Cuevas de San Marcos is at the north of the administrative region of Antequera, on the border with the Province of Córdoba

With a population of some 4.000 the town the importance of this population centre in Andalucía during the Roman occupation is vouched for by the amphoras and coins from the Late Roman Empire found in the area.

Here you find very interesting archaeological remains from earlier times, found in the “Cueva de Belda”: flit axes, spear tips and other implements of stone, apart from human remains and a menhir, named the “Boy of Stone”, in a place known as “Las Cruces”.

Historically traces from the Arabic occupation have persisted in the fortification erected on the “Cerro de Chamorro” after the popular uprising against the Emirate of Córdoba.

Here the festive calendar has its most important milestone during the celebration of the main festivities in August. Moreover, Saint Marcos has its feast days as Patron Saint on 25th April and the 7th December, sees the celebration of the night of “Las Candelas”.

To eat, nothing better than the classic “porra”, “salmorejo” and the carnival stuffing, stuffing composed of meat, ham, egg, bread and parsley and the original Easter pie, made of bread with an egg in its centre.

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