From the Beach to the Cliffs: This is How the Arrival to Benalmádena of the Coastal Path Will Be

Benalmádena is preparing for the arrival of the Coastal Path. It will do so at two points, first in Carvajal, where an unused path will be conditioned ... to turn it into a beachside walkway of nearly half a kilometer. And then it will celebrate more spectacularly in a cliff area, around Tres Calaveras, with a raised walkway more than four meters high, cantilevered areas, and a petal-shaped pergola viewpoint that will allow for one of the best views of the Benalmádena coast.

The City Council has set September as the start date for the Carvajal works and has not yet given a date for the other. But "the municipal strategy has a clear objective: to design a coast without obstacles, truly facing the sea, designed for walking from one end to the other, to enjoy with the family, and for residents and visitors to rest, contemplate, and fully experience our coastline," the mayor, Juan Antonio Lara, has assured, who has already presented his plans on the coast to businesspeople, hoteliers, restaurateurs, associations, and academic experts.

The definitive arrival of the Coastal Path to Benalmádena, with these two sections, will represent "a before and after in the configuration of the coastal front," which, in Lara's words, will arrive "respecting our landscape and enhancing our cliffs, which are unique."

Viewpoints, Walkway, and Port

"The transformation of the coastline," points out the municipal government, will be completed with the creation of a network of eight viewpoints along the nine kilometers of coast, accompanied by the reorganization of spaces, improvement of accessibility for people with reduced mobility, new furniture, renovated railings, sustainable green areas, explanatory signage, and 'selfie spots'.

Additionally, the Virgen del Carmen seafront will feature new shaded areas before summer, in a modern and functional version of the old pergolas. "We want our coast to be a great space for coexistence, sports, rest, and also culture," the mayor affirmed.

The strategy also includes the definitive integration of the Marina with the city, "closing the historic urban disconnect," for which an 85-meter-long and six-meter-wide wooden walkway will be executed to give continuity to the seafront promenade into the port.

The project is part of an investment package of 8 million euros in the area closest to the promenade, which also includes the refurbishment of the Nautical Center, the modernization of the Captaincy building, and the construction of a breakwater. "We want our port to be what it once was: an international reference," Lara stated.