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Antequera Holidays
Antequera, in the centre of Andalucia, worth a visit! |
Antequera, in the centre of Andalucia, worth a visit!
Tourist information about Antequera in Spain. Travel to Antequera and let Spain-Holiday.com guide and accommodate you |
Enjoy your holiday in Antequera, Andalucia by renting a charming holiday home in the nice town of Antequera. The location is ideal: it is the exact centre of all Andalucia.
The first sighting of Antequera in the distance is that of a typical medieval town, with the spires of her many churches and the walls and towers of the great Moorish fortress silhouetted against the sky. Spread out in the valley below lie rich farmlands irrigated by the Guadalhorce River. For centuries this has been one of Andalucías most fertile areas, and is currently a leading producer of asparagus, cereals and olives. In summer, its fields turn brilliant yellow with sunflowers.
Antequera is also ideal for the first or last night(s) while making atrip throgh Andalucia with flights in Malaga airport.
However if you decided to choose Antequera as your holiday location, you wont regret it!
What to visit while you are on holiday in Antequera? You wont be bored, lots to visit in the neighbourhood. The most famous attraction and not to miss, is the TORCAL national park
El Torcal Park Nature Reserve is known for its unusual limestone rock formations. Located about 30 km north of Málaga city in the direction of Antequera near the village of Villanueva de la Concepción, within El Torcal Parks 17 square km are some of the most beautiful and impressive limestone landscapes in Europe. The whole area was under sea until one hundred million years ago.
Then the violent movements of the Earths crust forced it upward into hills and mountains up to 1.300 m, the limestone still kept its layered horizontal formation. Because of this, over the millions of years the rain and wind have been able to chisel away at these layers to form incredible shapes.
To reach the heart of the park it is possible to drive up to 1.100 m. above sea level along a good access road into the park. Simply go to the village of Villanueva de la Concepcion and follow the sign to El Torcal out of the town about 1 km. At the parking area you will find an information centre, small museum, with an interesting of view of the wildlife, flora and fauna of the park. Orchid enthusiasts will be captivated by the 30 varieties of the plant growing in the park.
Three routes through the park for walkers have been marked out with different coloured arrows on wooden sticks. The green route is the shortest and easiest, 1,5 km. and takes about 30 minutes. The yellow route covers most of the green area, is 2,5 km. long and takes you to "Las Ventanillas" The Windows, at 1.200 m. for panoramic views of the valley of Málaga. Finally the red route is the longest and most difficult, 4,5 km. taking about three hours, with a viewing point 1.339 m. up where you can see the whole of the El Torcal Park and the Africa Coastline.
You need good walking shoes or trainers, in the warm months take a bottle of water. For more information about El Torcal read the recent article in the Andalucia magazine. El Torcal de Antequera - The enchanted mountain range. The Torcal natural park is entered from the village of Villanueva de la Concepción. From Málaga head 20km North on the N341 to "km 148" and the village of Casabermeja, then head west 15km. From Antequera, Villanueva de la Concepción is 15 km South on the C3310
Antequera is a very pleasant city, people dont seem to have lost their friendliness by the high number of English-speakers.
The old castle at the top of the town, provides great views of mountains on one side and olive-covered hills on the other.
Also visit the Lovers leap :
The town and valley are overlooked by an enormous crag of limestone, 880 metres high, called La Peña de los Enamorados, or "The Lovers Leap". The name comes from a local legend about an impossible love affair between a young Christian man from Antequera and a beautiful Moorish girl from nearby Archidona, who were driven to the top of the cliff by the Moorish soldiers, where, rather than renounce their love, they chose to hurl themselves into the abyss.
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