Places to see in ( Antequera - Spain )
Places to see in ( Antequera - Spain )
Antequera is a city and municipality in the Comarca de Antequera, province of Málaga, part of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. Antequera is known as the heart of Andalusia (el corazón de Andalucía) because of its central location among Málaga, Granada, Córdoba, and Seville. The Antequera Dolmens Site is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Antequera is located 45 km from Málaga and 115 km from Córdoba. The cities are connected by a high speed train and the A-45 motorway. Antequera is 160 km from Seville and 102 km from Granada, which is connected by motorway A-92 and in the near future, by the high-speed Transverse Axis Rail.
Due to its strategic position in transport communications, with four airports located approximately one hour away and the railway running from the Port of Algeciras, Antequera is emerging as an important centre of transportation logistics, with several industrial parks, and the new Logistics Centre of Andalusia (Centro Logístico de Andalucía). In addition, the Vega de Antequera, watered by the river Guadalhorce, is a fertile agricultural area that provides cereals, olive oil, and vegetables in abundance.
The nearby natural reserve of El Torcal, famous for its unstable limestone rocks, forms one of the most important karst landscapes in Europe. Antequera has an extensive archaeological and architectural heritage, highlighted by the dolmens of Menga, Viera, and El Romeral, and numerous churches, convents, and palaces from different periods and in different styles. Antequera played a role in the rise of Andalusian nationalism. Antequera was the site of the drafting of the Federal Constitution of Antequera in 1883, and also of the so-called Pact of Antequera Autonomy in 1978, which led to the achievement of autonomy for Andalusia. Antequera was considered as a possible headquarters of the Andalusian government, but lost the vote in favor of Seville.
Alot to see in ( Antequera - Spain ) such as :
Church Real Colegiata de Santa María la Mayor (1514–1550), a national monument built in a transition style between the late Gothic and the Renaissasance ones - the façade construction used stones from the abandoned Roman town of Singilia Barba, located north of Antequera
Church Real Colegiata de San Sebastián, built from 1548 - originally in Renaissance style, it has a Baroque bell tower and a Neoclassicist interior
Convent of Madre de Dios de Monteagudo (1747–1761) - it has a notable Baroque bell tower
Convento de la Encarnación (1580) - in Mannerist-Mudéjar style
Convent of Belén (early sixteenth century)
Church of San Pedro (sixteenth century), with traces of a previous Gothic edifice
Royal Monastery of San Zoilo, founded in 1500 - in Gothic style, it has been declared national monument
Church of St. John the Baptist (finished in 1584) - it has an austere façade, with a notable Baroque interior
Church of Santiago (1522)
Church of the Carmen (1583–1633), in Mannerist-Baroque style - it has a tre retablos in the main chapel, dating to the eighteenth century
Chapel of the Virgen del Socorro, an isolated small church in the port area - it was built in 1715
Alcazaba
the eighteenth century Palace of Nájera, now home to the Municipal Museum
The bullring, dating from 1848, was rebuilt beginning in 1984, in a style that reflects the city's diverse architectural influences
Arco de los Gigantes (Giants' Arch), erected in 1595 in honour of King Philip II of Spain, and partly constructed of inscribed Roman masonry
The excavated Roman baths may be seen in the southeast part of the city
Roman villa of Estación: (first century bce-fourth century ce)
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La ciudad barroca de Antequera (Málaga)
Antequera, situada en el principal cruce de caminos de Andalucía, tiene un magnífico conjunto monumental fruto de la importancia económica e histórica de la ciudad, con más de medio centenar de edificios de arquitectura religiosa y civil, fechados entre la Edad del Bronce y el siglo XVIII.
El siglo XVII está marcado por el arte manierismo y el barroco, los estilos artísticos más definitorios de la estética antequerana. Recorremos la ciudad barroca de Antequera con la ayuda de Juan Antonio Sánchez (profesor Historia del Arte Universidad de Málaga) y de Jesús Romero (Centro Municipal Patrimonio Histórico de Antequera).
[Programa La ciudad barroca, Tesis 1076, 18 de septiembre de 2010, Canal Sur Televisión].
Entre los siglos XVII y XVIII se levanta uno de los monumentos más emblemáticos del barroco antequerano: La Torre de la Colegiata de San Sebastián. Además de la Colegiata, otros monumentos visibles del reportaje la ciudad barroca son: Palacio de Nájera (Museo Municipal de Antequera), Palacio del Marqués de Villadaria, Iglesia y Convento de Madre de Dios de Monteagudo, Casa del Conde de Pinofiel, Ayuntamiento, Iglesia de los Remedios, escultura de San Francisco de Asís de Pedro de Mena, y Casa Museo de los Colarte.
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Antequera es mucho más, resulta muy difícil describir en unas pocas líneas los muchos siglos de historia que contemplan dólmenes, colegiatas, iglesias, conventos, palacios, arcos, puertas, alcazaba, capillas, ermitas, casas señoriales, palacetes y hasta la propia trama urbana. También destacan los atractivos naturales, con parajes tan espléndidos como la fértil Vega o El Torcal, sorprendente paisaje kárstico que nos traslada millones de años atrás en la historia del planeta.
Otras fechas de interés:
1443: 8 de junio. El rey Juan II confirma el título de ciudad dado a Antequera (Málaga).
1410: 16 de septiembre. El infante don Fernando de Castilla el de Antequera toma definitivamente la fortaleza militar fronteriza de Antaqira.
1410: 22 de septiembre. Tras la conquista de Antequera (Málaga) por los cristianos al mando del infante Fernando de Castilla, se firman las capitulaciones de Antequera.
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18/09/2010