Dec. 29th, Monday, we headed to the town of Antequera, about 20 minutes from Casabermeja. I was really excited to see El Torcal Nature Reserve and also the dolmens that are located just outside the city. El Torcal Park is located in the mountains about 15 km south of Antequera. It's a bit of a long and winding road to get there, but once you arrive, you will be amazed. It's one of the most impressive and interesting landscapes I have ever seen.
The park spans 17km2 and there are several different trails that you can take of varying degrees of difficulty. The kids loved climbing on the rock formations. We saw lots of mountain goats, some kind of mountain cattle, hawks and other birds. What was going to be a quick stroll through the park, ended up being a challenging 3 hour hike. In my opinion, El Torcal was the coolest place we visiting in Andalusia.
After we left El Torcal, we wanted to visit the Dolmens (Megalithic mass tombs) that are located just outside of Antequera. Note to those traveling to Antequera on a Monday, the Dolmens are closed every Monday.
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| 100 million years ago, this whole area was under the sea. |
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| Movement of the earth's crust created mountains and hills, but the limestone retained its layered formation. |
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| Over millions of years, rain and wind chiseled away at the limestone creating amazing shapes. |
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| The kids are in heaven with so many rocks to climb. |
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| No fear |
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| Curious mountain goat |
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| We were surprised to find cattle just hanging around the mountain. |
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| Cole taking a breather |
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| We were lucky to come on such a beautiful day with clear blue skies. |
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| Kind of feels like you are on a different planet |
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