The largest pedestrian walkway in Europe is in Malaga
The Coastal Path is brand new: it has just added 270 more meters to its almost 150 kilometers , which cover 80% of the Costa del Sol. 100% will arrive soon, according to Traveler.es its managers, but right now, those new meters in the form of wooden walkways with which the Guadalhorce riverbed is crossed , are delighting walkers and cyclists. And they break records, because they make up the largest structure of this type in Europe.
**WHAT IS THE COASTAL PATH? **
Once finished, the Path will allow the transit from **Manilva to Nerja through the coast, covering some 180 kilometers and 14 municipalities in addition to the two already mentioned: Casares, Estepona, Marbella, Mijas, Fuengirola, Benalmádena, Torremolinos, Málaga, Rincón de la Victoria, Vélez-Málaga, Algarrobo and Torrox.
Its layout ranges from boardwalks to groomed dirt roads, passing through the aforementioned wooden walkways. Furthermore, some of its sections are shared with the Gran Senda de Málaga, a circular itinerary designed to be completed on foot or by bicycle and which covers the entire province.
"Going along the coast will allow you to see spaces of great natural value up close that dot our municipalities and that add an enormous attraction to this Coastal Path. As an example, the Cantales de La Araña, the Peñón del Cuervo, Punta Chullera in Manilva, the Dunas de Artola, the delta of the Vélez river, the mouth of the Guadalhorce or the rocky section between Calahonda and Calaburras, in Mijas ", they explain from the Diputación de Málaga. "Furthermore, you will be able to see closely the 42 beacon towers recorded along the coast of Malaga, or the Phoenician sites of Vélez Málaga".
The contemplation of the flora and fauna also deserves an outstanding section, with the possibility of spotting bottlenose dolphins, harbor porpoises, sea turtles , booted eagles, common kestrels, peregrine falcons, or some of the 110 species of butterflies that are home to the province, which account for 75% of the Andalusian and 48% of the Spanish.
Of course, the Senda Litoral is also the perfect way to explore the area's beaches, stopping at its many beach bars or at one of its 11 marinas, including the famous Puerto Banus.