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Antequera, population 40.000 is, with its noteworthy sights, a historical town par excellence, built on the banks of the Guadalhorce. This busy market town was strategicaly important first as a Roman Anticaria and later as a Moorish border fortress defending Granada. It boasts remains of an Arab castle and part of its fortifications. Many listed buildings can be visited by our guests. A visit to the dolmens is a must. The dolmens are large Megalithic tomb constructions of large slabs of stone which were covered with earth, the oldest are dating back to the year 2500 BC. In Antequera, there is also a Giants? Gateway and the La Pileta cave, whose walls are covered in magnificent paintings of animals and symbols, unknown in the present day. |
