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Archaeological Dolmens of Antequera

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Antequera: Dolmens and El Torcal Tour with Transfer

1. Antequera: Dolmens and El Torcal Tour with Transfer

Discover three neolithic graves that show the death not as the ending of live, but as a transition to another way of being. Learn about the connection between the graves and nature from your knowledgeable guide. All three dolmens formed rock chambers with lintelled roofs and were used for rituals and funerals. 1200 meters above sea level, these megalithic structures display fossils and limestone formations. Take a walk where millions of years ago fishes were swimming and take in the breathtaking countryside surrounding you.

From Malaga: Torcal Antequera Natural Park & Dolmens Site

2. From Malaga: Torcal Antequera Natural Park & Dolmens Site

Explore Antequera's natural beauty and fascinating history with a half-day trip from Malaga. Go on a 3km hike through the El Torcal Natural Park, stop at the Torcal Visitor Center, and see the famous UNESCO World Heritage Dolmens Site. Begin your tour in Malaga near the María Zambrano train station. Meet your guide there and board your bus before heading to Antequera. Your first stop in Antequera is the Dolmens Site. Marvel at the massive monolithic monuments. See the Menga and Viera dolmens, Tholos of El Romeral, La Peña de los Enamorados, and El Torcal before driving to the El Torcal Natural Park. At the park, join your guide on a 3km hike past ghostly rock formations. After your hike, enjoy some free time to eat and visit the Torcal Visitor Center. Check out the bar, souvenir shop, toilets, and a small museum before returning to Malaga.

Málaga: Dolmens and El Torcal de Antequera Guided Day Trip

3. Málaga: Dolmens and El Torcal de Antequera Guided Day Trip

Meet at the convenient meeting spot in Málaga and enjoy comfortable transfer on this guided day trip. On the tour will you will discover the nature reserve and its wondrous rock formations, named karst towers. Explore this peculiar landscape that is quite unlike anywhere else, and learn about the terrain and how the towers are formed from your expert guide. Then you can investigate three neolithic graves, also called dolmens. These rock chambers were used for rituals and funerals. 1200 meters above sea level, the megalithic structures display fossils and limestone formations and you can hear the stories of what lived here millions of years ago, as well as the funeral rites and culture of the people entombed there.

From Málaga: Guided Tour of Torcal de Antequera and Dolmens

4. From Málaga: Guided Tour of Torcal de Antequera and Dolmens

Explore these two wonderful Unesco World Heritage Sites, Los Dolmenes, and the Torcal de Antequera, on a half day excursion. We will depart in a comfortable coach from Malaga accompanied by a guide who will take us into the history of these two sites. Marvel at the massive monolithic monuments. See the Menga and Viera dolmens, Tholos of El Romeral, La Peña de los Enamorados, and El Torcal before driving to the El Torcal Natural Park. At the park, join your guide on a 3km hike past ghostly rock formations. After your hike, enjoy some free time to eat and visit the Torcal Visitor Center. Check out the bar, souvenir shop, toilets, and a small museum before returning to Malaga.

Antequera and Torcal from Málaga

5. Antequera and Torcal from Málaga

Explore the beautiful Antequera and incredible Torcal on this day trip from Malaga with an expert local guide. Your first stop on the tour will be Antequera. Antequera presents a great historical relevance since the earliest settlements in the Palaeolithic period took place, later becoming a very important point thanks to its busy commercial activity for being in the middle of different provinces. The city with more churches per capita in Spain is full of palaces, white houses, convents and monasteries. You'll stop off at the collegiate church of Santa María for amazing views of the whole city, across to the Roman archaeological site, the Arab fortress of Alcazaba and the natural landscape around the mountain Peñón de los Enamorados, subject of an interesting local legend. You will penetrate deep into history with a visit to the archaeological complex of Antequera’s Dolmens, declared a Cultural Asset. From here you'll travel only a few kilometers to see the Torcal, a unique geological natural site, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. During all the day you will be accompanied by an expert guide, that not only will accompany you throughout the day, but will also regale you with important facts about the places that you will visit to help you understand the local history and customs.

From Málaga: Antequera and Dolmens

6. From Málaga: Antequera and Dolmens

We will leave from the center of the city of Malaga, and in a comfortable bus we will go to the city of Antequera, there we will be able to admire all the best monuments and streets of this city, which has 75% of the heritage of Malaga. In a walk we can admire the Portichuelo square, the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria de la Mayor, the Alcazaba, the Arch of the Giants, the viewpoints to the city, and the rock of the lovers, and the multitude of churches that we will find on the way. Discover the largest dolmen in Europe, enter the mortuary galleries of the dolmens of Menga and Viera. A necropolis with more than 6,000 years old. You will be fascinated to learn about the history of our ancestors and why they decided to build this megalithic monument here. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. We will have a little free time in the city of Antequera, for shopping, sightseeing, having a drink or a snack.

From Granada: Torcal & Antequera Dolmens Archaeological Tour

7. From Granada: Torcal & Antequera Dolmens Archaeological Tour

Antequera presents a great historical relevance since the earliest settlements in the Palaeolithic period took place, becoming later a very important point thanks to its busy commercial activity for being in the middle of different provinces. The city with more churches per capita in Spain show us a popular and particular architecture of palaces, white houses, convents and monasteries and also amazing views of all the city from the collegiate church of Santa María, where you will be able to see the roman archaeological site, the arab fortress Alcazaba and the natural landscape around the mountain Peñón de los Enamorados, which does not leave anyone indifferent with its interesting legend. We will penetrate deep into history with the visit to the archaeological complex of Antequera’s Dolmens, declared a Cultural Asset and only a few kilometers away there is the Torcal, an unique and karstic natural site, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. During all the day you will be accompanied by one of our guides, that not only will take you, but also will explain you important facts about the places that you will visit to help you understand our history and costumes, during the ride.

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What people are saying about Archaeological Dolmens of Antequera

Overall rating

4.9 / 5

based on 141 reviews

The trip was amazing - the dolmens site was quite interesting and impressive, but the Torcal de Antequerra nature park was truly stunning. Our guide Jose Miguel was very informed and polite and made the entire trip much more fun and informative. We had a couple of senior tourists and he helped them every step of the treck.

Very well guided by Jose Miguel. Very friendly and informative. The Torcal Nature area was stunning. Be aware that the walk through the park is quite slippery although we’ll worth the effort. I recommend as a quieter and more ‘of the beaten track’ day out.

Krásný výlet pohodlným autem. Jasný a srozumitelný výklad. Do Parku bychom se jinak nedostali, tohle byla skvělá volba. Počasí vyšlo krásně.

A great walk through geologic formations with spectacular views of the valley below. Not too crowded but well worth the visit!

Very nice but not my cup of tea. But the leader was nice and we loved him. My father and I wish him a huge success.