Thousands of visitors from all over the World are expected to be attending the ‘Four days of walking Marbella event’ – that is taking place from the 9th until the 12th of October.
The hikers are due to walk some 20km a day for the four days. Those who complete the 80kms will receive a ‘walking medal.’
This is the first year that the event is taking place in Spain and it is generating quite a buzz.
Origins - Vierdaagse of Nijmegen
The event has its origins in the Netherlands, the oldest city in the Netherlands, the city of Nijmegen to be exact.
Over the years the ‘Vierdaagse of Nijmegen’ has grown in popularity, with some 47,000 participants attending last year’s event. The numbers have been growing every year.
It is currently the largest multi-day walking event in the world.
The aim of which is stress the importance of walking as a healthy recreation not just for ourselves, but for the community as a whole.
The Marbella Route
Temperatures have dropped, the golden tones of Autumn are abound – you couldn’t hope for better walking conditions than those on offer in Marbella.
The event has been divided up into four days of walking. Each day covering 20kms. All of the routes are relatively straightforward and designed to give the visitor a good feel of what Marbella has to offer.
The first day – starting on the Paseo Martimo in Marbella and walking through Puerto Banús to San Pedro de Alcántara and then back again.
The second day – the route is taking in the greener areas Marbella has to offer passing through various parks and urbanization’s including Sierra Blanca, Terrazas de Marbella and Xarblanca. The hikers return to Avenida del Mar via the bus station and the old market.
The third day – the first part of the walk goes through Marbella’s beautiful old city, and then there is a climb through the Altos de Marbella before eventually finishing in Marbella’s harbour area.
The fourth and final day is the most taxing, taking in the ‘Via Verde’ (green way) towards Istan. The walk eventually finishes where it started – on the Avenida Ricardo Soriano which is going to be renamed, just for one day, to the Via Gladiolo.
For more information and to volunteer for the walk – website
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