The drive there was mostly on the fabulous toll freeways but once we got off there, oh boy! Only had to use gears 1, 2 & 3. This road was a climbing stage of a Spanish bicycle race La Vuelta.
A beautiful view of the countryside and lots of olive trees.
When we arrived the parking lot was full, it was Sunday and lots of locals there so we had to do a precarious park on the side of the road on a mostly non-existent shoulder. We took a shuttle bus to the visitor centre where the trails started.
We took the longest track which was only 2.75 km but were surprised when it took us 1:45 to complete! Lots of scrambling over rocks slowed the progress along with a fair number of families on the trail. Here are several photos of the terrain on the trail. Reminded us of the Chirichaus in Arizona.
After completing the track, we went to a lookout for a view of the countryside looking south to the Mediterranean.
After the hike we drove to the town of Antequera.
We had trouble trying to find parking on any of the streets and finally found a parking garage. We walked up the main street marvelling at the architecture of the newer town and also the lack of tourists and local people on the street. Most stores and restaurants were closed as it was mid afternoon on a Sunday.
We could see the Alcazaba at the top of the town and it drew us to the uphill walk to its entry.
This is an old Moorish fortress from the 9th century that is well preserved. We took the audio tour and were rewarded with great views of the city.
Luckily it was all downhill from here as we wandered the city streets again marvelling at the few number of people out and about. We did find one small pocket of restaurants open but decided to head home for supper.
It was an hour or so drive home and I was rewarded with a cold Heineken and we had an eat-in supper.
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