Antequera, located in the heart of Andalusia, is a monumental city that combines history, landscape and tradition with serene elegance. Its historic quarter is home to more than 30 churches, convents and palaces that reflect the religious and noble importance of the city over the centuries. Highlights include the Renaissance-style Collegiate Church of Santa María la Mayor, and the Alcazaba, a Moorish fortress that overlooks the entire plain, offering breathtaking views of olive groves and golden fields as far as the eye can see.
The city is also famous for its unique natural surroundings, especially the Paraje Natural de El Torcal, with its thousand-year-old karst formations that look like a landscape from another planet, and the Peña de los Enamorados, a legendary mountain in the shape of a human face that inspires stories of love and tragedy. Antequera, with its gastronomy based on mollete, porra antequerana and bienmesabe, offers an authentic and profound experience of inland Andalusia, perfect for those seeking heritage, nature and tranquillity in a single destination.
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