12 Apr 2023
We were picked up in a minibus in Malaga and driven to Antequera where a few more people were collected ( our whole group numbered eight) and we then drove the 20 mins to El Torcal. The next two and a half hours were spent with Natacha ( who speaks fluent English, French and Spanish) leading us around the magnificent karst landscape of El Torcal. The ground is a bit rocky in places so you have to watch where you place you foot but there isn’t much uphill hiking involved. Natacha would stop frequently to make sure we all kept up and to tell us about the wonderful fauna and flora of the area. She searched for and pointed out different ammonites (which lived in the Jurassic period, over 140 million years ago) many of which were much smaller than the one in the photo. Her cheer and enthusiasm was inspiring and time went by very fast.
We were later dropped off in Antequera where we had lunch ( very good meal at A Mi Manera) and we then made our way to the top of the town to visit the 14th century Moorish fortress, the Alcazaba.
Later we caught a bus back to Malaga, making it a great day trip without the need to rent a car.