europe, there should be a lot more Active tourists coming to Spain.

Summer Walking holidays in Austria, Switzerland, south Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, North Italy is a huge industry.

Spain barely scratches the surface of this market. Routes like the Camino del Rey, Santiago de Compestela, or even Guy Hunter-Watts Trans-Andalucia Long Distance Walk is the kind of flagship routes that will bring the walkers here for a look.
Once they come they will return.
The hillwalking here in Andalucia is great, especially during the off-season when the accommodation is cheap and the flights cheaper.

[avellana]

I agree with hiker.
The promotion of such activities out of high season is one of the best ways to attract visitors and help improve the economy.
Where I live, they have no idea how to promote the wonderful opportunities to practise many activities, apart from in Spanish.

[Andalucia.com Editor]

As we say on our page
http://www.andalucia.com/antequera/chorro/home.htm

"On January 21 2006 the regional government announced that there were funds available in the 2006 budget to make repairs to the path."

Nothing happened and another budget announcement was made this year.

[hiker]

Very interesting.
We used to have a Minister for Special Announcements back in Ireland but he was made redundant.....after a Special Announcement.