Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Antequera, Spain

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 0.9 km
Ascend 68 m
Descend 42 m

Experience Antequera in Spain in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in AntequeraIndividual Sights in Antequera

Sight 1: Palacio de las Escalonias

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The house-palace of the Marchioness of Las Escalonias is one of the most representative examples of the civil architecture of Antequera and is considered one of the best preserved buildings with the typology of old Antequera palatial house from the early seventeenth century.

Wikipedia: Palacio de las Escalonias (ES)

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Capilla Tribuna Virgen Socorro

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The Chapel of the Virgen del Socorro is a chapel located in the town of Antequera, Malaga, Spain.

Wikipedia: Capilla de la Virgen del Socorro (Antequera) (ES)

345 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Arco de los Gigantes

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Arco de los Gigantes Jose ramon perez patricio / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Arch of the Giants located in Antequera is a construction built by the municipality in 1585 within the approaches of humanism, in order to replace an access in the bend of the Muslim fence in order to evoke with its large semicircular opening the triumphal arches of the classical world.

Wikipedia: Arco de los Gigantes (ES)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Real Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor

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Real Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor brunobord / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Royal Collegiate of Santa María la Mayor is a collegiate in Antequera, in the province of Malaga, Spain. It was founded on the initiative of Bishop Diego Ramírez de Villaescusa, at the end of the Diocese of Malaga; Who, considering the large neighborhood that had reached the city obtains from Pope Julio II in 1503 the timely Bula to erect in Collegiate the former church of Santa María de la Esperanza. Eleven years later, the bishop himself provides for the construction of a new collegiate factory, which he called Santa María la Mayor.

Wikipedia: Real Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor (ES)

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Alcazaba de Antequera

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The Alcazaba of Antequera is a Moorish fortress in Antequera, Spain. It was erected over Roman ruins in the 14th century to counter the Christian advance from the north.

Wikipedia: Alcazaba of Antequera (EN), Url

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