Ecotourism 04. Inland Andalusia
During the last decade of last century, the segment of tourism to nature areas opened up in Andalusia, inland Andalusia is a unique offer within Spain and among the best in Europe.
During the last decade of last century, the segment of tourism to nature areas opened up in Andalusia, inland Andalusia is a unique offer within Spain and among the best in Europe.
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Intermediate Cities<br />
<strong>Andalusia</strong><br />
Medium-Sized<br />
Cities in the Centre<br />
of <strong>Andalusia</strong><br />
Antequera, right in the heart of Andalucía,<br />
is known as the city of white Gongorine<br />
churches to use the words of Gerardo<br />
Diego, a monumental town with outstanding<br />
monuments like the Alcazaba, the Coll-egiate<br />
church of Santa María la Mayor, the convent of<br />
Nuestra Señora de los Remedios and the Giants’<br />
Arch. From the Collegiate you can look down on<br />
the town with its many bell-gable church towers<br />
cutting the skyline.<br />
Archidona is not only famous for its plaza<br />
Ochavada (eighteenth century) but also for its<br />
rich past when different civilisations and cultures<br />
settled in the town, thanks to its privileged<br />
geographic position. Declared a Artistic Historic<br />
Complez, its Punic-Roman castle stands out<br />
among its monuments, converted<br />
into the Sanctuary of Our<br />
Lady of Grace, together<br />
with the Santo Domingo<br />
convent from the<br />
sixteenth century and<br />
the convent of Jesús<br />
and Mary from the<br />
same date.<br />
Osuna is an artistic,<br />
historic and monumental<br />
jewel. Part of<br />
the Route of Washington<br />
Irving from the Andalusí Legacy,<br />
it is a reference point for<br />
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Torcal de Antequera (Málaga)<br />
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