Ricardo Ocaña: Tourist Guide
Tourist Guide specialized in the Prehistory and History of the environment. All kind of visits in Antequera: Dolmens, El Torcal, Caminito del Rey (The King’s path)
San Zoilo Municipal Library
This Municipal Centre occupies part of the rooms belonging to the former Royal Monastery of Saint Zoilo; exactly, the cloister. This Observant Franciscan Order’s convent was the first one to be erected in the town after a Royal Order given by the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel and Fernando, on the 18th September 1500 by which they [...]
(Español) Visita Antequera
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Sendero Sur. Guided Tours
Local guides will discover for you the main touristic attractions in Antequera. You will travel along the history of the town, from the Neolithic, by visiting the Dolmens Archaeological Complex, up to now by walking round the Historical Centre of the town and the Arabian Fortress. If you prefer to spend the day in the [...]
Visit Antequera
Pay a visit to Antequera with a local guide. Discover its most beautiful corners in the most comfortable way. We take care of everything: guides, restaurants, hotels,... Phone: (00 34) 605 787 919 Email: hola@visitaantequera.com Website : http://www.visitaantequera.com Languages: Spanish, English and French. Other languages under request: German, Italian, Portuguese... Visit Antequera in Japanese.
”Art without Time” Sculpture Complex
The Antequera town pays tribute to two of its most illustrious sons during the 20th century: the famous poet, José Antonio Muñoz Rojas, National Poetry Award in 1998 for this work “Objetos Pérdidos” (Lost Objects) and the multitalented José María Férnandez, painter and an erudite person, responsible for the most important researches about Historical and [...]
Arch of the Penitent
As the entry to Nueva Street, we find this monumental arch devoted to Jesus the Penitent. The structure is finished by a vaulted niche where the painting of the worshipped image is lodged, plus six lanterns and a projecting balcony. The original construction is from 1671 although it was demolished in 1959 because the risk [...]
San Francisco Square
This little square was constructed several years after the San Zoilo Royal Monastery was founded in 1500. The floor plan was never a regular one but all the opposite: it is a huge trapezium where an angle formed by the Toril and Duranes streets goes into. Until 1861, the connection with Calzada street was much [...]
San Luis Building
The building project is from 1878 and its design comes from the proposal of the architect, Jerónimo Cuervo González. It had a budget of 102,211 pesetas from which 80,000 pesetas were subsidized by the State. The building was thought to be used as the San Luis Gonzaga Secondary School. At the beginning, the project was [...]