Antequera Municipal Tourist Office

The Antequera Municipal Tourist Office is at Calle Encarnación, 4, in the heart of the historic centre, next to Plaza del Coso Viejo. It is the first place to call in if you arrive without a plan: it gives you the city map, each monument's hours for the day, information on El Torcal and the dolmens and the contact details of local guides and the city's tourism businesses.

Opening hours and contact

According to the official Antequera Tourism website, it is open Monday to Saturday and public holidays from 9:00 to 18:30, and Sundays from 10:00 to 14:00. It does not publish different summer hours. It answers on 952 70 25 05 and 952 70 83 05, and by email at [email protected]. If you are going to arrive on a Sunday afternoon, call or write beforehand, because by then it is closed.

Other information points

As well as the main office there are two more points:

• Information point at the Plaza de Castilla car park: open 24 hours, inside the car park. Telephone 952 84 21 10 and 952 84 09 49. It is useful if you arrive by car outside the office's hours.
• Town Council Tourism Area, at Calle Infante Don Fernando, 90 (San Luis building). Telephone 952 70 81 42 and 952 70 81 38, email [email protected]. It is the municipal department; it does not publish public opening hours.

What to ask at the office

Antequera's monuments have different hours and change with the season, so the most useful thing is to ask for that day's: the Alcazaba and the Royal Collegiate Church of Santa María are visited together from the top of the city, and the City Museum and the Descalzas Convent Museum are in the centre. The Menga and Viera Dolmens and the El Romeral Tholos are on the outskirts and are run by the Junta de Andalucía, with their own hours.

For El Torcal, ask about weekend access restrictions and about the Green and Yellow Trails, or the guided visits if you are going with children. At the office they also tell you how to get around without a car: the train and bus reach the city, but there is no regular public transport to El Torcal.

Before you go

The website turismo.antequera.es carries the same practical information (where to park, how to get there, opening hours) and can be consulted in Spanish, English, French, German, Russian and Dutch. If you travel by motorhome, the office will tell you how to reach the municipal area on Calle Miguel de Cervantes.