Dolmen de Menga – Dolmens of Antequera loop from Antequera Dolmens Site

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Dolmen de Menga – Dolmens of Antequera loop from Antequera Dolmens Site

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Dolmen de Menga – Dolmens of Antequera loop from Antequera Dolmens Site

00:24

1.52km

10m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

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Dolmen de Viera

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The Viera Dolmen is a corridor tomb of European megalithism, with a funerary chamber and a pierced slab. It is located near the Menga Dolmen, in the Antequera Dólmens Archaeological Complex, one of the best and best-known areas of megalithism in Andalusia.

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Dolmen de Menga

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The Menga dolmen is a megalithic monument located in the city of Antequera. It is part of the Antequera Dolmens Site and was declared World Heritage on July 15, 2016. This impressive corridor tomb follows the Atlantic tradition of covered gallery dolmens. It is built with large vertical and horizontal stones, and its burial chamber is 6 meters wide and 3.5 meters high. An unusual singularity in Europe is the presence of a deep and narrow pit at the bottom of the chamber. The dolmen is covered by a mound 50 meters in diameter. Its construction dates back to the Neolithic, approximately between 3750 and 3650 BC. C. An impressive testimony to ancient history and megalithic architecture! 🌟

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Sundial

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A sundial[1] is an instrument for indicating time using the sun, usually in the form of a plane or disk on which the time can be read based on the position of the shadow cast on it by a stylus (the style). The oldest known sundial dates from around 1500 BC and was discovered in Egypt.[2]
The science that studies sundials from a scientific, astronomical, and artistic perspective is gnomonics.
The Earth rotates on its axis. As a result, the shadow of an object constantly changes direction. When the shadow points north (south in the Southern Hemisphere), it is precisely noon. The sun is then due south (north in the Southern Hemisphere) and at its highest point that day, directly above the meridian of the sundial's location. It is 12 o'clock in local solar time. From this, a division can be made and hour lines drawn on which the shadow indicates the hour.

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Dolmens of Antequera

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The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble comprising three cultural monuments and 2 natural mountain features in and near the city of Antequera in Andalusia, Spain. It is a UNESCO site.

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