# Sunday in Antequera: the Menga and Viera dolmens, the Alcazaba and an afternoon at El Torcal

The dolmens before they close at 15:00, the Alcazaba above the vega, lunch at the El Torcal restaurant after the road reopens and the Green Route among the rocks.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/antequera/itineraries/sunday-with-menga-viera-and-alcazaba · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:30 · Menga and Viera Dolmens (Free with an EU ID; entrance via the Site Museum)
  - 6 min by car, 3 km
- 11:00 · El Romeral Tholos (Same ticket and hours)
  - 10 min by car, 4 km
- 12:00 · Alcazaba of Antequera (Park at Plaza de Castilla and walk up · €8 with the Collegiate Church)
  - Carry on on foot
- 12:50 · Royal Collegiate Church of Santa María la Mayor (Next to the Alcazaba)
  - 30 min by car, 16 km
- 14:15 · Torcal Alto Restaurant (Go up after the road reopens; booking) · Torcal Alto Restaurant, €
  - 2 min on foot
- 16:00 · Green and Yellow Trails at El Torcal (Green Route, 45 min, or Yellow, 2 h)
- 17:30 · Vuelta (Come down by the A-7075 before dark)

Sunday in Antequera has an order: the dolmens close at 15:00, and the El Torcal road is closed to cars in the morning on season weekends. So the town comes first and the karst after lunch, when the road reopens and the car park up there empties.

## The day, hour by hour

9:30 · Menga and Viera dolmens. From Málaga, about 50 minutes on the A-45; park at the site itself. Pick up the ticket at the Site Museum and enter the two tombs. From the mouth of Menga, look at the Peña de los Enamorados.

11:00 · Tholos of El Romeral. 3 km away, at the other site, towards the Córdoba road. Same ticket.

12:00 · Alcazaba. Leave the car in Plaza de Castilla and walk up. Enter by the Arco de los Gigantes and climb the Torre del Homenaje.

12:50 · Real Colegiata de Santa María. Twenty paces away. With the combined ticket, €8 for both.

14:15 · Lunch at Torcal Alto. Drive up 16 km on the A-7075 when the road reopens, between 13:30 and 14:30. If you arrive earlier, park below and go up on the shuttle, €3 return. Migas, porra antequerana and bienmesabe on the terrace among the rocks.

16:00 · Green or Yellow Route. They leave from the same visitor centre: 45 minutes or two hours.

17:30 · Head home. Go down with daylight: the road is winding.

## Where and what to eat

The Torcal Alto restaurant is the only one inside the site and opens with the visitor centre, every day from 9:30 to 17:30. If you prefer to eat in the town, Arte de Cozina revives the Antequera recipe book; its website does not publish the hours, so confirm them.

## With children and with a dog

With children it comes cheap: the dolmens are free and the Alcazaba is free up to age 7. The Green Route is short and full of stone figures; bring a baby carrier, not a pushchair. With a dog, animals are not admitted to the dolmens; the Alcazaba and the Torcal routes, yes, on a lead. On the shuttle only dogs under 10 kg in a carrier go up: with a big dog, drive up after the reopening.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
From Málaga, 50 minutes on the A-45. From Granada, an hour and a quarter on the A-92; from Córdoba, an hour and a half on the A-45; from Seville, a little over an hour and a half on the A-92.

### Without a car
Train from Málaga to Antequera AV or an Alsa bus. The morning is done on foot and by city bus; there is no public transport to El Torcal.

## Consejos

### Dolmens before 14:30
On Sundays that is the last entry.

### To El Torcal, after the reopening
In the morning the road is closed when it fills up.

### Wrap up warm
El Torcal is at over 1,200 metres.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the day cost?
Between €25 and €45 per person: €8 for the Alcazaba and the Colegiata, lunch and, if needed, €3 for the shuttle.

### Are the dolmens open on Sunday?
Yes, from 9:00 to 15:00.

### Can you drive up to El Torcal on Sunday?
Very early or after the reopening, between 13:30 and 14:30. In between, by shuttle.

### How long does it take from Málaga to Antequera?
About 50 minutes on the A-45.