Built about 6,500 years ago by the first known settlers of the current Andalusia, the Megalithic Necropolis of Antequera is formed by the Dolmen of Menga, the Dolmen of Viera and the Tholos of El Romeral.

These dolmens are some of the best examples of megalithic architecture in Europe, dating from the Neolithic period and with a peculiarity that even we did not know. It seems that all Neolithic people had the same ideas or a cave phone, since all the constructions that have been found around the world are oriented to the sun. Well, these are oriented to the nature that surrounds them.

The Dolmen of Viera is the only one oriented to the sun. The Tholos Dolmen faces the Torcal de Antequera (we already told you about it) and the Menga Dolmen faces the Peñón de los enamorados. A unique natural environment with a legend that accompanies it…

El Peñón has a unique shape reminiscent of the profile of a human figure and is named after a legend that like almost all those of lovers, ends badly: During medieval times, a young Christian prisoner was sent to serve in the house of a rich Moorish family and fell in love with the daughter, who reciprocated his love. These contemporaries of Romeo and Juliet ended up fleeing to the rock where, cornered by the young woman’s father, they threw themselves from the top, embracing each other. Bad idea.

We understand that the story is not a happy one, but we will leave the happily ever after ending for you with our last recommendation. While you are in the area, the restaurant Arte de Cozina: Located in a 17th century Antequera house, the owner of the restaurant has been collecting recipes dating from the ancient Arab, Jewish and Christian culture; the Sephardic footprint and the memory of the old cooks of Antequera. A culinary legacy that will not only allow you to learn about the traditional cuisine of the area, it will allow you to take a journey through the history of cooking, taste it and also take the written recipe with you! You feel more animated, don’t you?