Antequera, in summer, its fields turn brilliant yellow with sunflowers
ANTEQUERA "CROSSROADS OF ANDALUCIA"
A visit to this historical Andalucían town is a journey almost 5,000 years back in time, beginning with the Bronze Age and the native Iberians. The timeline is there to be followed in this fascinating city's profusion of burial mounds, dolmens, Roman baths, a Moorish Castle, Gothic churches, Renaissance fountains and baroque bell towers.
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 Andalucía's most fertile areas, and is currently a leading producer of asparagus, cereals and olives. In summer, its fields turn brilliant yellow with sunflowers.
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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Nearby Attractions
- Carratraca - Spa and village
- El Torcal - A natural park with rock formations
- El Chorro - The lake district
- The Pink Lagoon - Set in the vast Plain of Antequera, the Lagoon of Fuente de Piedra gleams like an oasis, and is a favourite watering place for flamingos on their winter migration to Africa
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Min: 3C