Antequera reccy and a day in Loja

On the way to Antequera

Leaving Ronda in the rain we headed east to Antequera where our group is staying for the next three nights.

The hotel's breakfast menu includes filled "molletes" - soft
rolls which are a local speciality

We found the hotel easily - it is on the outskirts of the town whose steep winding streets can be difficult to navigate in a large group!
The good news is that the parking is simple, and on the spot, and it is easy to head out in various directions from here.
A bit of local interest is the dolmens nearby: megalithic burial mounds, 5000 years old, which were excavated in the 19th C.

Shops and cafes are full of posters for the
imminent Holy Week processions - a
really big thing here

After a busy couple of days we took a day out in Loja to pop into the bank, check out whether the tourist office had anything useful, and have a look around the alcazaba and the museum.

The tourist office came up trumps with some Malaga province maps which will be useful, and then, after finding the museum was open, we headed up the hill to the alcazaba to have a look around inside.

Ali Atar was the Alcaide of Loja in the 15th century

Plenty of interest in the Museum, and a lovely view from the hilltop