Admission & Opening Hours at El Torcal – The Torcal Alto Visitor Centre at a Glance The most important point first: admission to El Torcal is free. This applies to the whole nature park as well as to the Torcal…
Summer in El Torcal: where the mountain tames the heat In July, the thermometer in the Vega de Antequera often shows 40°C or more. Anyone driving inland from the coast in summer sees the hot lowland plain shimmering and wonders…
Snow in El Torcal: When the Karst Turns White Andalusia and snow — for most travellers, these two words belong to entirely different worlds. Sunshine, olive groves, the Mediterranean, whitewashed villages: that’s the picture. Snow doesn’t feature in it. But…
Best time to visit El Torcal & Antequera: why spring and autumn are the top choice Travellers to Andalusia ask themselves two questions: when is the weather pleasant? And when isn’t it too crowded? For El Torcal and Antequera, both…
Antequera in Spain: where Andalusia’s unknown heart lies Anyone travelling through Andalusia has Seville on their list, along with Granada, Córdoba, perhaps Málaga and Ronda. Hardly anyone knows Antequera – even though virtually every journey between the region’s major cities…
Staying near El Torcal: where Villanueva becomes your base camp Anyone wanting to spend more than a day at El Torcal faces a choice: stay in Antequera, the town with plenty of hotels and sights, or stay right at the…
Getting to El Torcal de Antequera: all the ways to reach the karst massif El Torcal de Antequera – the karst massif lies 14 km south of Antequera and around 50 km from Málaga The Paraje Natural El Torcal de…