Antequera Walkabout

Antequera is a city of great cultural and economic richness. Its historic centre is made up of more than fifty monuments and buildings, some of which date back to the Bronze Age, such as the dolmens of the Menga Cave, Viera and Romeral.

In its historic centre, crowned by the castle and the Basilica of Santa María, there is a succession of collegiate churches, churches, convents, palaces, arches, gates, hermitages, stately houses, and even an "alcazaba" or casbah. Of particular note are the eighteenth-century Nájera Palace, which now houses the Municipal Museum, the Catalinas Convent and the Palace of the Marquises de la Peña, in Mudéjar and Renaissance style. A visit to the natural site of El Torcal, in the surrounding area, is highly recommended.Read more