Cuevas de San Marcos
With a population of 4.000 the town of Cuevas de San
Marcos is an enclave north of the administrative region
of Antequera, on the border with the Province of Córdoba.
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. In spite of the existence of 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".
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. As from 1424, date in which the arabs
were finally expelled, the new settlers converted
the lands into pasture for cattle and come together
around houses which will give origins to the present
population centre.
Apart from the archaeological remains already mentioned,
the visitor will be able to enjoy a visit to the church
of "San Marcos" (17th century), the shrine
"Del Carmen" (18th century) and the Local
Archaeological Museum.
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 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. It is also interesting to sample
the classic "porra", "salmorejo"
and those products derived from the pie slaughtering
season.
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