Town hall

The municipality of Caves of San Marcos is placed to the north of the region of Antequera, in grounds bathed for the river Genil. He emphasizes first of all the environment of the prey of Iznajar, the north hillside of the Camorro of High Caves.

The Cave of Belda is an unequivocal testimony of that the first ones human establishments in this area produced to themselves in the Prehistory (Calcolítico), and since then this territory has been populated for different civilizations that have left steadfastness of his culture. well-known menhir as ‘El stone child ’, the ceramics remains Iberian, the axes and other tools of the Age of the Bronze found in several places denote the continuity of the man in these grounds

The foundation of the municipality corresponds to the Roman epoch in which it reached notable importance. Of the period of Arab domination, during the XIIIth and XIVth centuries, there preserve pavings of rooms, pieces of estucados walls, remains of ceramics and part of the foundations of the castle.

Out-standing visits: church of San Marcos, chapel of the Virgin of Carmen, Cave of Belda, archaeological deposit of Medina of Belda

In the Town there are several bars and restaurants where to be able to taste it gastronomy of the area:
Bludgeon with broad beans.
Anchovies meatballs.
Broad beans fried with well-worn eggs.
Tomato fried with blood sausage polish and peppers.
Pipitoria.
Marinade soup.
I annoy to the pastoral garlic.

Nuclei of Caves of San Marcos: Village of the Prop