Cabo de Gata Natural Park is a little known semi desert just north of the city of Almeria in the region of Andalucia in Spain.
Cabo de Gata constitutes a small exposed part of an extensive volcanic chain, between 6 and 15 million years old. It is located between Spain and North Africa and currently appears submerged almost in its entirety, emerging only in Cabo de Gata and on Alboran Island.
Mining villages and ruins are spread all over the park.
Some of the most notorious spaghetti western movies have been shot around here and the Tabernas desert.
I thought it would be the prefect hiking destination for a quick week away.
Light pollution being very low it also made for one of the most beautiful starry nights I’ve had in a very long time.
Hello everyone and welcome to the first adventure of 2024 which seizes traveling to Andalusia in Spain and specifically to kabod deata a semi deserted natural park famous for its volcanic rock formations gold mines and spaghetti western movie locations in the next few videos I will hike and explore the area before making
My way back south and the food sometimes Glam most times not so much but always tasty but let’s start from the beginning shall we since the flight was very cheap I for once treated myself to a hotel room by sted airport instead of the airport floor early next morning I bordered these shiny
737800 and flew to Sunny Spain Landing in Malaga just before midday spent the afternoon exploring the city and at 700 p.m. I got on the alsa bus to Al Maria where I arrived at around 10 p.m. in the morning I bought breakfast at a supermarket and then made my way to
Rent the loyal Ste which would hopefully take me to kabata the bike wasn’t ready uh so I went to make make sure that the cycle lanee was where Google said it would be went back to the shop and there she was in all her glory without wasting any
More time I got on and started pedaling making my way East hugging the coast line the cycle lanes are very well maintained it was my very first time seeing a roundabout on a bik lane as I made my way out of the city I end up on this dodgy dirt road which you
Know true to its name resembled the tip and I get stuck in overgrown vegetation as well this is where I got stuck as you can see it looked much clearer on the map after that I reached the little town of el Toyo and from now on I’ll be on the main
Road with cars and lores but my early fear of being flattened sort of disappeared when I realized that everyone one was taking incredibly good care when passing Me Halfway I stopped for lunch and a backside stretch now it begins the Labyrinth of green houses kind of claustrophobic I
Have to admit in some areas and if you look at the satellite map of this region you can only see the white of the plastic covering the green houses which is also used to reflect the Sun away and help keep the toret summer temperature somewhat at
Bay I soon arrive at the Last Frontier the village of Los albar cus this is where the asphalt gives way to the dirt Rocky Road of the park and its mountains where the crowds disappear and all that is left is quiet and peace and that is the main reason why I’m
Here soon I realized that these roads were not at all bike friendly or at least B my scarse experience on this type of terrain would mean a great final struggle I finally reached the mining Village of rodal kilar and it’s all downhill from here I will shut up and let you enjoy
The end of the video I’m going to sleep with India above my head and Mr connory as well rest in peace a small kitchen coffee maker fridge with water cleaning products I’m going to go to the market in town