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Santa Maria la Mayor Colegiata
Plaza de las Escribanos, Antequera 29200 - Spain

Below the gardens of the Alcazaba is the La Colegiata de la Santa Maria la Mayor, the finest church in Antequera. This splendid building dates from the early 16th Century and it has a beautiful Renaissance facade. It is mainly...
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Attractions near Santa Maria la Mayor Colegiata
A selection of attractions close to Santa Maria la Mayor Colegiata:
Santa Maria la Mayor Colegiata  (< 1 Mile)
Below the gardens of the Alcazaba is the La Colegiata de la Santa Maria la Mayor, the finest church in Antequera. This splendid building dates...
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Iglesia del Carmen  (< 1 Mile)
The Iglesia del Carmen has a splendid Mudejar artesonado ceiling but the most outstanding feature of the church is the huge Baroque altarpiece. The wooden...
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Carmelitas Descalzas Convent  (< 1 Mile)
The Convento de las Carmelitas Descalzas houses a museum with interesting works of art. One of the best is of St Theresa of Avila, the...
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Antequera Municipal Museum  (< 1 Mile)
Antequera Municipal Museum is housed in a 17th Century Renaissance palace and has some interesting archaeological displays. There are several good Roman mosaics. The most...
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Alcazaba of Antequera  (< 1 Mile)
The Alcazaba is the remains of a Moorish fortress on a hill above Santa Maria Church. Hedged gardens rise up the hill to the remains...
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Menga and Viera Dolmens  (1.2 Miles)
The Menga and Viera dolmens are enormous Megalithic tombs dating from about 2500 to 2000 BC. The funerary chambers are formed of huge stone slabs...
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El Torcal Natural Park  (7.9 Miles)
El Torcal Natural Park is a beautiful, impressive landscape of limestone which has been weathered by wind and rain into unusual scenery with strange rock...
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La Virgen de Gracia Church  (16.9 Miles)
The Santuario de la Virgen de Gracia was once a nineth Century mosque. This area of the Sierra de Archidona became under Moorish rule in...
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Fuente de la Piedra Lagoon  (19.7 Miles)
The Laguna de la Fuente de la Piedra is located near the village of the same name. At this large lake thousands of flamingos can...
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Fuente de Piedra Laguna  (20 Miles)
The Laguna de la Fuente de Piedra is a large lake visited by many birds. It is one of Europe`s most important breeding sites for...
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El Chorro Gorge  (20.5 Miles)
The Garganta del Chorro is a two mile long, narrow ravine cut through the limestone by the River Guadalhorce. In places it is 400 metres...
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Lord James Monument  (24.4 Miles)
Lord James of Douglas died in Teba in 1330 during a battle between the Christians and the Moors. At the time that he died Lord...
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Church of los Remedois  (28.2 Miles)
Ardales is a pretty, little town with white houses standing on a hill crowned by a ruined castle. Below the ruin is the Church of...
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Ardales Museum  (28.2 Miles)
The Museo de Ardales is an archaeological and ethnological museum which is partly devoted to the Cueva de Ardales. This cave, which is a few...
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Carratraca Spa  (28.5 Miles)
Carratraca is famous for its sulphurous waters which were used by the Romans. Later in the 19th Century the place developed into a spa. After...
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Concepcion Botanical Gardens  (28.7 Miles)
The Concepcion Botanical Gardens were created over one hundred years ago and consist of plants collected from all over the world. The estate covers about...
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Church of the Martyrs  (30.4 Miles)
The Iglesia de Los Martires was founded by the Christian Monarchs in the late 15th Century, and it was dedicated to the martyrs of Malaga....
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Museum of Art and Costume  (30.4 Miles)
The Museum of Popular Art and Costume is housed in a 17th Century inn known as Meson de la Victoria. It was restored in the...
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Santuario de la Victoria  (30.4 Miles)
The Santuario de la Victoria was founded by the Catholic Monarchs in 1487, and it was rebuilt two centuries later. One of the most interesting...
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Casa Natal de Picasso  (30.7 Miles)
The Casa Natal de Picasso is the birthplace of Pablo Picasso who was born in 1881 and became one of the most prolific and inventive...
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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)
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