🪨 The Menga Dolmen and The Viera Dolmen: La Peña de los Enamorados
Neolithic megalithic tombs and natural rock formation in Andalusia
📋 Fast Facts
- Location: Antequera, Andalusia, southern Spain
- Age: Neolithic to Bronze Age (circa 4500–2500 BCE)
- UNESCO Status: World Heritage Site (inscribed 2016)
- Notable structures: Menga Dolmen, Viera Dolmen, Tholos of El Romeral, and La Peña de los Enamorados rock formation
The Antequera Dolmens Site comprises three significant megalithic tombs and the distinctive rock formation of La Peña de los Enamorados ("The Lovers' Rock") in Andalusia, Spain. Dating to the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, these structures represent some of Europe's oldest and largest megalithic monuments. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016, recognizing its exceptional value for understanding prehistoric European architecture and burial practices ...