On our way to Granada, we stopped in the mountain town of Antequera. As you might guess from the name, the town dates back to Roman times, though there have been plenty of changes since then. We parked in the middle of town and wandered around a bit before going to the top of the hill to see the church and fort there (which will have their own posts later).
As with most Spanish towns, a variety of churches are found throughout. One that seemed closed was the Church of the Mother of God. Our guide book says it was built in the 1700s and is "a good example of Andalusian rococo."
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Iglesia de Madre de Dios |
From there we walked over to the main plaza in town. The
Palacio de Najera houses the municipal museum, which was closed, even on the second of January.
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Town Plaza |
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Entrance to the Museo Municipal in the Palacio de Najera |
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Patio of the Palacio |
The square also has a statue of
King Ferdinand I on horseback and a church across from the museum.
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J and Ferdinand I (not a fountain) |
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There's the fountain |
The church is dedicated to
St. Martin de Porres, and had a lovely interior and a simple nativity.
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Church nave |
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Church nativity |
We found plenty of other fountains in town, from massive to modest.
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Fountain in downtown |
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Fountain closer to the Roman stuff |
We also discovered some other imperial roots of Antequera.
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Darth Vader winters here? |
We started winding our way up the hill, discovering some nice views of the town and a small wall shrine to Our Lady.
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Town with fog in the distance |
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Our Lady of Socorro |
Next, we went to the
alcazaba or fort at the top of the hill, which we will learn more about in the next post.
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