Mount Calamarro

Spain is one of the most mountainous countries in the world. From Roger’s balcony, I get a clear view of the Sierra de Mijas – one of the many mountain ranges, and Mount Calamorro.

Mount Calamorro is also one of Benalmadea’s tourist attractions. You can take a fifteen minutes ride in the cable car to the top, at the Teleférico cable car out of Arroyo de la Miel.

From the top of the Calamorro mountain, you get a panoramic view of the Costa del Sol. On a clear day it’s possible to see as far as Gibraltar. I went up there on my first visit. I think that was quite enough. I am not a fan of heights and cable cars.

In Summer, the cable car operates until 11 pm. The view at night will no doubt be very different from that in the day. I am sure it will be just as beautiful, if not more so, with the lights in the distance.

Mount Calamorro can be seen from any point in Benalmadena. When I first came here, and was bewildered by the maze of streets and slopes, Roger told me to use Mount Calamarro as focal point. He said to remember if I go down a slope, I want to go back up one. And if I use Mount Calamarro as a the focal point, I would not get lost.

Unfortunately, I am hopelessly directionally challenged. So, on my first visit here, I didn’t go out on my own much. Now, after several visits, I have a better sense of the direction of the place.

Photos of Mount Calamorro from different angles and different times of the day.

Most days, the summer sky is blue and cloudless. Occasionally, you see clouds covering the mountain top.

The sun, beginning to set. It will eventually go down behind the mountain ranges.

It’s evening. The lights are coming on gradually. From there, the skyline gradually darkens as evening falls.

At night, there is the lovely view of lights from the pueblos, or villages on the side of the mountains.

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