A beautiful town in Spain

1. Antequera

2. Antequera is a city of about 45,000 inhabitants, it´s in the
province of Málaga and it´s in the heart of Andalusia

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

7. Let's see
some of their
singular sites

8. Antequera has three megalithic tombs of
gallery, many Roman ruins, a fortress, about 23
churches, several palaces and some museums

9. The megalithic monuments are three:
Dolmen of Menga,

10. The Dolmen of Viera and
the Tholos of Romeral

11. Some Roman finds

14. The Arab Alcazaba, whose origin is
Roman, dominates the city

19. The Tower of Homage or Clock of Papabellotas

20. The Arch of the
Giants

21. The Gate of Granada

22. The Gate of Málaga, today Hermitage of the
Waiting Virgin

23. Church of Our Lady of
Carmen

24. Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Maggiore

25. Church of Saint Sebastian

26. Churches of Saint Clare, the Trinity and Saint Peter

27. Churches of Saint James and Saint Euphemia

28. Church of Saint Augustine

29. Church of Our Lady
of Loreto
Trinity Church

30. Capucins Convent
Church of St. John of God

31. Convent of Mary Magdalene

32. Church of Saint Joseph

33. In Antequera there are some beautiful courtyards of
palaces and convents, as this, of the current town
hall

34. House of Columns and Town Hall

35. The Town Museum and the Citadel

36. Here are some
streets in Antequera:
This is Maderuelos
Street

37. Infant Don Fernando
Street, with the
towers of Saint
Augustine and Saint
Sebastian

39. Saint Jude Hill

40. Lucena Street and
Church of Mother of
God

41. Nájera Street and
Old Coso Square

42. Nazarene Arch in Saint Sebastian Square

43. The Lover's Rock is a rock
shaped like a human
face, which has become a
city emblem

44. 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.

46. Near Antequera we find the beautiful natural
landscape of Torcal.

50. Antequera Shield and Flag

51. An increasing number of tourists coming to visit the
city and its monuments

54. And the Holy Week...

56. Y la semana Santa...

60. Welcome
to Antequera
Music: Geert Veneklaas: “Polaroid Lucid Dream”