Andalucia is the southern
region of Spain and is made up of the eight provinces of Huelva,
Sevilla, Cordoba, Jaen, Cadiz, Malaga, Granada and Almeria. There
are airports at Almeria Malaga Seville Gibraltar Jerez Granada
& Cordoba. Malaga
Airport is 5 miles west of the city of
Malaga and is the main flight path for millions of people arriving
on the Costa del Sol each year. There is a wide selection of
bars and restaurants, bank cash points, postal and Internet services
for passengers. There is also a pharmacy and a children's play
area. However there is no left luggage facility. There is a half
hourly train service to Malaga City and Fuengirola from the front
of the main Terminal. There is also a half hourly Airport Bus
and an Airport Coach Service from outside the Terminal hall to
Malaga city centre. There are always plenty of Taxis waiting
for passengers. The Spanish
railway network is run by the state owned
company RENFE (www.renfe.es). International trains from France
terminate at either Madrid or Barcelona. From there you can catch
a train to many of the cities in Andalucia, including Huelva,
Sevilla, Cadiz, Jerez, Sevilla, Algeciras, Malaga, Cordoba, Granada,
Almeria, Linares / Baeza. There are various ferry companies and routes
to choose from, depending on your base. You can either drive
to the Spanish port and park your vehicle to embark as a foot
passenger, or take your vehicle across to explore further within
Morocco and North Africa. The general procedure is to turn up
and await the next ferry, with the exception of the Cadiz-Canary
Islands route for which a cabin or seat needs to be booked.
Antequera is located right in the
centre of Andalucia, set in a rich, fertile plain with Malaga
lying just 38 miles to the south.
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Antequera
is a sleepy medieval town that comes alive on Fridays, market
day, as a bustling agricultural centre. The castle walls and
towers of the great Moorish fortress dominates the town. Antequera
and the valley below are overlooked by an enormous crag of limestone,
880 metres high, called La Peña de los Enamorados. The
whole area around the town is covered with olive trees and is
famous for its olive oil production. On the edge of the town
lie the famous Dolmen Caves, the most famous in Europe, while
above the town the Sierra of El Torcal is a breath-taking landscape,
a mountain top covered with huge and wonderfully shaped limestone
formed millions of years ago when the whole area was under water.
Nearby is a unique natural beauty spot, the Fuente de Piedra,
a wonderful lake visited by the pink Flamingo. |