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TORCAL DE ANTEQUERA - Ventana del Visitante
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The Torcal de Antequera Natural Park is contains one of the most impressive examples of karst landscape in all of Europe and owes its name to its sinkholes and torcas; interesting formations in the form of circular depressions.
Limestone predominates in El Torcal with rocks that are more than 150 million years old and formed of marine sediments that have suffered constant erosion caused by rain, snow and wind. Its caves and chasms are ideal environment for caving, and there are traces of prehistoric man in some of them, such as that of Toro and Marinaleda.
Two routes lure you to lose yourself in this stone “city”. The trail that starts from the Torcal Alto Visitor Centre, known as the green route, is where the karsts are most spectacular. Allow yourself to be led along “Dark Alley" or “Tobacco” Alley, two of the many passageways caused by the collapse of the fractures in the terrain. The rocks here are a collection of natural sculptures, some with familiar shapes, such as The Torcal Screw Natural Monument, Sombrerillo, Cáliz and Dado, among many others that are waiting to be defined by the imagination of those who walk through fascinating
This environment of great beauty and inhospitable appearance also contains rich and varied vegetation with some native species. In its landscape, holm oaks, Portuguese oaks, rowan trees and maples intermingle with plants adapted to living in the rock crevices. Vegetation is of the rupicolous kind, and Torcal Bajo is the best place to see it.
Its fauna boasts birds such as the griffon vulture and the Eurasian eagle owl, as well as mammals such as the fox and the weasel. The Ventanillas viewpoint overlooks the Campanillas River valley, offering beautiful views of the landscape and the town of Villanueva de la Concepción.
Antequera is nearby and geographically it is in the centre of Andalusia, therefore it is culturally rich. The castle walls and numerous towers and convents are just some of the architecture to be admired, featuring Moorish Monk and Nun tiled roofs and whitewashed walls. Exquisite traditional sweets such as alfajores, angelorum, and bienmesabe are made in these convents. Try its renowned moflettes (soft bread buns), “ajoblanco” and “porra”. Willow, esparto, glass, iron and wood are used in traditional artisan crafts in Antequera as well as goldsmithing being a traditional trade.
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El Torcal de Antequera, characterised by its spectacular rock formations, boasts a number of signposted trails, each offering you a different perspective of the landscape .
For hikers, there are two routes identified by colours. These routes venture through an infinite number of natural sculptures, and its rich flora and fauna presents itself within a few kilometres. The Green Route goes through the Torcal Alto, showing off a developed karst landscape where the treasures of this stone city will make your imagination run wild. The Yellow Route crosses the well-known Torcal Bajo. It is gentler than the Green Route, but no less spectacular.
To end the day, be sure to visit the El Tornillo del Torcal Natural Monument, the emblem of the protected area and representative of this almost lunar landscape.
The surrounding areas of the natural park have various cycling and horse riding routes. It is also possible to go climbing in the area, by first contacting the following authorities:
Resolution of July 11th, 2018, of the Territorial Delegation for the Environment and Spatial Planning in Malaga, which regulates the practice of climbing in the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes and Torcal de Antequera (Malaga) Natural Areas
Holidays and traditions:
Antequera:
Santísimo Cristo de la Salud y las Aguas Patron Saint Festivities (last Saturday in April)
Spring Fair (end of May)
August Fair (end of August)
Jeva Day (December 25th)
Villanueva de la Concepción: Verdiales Festival (end of July)
Fair (mid-August).
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