Property Maps and Zones - Antequera - Malaga Province

Antequera sits on the edge of the 540m high plain of the valley of Guadalhorce, with rugged mountainous territory to the east and south. It is an attractive white walled market town with a well preserved centre including some very fine buildings and a couple of outstanding natural sites of great interest.

The town was first inhabited around 2000 BC by native Iberians who erected some of Europe's largest megalithic dolmens (tombs of huge slabs of rock). In Roman times Antequera was known as Anticaria (ancient city) and had a substantial population and in Muslim times it was a popular place for the Emirs of Granada, but in 1410 the town was the first to fall to the Christian forces and also the first to experience the use of gunpowder in Spanish warfare.

Antequera is a bustling market town of two parts, the "monumental quarter" at the foot of the hill that is dominated by the Alcazaba and the "commercial sector", mainly 19th Century that is the hub of modern Antequera.

South of Antequera lies the Parque Natural El Torcal, a massive glaciated gnarled, pillared and serrated limestone rock formation, formed as a seabed 150 million years ago. El Torcal is home to thirty species of orchid, hawthorn, ivy, wild rose, 82 species of bird, including the spectacular Griffon vulture, 22 mammals and a myriad of walking routes.

Valle de Abdalajìs
Valle de Abdalajìs dates back to Roman times, the pueblo is surrounded by gently undulating agricultural land and riverside orchards irrigated by Las Piedras Riachuelo (stream), the main crops being batatas (sweet potato) cítricos (citrus trees) and cereals. The village takes its name from the Valle de Abdalajìs Sierras at the southern edge of the Antequera region.

Teba
Teba is situated in the west of the Antequera region and also has Roman roots. Its landscape is also mainly small hills and undulations with a backdrop of the Sierra Peñarrubia. It is mainly an agricultural area producing cereals, vid (grapevine), olive groves and vegetables with some stone quarries.

Campillos
Campillos stands on a natural route that links the province of Malaga with the north of the province of Cadiz in the fertile valley of Antequera. In the series of hills can be found lagoons of both salt and fresh water the home of many aquatic birds and is now a nature reserve. The main produce here is potatoes, sugar beet, bee keeping and cereals.

Sierra de Yeguas
Sierra de Yeguas lies in the north of Malága province on the border between the provinces of Seville and Córdoba separated by the mountains of the Sierra de los Caballos.

Fuente de Piedra
Fuente de Piedra an agricultural village situated in the Antequera Basin and gets its name from the lagoon of the same name, which is home to thousands of flamingoes and other migratory birds in winter.

Mollina
Mollina is a village with long, straight streets with whitewashed houses and rejas de ventana (iron window grilles) situated on the fertile land with vineyards which produce the fine wines.

Villanueva de Algaidas
Villanueva de Algaidas lies at 540 metres above sea level and is located in the north east of the Antequera region. It dates back to the 18th Century when the buildings began to appear around the Franciscan monastery and eventually formed the village, although, there are signs of prehistoric origin in las cuevas de El Pedroso.

Cuevas de San Marcos
Cuevas de San Marcos are found near the province of Córdoba on land crossed by the Rio Genil; an area of immense beauty. A population existed here before Roman times and many artefacts have been discovered, even a stone menhir in an area known as Las Cruces (the crossings).

Villa Nueva de Tapia
A village located on the eastern edge of Antequera near the provinces of Granada and Córdoba with the backdrop of the Sierra del Pedroso. The main activity of this area is olive groves and the oil mills.

The Río Guadalhorce and the Higueral water the pueblo of Villanueva of Trabuco, it is characterised by its steep streets and the whitewashed houses with their frontage of flowerpots crammed with colourful flowers that brighten up the town. As with the other pueblos in this area the main produce are vegetables, olive trees and cereals.

Archidona
Stands at the foot of the Pico del Conjuro surrounded by del Conjuro and la Sierra de las Grajas amidst olive groves and meadows, on the road that links Antequera with the province of Granada. It boasts a myriad of places and sights of natural and urban interest. The joining together of several streams from springs in the mountains forms the Rio Guadalhorce here.

Villanueva de Rosario
Villanueva de Rosario lies at the foot of the Jobo and Camarolos Sierras, close to the Malaga Mountains and its landscape is both beautiful and spectacular with a variety of vegetation. The Rio Guadalhorce flows through the village, its banks lined with ash trees and both poplars and black poplars. The Romans and Arabs have contributed to the nucleus of the village with well-preserved buildings, whitewashed houses and narrow streets.

Villanueva de la Concepcìon
Situated at the foot of the extraordinary natural place of the Sierra del Torcal, overlooked by the impressive Torcal Roca (rock). It is an area that has boasted agriculturalists for more than 100 years and is still a producer of wheat, olives and almonds. It is named after "the Immaculate one" and was previously known as Sopalmito and Cuesta. It has been declared an official Beauty Spot with its carefully preserved white houses, wide streets, extraordinary water and marvellous climate.