The “World’s Most Dangerous Footpath” Has Opened Back Up, But Dare You Walk Down It?

The “World’s Most Dangerous Footpath” Has Opened Back Up, But Dare You Walk Down It?

Visiting Caminito del Ray is a must for Thrillseekers

The “World’s Most Dangerous” footpath is the Caminito delRay footpath. While this moniker might be a little unfair, it is true that five deaths happened at the trail before it was closed in 2001. So, perhaps there is some truth to it.

The pathway is now set to be reopened for the third summer season following a makeover totalling €5.5 million over a 14-year hiatus. Thrillseekers looking to edge along this footpath are already on sale. The footpath hugs against the sheer cliffs of the Gaitanes Gorge, above a 330 foot drop to the Gualdahorce river.

The route can be found in El Chorro, near Malaga. It was closed following the deaths of five people between 1999 and 2000. Spain has always considered the rough parts of the country to be more “enter at your own risk”, but it seems the additional levels of health and safety has no doubt been welcomed by tourists; the route has brought in 600,000 visitors since it reopened in 2015.

The summer season begins on the 22^nd of April this year, and the organisers of the attraction have decided on a limit of 1,100 visitors per day. This is to keep the crowd numbers low and improve visitor safety. Tickets can be purchased for €10. Visitors can make their way along the entire four0mile pathway and see the beautiful gorge for themselves –if the weather allows it of course.

There are many brilliant natural attractions in Spain, but not many of them are as white-knuckle as El Caminito del Rey. If you don’t mind taking the risk, then you should try to take on the pathway yourself and see the beautiful hills of Malaga.

The most important thing is; never look down!

Find out more at www.caminitodelrey.info/en/.

Marbella Showcases the World’s First Revolving Solar Homes.

When you get right down to it the entire world is solar-powered. Everything on Earth draws some energy from the sun. Everything that has ever existed, from rocks to oceans, to forests, to the industrial revolution, and even the Beatles and Benedict Cumberbatch, they all owe their existence to the Sun.

Marbella solar homes for sale

Today when you think about solar power you think about solar panels. The Spanish government has proven to be infuriatingly regressive on the issue of solar power. They even introduced a sun Tax in Spain that punishes people who choose to install solar panels on their roofs.

A Marbella based company has come up with an idea to solve this problem though and help people get around this “sun tax” while still enjoying the benefits of clean and powerful solar energy.

The company is Sunhouse360° and their home literally rotates every 15 minutes to give each room the maximum amount of sunlight throughout the day.

Property for sale in Andalucía and all of southern Spain sees so much sunlight that this kind of creation can reduce energy bills by up to 70%, at least according to the company. This is because of the floor-to-ceiling windows that cover the entire home, and an interior layout designed to let in as much sunlight as possible.

Home owners can choose from different sized properties and can also have photovoltaic panels installed on to the home as well. This will combine the thermal energy of the sun with regular solar photovoltaic powered electricity.

The houses for sale in Costa de sol have a understandably high price of £753,000 (+IVA) at first, but this will get you a 250 square metre property that won’t cost nearly as much to run and maintain.

How often, and how quickly, the house rotates has been programmed to make sure that the home owners don’t even feel the rotation. Sunhouse360° have also said the homes should be programmable to let owners set a rotation frequency that suits them.

Sunhouse360° believe that having sunlight in the home is very beneficial and that it is possible to change so that the light reaches the entire house. Or, if you wanted to, it can be programmed so that light I always in the kitchen.

The idea for the home was first developed over two years ago and it is believed that the homes will be available in early 2016.

The Costa del Sol homes for sale are also programmed with “eco rotation” software. This software will detect which parts of the house are the coolest and bring it into the sunlight. It is designed for when the homes reach more northern climates but is still effective in the southern areas, where it turns the warmer areas of the house away from the sun to keep the whole property cool.

The Sunhouse360° makes use of virtually everything that makes property for sale in Marbella and the area such a great tourist destination; innovation, sunlight, and property. It’s going to be interesting to watch as these Costa del Sol homes for sale pop up all across southern Spain.

The future looks bright for the Costa del Sol property market.

The Company That Gave Us The World’s Largest Outdoor Swimming Pool Set to Dive Into First European Project.

 

Crystal Lagoons project will be a fantastic for the whole Costa del sol.

Crystal Lagoons, the real estate giant that gave Chile a pool over 11 football pitches wide, is bringing something similar to Casares in the Costa del Sol. 

They plan on constructing a €121 million luxury resort complete with the largest pool in Spain and  Europe, surrounded by 450 homes.

The Alcazaba Hills Laggon will measure a hectare and a half and will be a great destination for swimmers and other watersports in Spain.

It’s going to take an estimated eight months to build. The site has now been closed and, at one point, was going to become the Spanish Themed park of Disneyland.

There are plans to build another 350 properties as well as make use of an unsold 100 properties that have been there since 2009.

The plans bring some optimism back to the formally abandoned development and will target wealthy European tourists, especially those in Britain, Germany, Scandinavian and Dutch countries.

The regional director of Crystal Lagoons, Sebastian Pillado, says that Crystal Lagoons can use their technology to create the beach lifestyle anywhere in the world and has the potential to bring life and hope too many unsold and empty projects.

The property landscapes in Estepona, Mijas and Property-for-sale-Marbella has had a magnificent year so far with €376 million in investments scheduled so far.

This is great news for southern Spain and the Costa del Sol as property for sale along the coast as turned a corner and the coming years look very exciting if your a property investor to say the least.