Antequera is spread out over the plains of La Vega where rich farmlands are irrigated by the Guadalhorce River which for centuries has been one of Andalucias most fertile areas currently harvesting cereals, asparagus, olives, fruit and sunflowers.

It is overlooked by a huge crag of limestone over 800 meters high called La Pe�a de los Enmorados ( Lovers Leap ). The name is derived from a local legend regarding the impossible love affair between a young Christian and a Moorish girl from nearby Archidona who after been sought and found by the girls father where driven to the top of the cliff where sadly rather than be separated from a life of love together chose to launch themselves into the abyss and to certain death, a statue in the Plaza de Castilla was recently erected to commemorate this historic act of despair.

The Pe�a also fascinatingly resembles a head, said to be of an Indian warrior laying down which gave rise to its other well known other name of the Cabeza del Indio. The rock is visible from many kilometers in every direction and seems to watch over the fertile plains and town jealously guarding every movement within site of such a natural grandeur.

Antequera is within easy reach of the Malaga capital and all the major seaside resorts along the Costa del Sol one of Spain top tourism hot spots..