Antequera Motorhome Area

Antequera has a municipal area for motorhomes at Calle Miguel de Cervantes, 43. According to Antequera Tourism it is an open-air space, free, open 24 hours, with 16 spaces, drinking water and waste emptying. It is a good base for seeing the historic centre, the dolmens and El Torcal without having to take a large vehicle into the narrow streets of the old town.

What it offers and what it does not

The municipal website publishes only the information above: it mentions no electricity, length-of-stay limit, security or booking system, so you should expect no power hook-up and arrive with charged batteries. Being free and with few spaces, it fills up on long weekends and in spring and autumn weekends; if you arrive late and it is full, the tourist office (952 70 25 05) can point you in the right direction. Do not use the car parks in the centre, designed for cars and coaches, nor those at Plaza de Castilla or Parking del Centro, which are covered.

From the area to the monuments

From Calle Miguel de Cervantes you can walk to the centre. The climb to the Alcazaba and the Royal Collegiate Church of Santa María is uphill, but doable as a walk. The Menga and Viera Dolmens are on the outskirts, on the Córdoba road, and the El Romeral Tholos a little further; for the latter it is worth moving the motorhome or taking a taxi.

Going up to El Torcal in a motorhome

El Torcal is the excursion that most affects your trip. Its official website explains that at weekends, public holidays and long weekends from autumn to spring, and on some very busy days, vehicle access to Torcal Alto is cut off in the morning as soon as the upper car park fills up. Motorhomes are not among the exempt vehicles. For large vehicles they recommend arriving before 9:00, or going up in the afternoon, when access reopens, normally between 13:30 and 14:30.

If you arrive when the road is already closed, you must leave the vehicle in the lower car park, next to the A-7075 between kilometres 41 and 42, and go up on the shuttle bus: 3 euros per person return, until 17:00–17:30. You can also walk up a 3.6 km path with 260 m of ascent. With the day well planned, the Green and Yellow Trails are worth it. The visitor centre answers on 952 24 33 24, from 9:30 to 17:00.