Antequera. English

Antequera

Antequera is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants, it´s in the

province of Málaga and it´s in the heart of Andalusia

It has an ancient history and it´s full of monuments

Let's see

some of their

singular sites

Antequera has three megalithic tombs of

gallery, many Roman ruins, a fortress, about 23

churches, several palaces and some museums

The megalithic monuments are three:

Dolmen of Menga,

The Dolmen of Viera and

the Tholos of Romeral

Some Roman finds

The Arab Alcazaba, whose origin is

Roman, dominates the city

The Tower of Homage or Clock of Papabellotas

The Arch of the

Giants

The Gate of Granada

The Gate of Málaga, today Hermitage of the

Waiting Virgin

Church of Our Lady of

Carmen

Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Maggiore

Church of Saint Sebastian

Churches of Saint Clare, the Trinity and Saint Peter

Churches of Saint James and Saint Euphemia

Church of Saint Augustine

Church of Our Lady

of Loreto

Trinity Church

Capucins Convent

Church of St. John of God

Convent of Mary Magdalene

Church of Saint Joseph

In Antequera there are some beautiful courtyards of

palaces and convents, as this, of the current town

hall

House of Columns and Town Hall

The Town Museum and the Citadel

Here are some

streets in Antequera:

This is Maderuelos

Street

Infant Don Fernando

Street, with the

towers of Saint

Augustine and Saint

Sebastian

Saint Jude Hill

Lucena Street and

Church of Mother of

God

Nájera Street and

Old Coso Square

Nazarene Arch in Saint Sebastian Square

The Lover's Rock is a rock

shaped like a human

face, which has become a

city emblem

These photographs represent an ancient history of Antequera. They represent the legend of

Lover's Rock, according to which, in ancient times, Tello, a Christian man (or Hamet, as

other chronic) and Tagzona, a Moorish princess, were rounded up right there, pursued by

her father, the king's subjects, with orders to separate them and make their love impossible.

They said no, and before separating true love, decided to jump and make it eternal.

Near Antequera we find the beautiful natural

landscape of Torcal.

Antequera Shield and Flag

An increasing number of tourists coming to visit the

city and its monuments

And the Holy Week...

Y la semana Santa...

Welcome

to Antequera

Music: Geert Veneklaas: “Polaroid Lucid Dream”