Parque Ardales travel guide

The entire landscape around Ardales forms a marvellous natural panorama offering the visitor endless possibilities.

Ardales river
The clear blue water is perfect for swimming.

First and foremost , we must speak of reservoirs, of which there are three, all very large. These are the El Conde de Guadalhorce, El Guadalteba and El Guadalhorce reservoirs. The first falls entirely within the municipality of Ardales, whereas the other two are shared by those of Antequera, Campillos and Teba.

kayaks in the lakes of ardales
Kayaks can be hired to enjoy the lakes.

The banks of El Conde de Guadalhorce are of enormous tourist interest, where the Parque Ardales camp-site, with accommodation for 1,000, is situated, crossed by a onekilometre path. One of the most beautiful spots of the province of Málaga is the gorge known as the Garganta or Desfiladero de los Gaitanes, reached by a 2-kilometre track from the camp-site. In the narrowest part of the gorge is an old service road, wich runs along at a height of some 100 metres. Thsi picturesque path is known as the "Caminito del Rey".

Cave of Ardales

This cave is also known as the cave of Doña Trinidad or of La Calinoria . It is reached by a 3-kilometre track which begins outside Ardales on the Carratraca road.

The cave was discovered in 1821, but it was not until 1918 that Abbot Breuil found and studied its prehistoric paintings and carvings. The cave has lenght 1'5 kilometres, containing such chambers and galleries as the Gran Sala, the Galería, the Chamber of El Arquero, the Sala del Lago, the Gallery of El Espolón, then gallery of the Grabados (carvings), and the Sala de las Manos (hands). The interior contains labyrinths of columns, underground, lakes, and beautiful formations of stalactites and stalagmites. Apart from its undoubted interest as a natural phenomenon, the cave's major attraction is its paintings and carvings which date back some 20.000 years to the Upper Paleolithic age.

TOURIST INFORMATION ABOUT ARDALES
TOURISM OFFICE ADDRESS	Avda. Málaga, 1 - 29550 Ardales. Telefono: +34 952 - 45 80 46
OFFICIAL SITE	www.ardales.es

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