To the north of the range which crosses the province, from the Ronda highland up to the sierras of the Axarquía, a territory which is a crossroad between the east and west Andalucía stretches out between the Guadalquivir and Mediterranean Andalucia. Antequera is a region of plains and undulating fields, speckled with hills, which offers the traveller a scenery of fertile plains, fields and monuments from the Cuevas of San Marcos to Cañete la Real. The man-made monuments, from dolmens to baroque churches, make Antequera a gem of Andalusian historical heritage. The natural monuments, from the lagoon in Fuente de Piedra up to the Sierra del Torcal turn the waters into the lord of the scenery; in one as the sacred refuge of the flamencos; and in the other as a mysterious stone temple worked by the water since the mountain emerged from the depths of the sea. Further afield from Antequera, from Campillos to Teba and from Ardales to Bobadilla, the rivers turn into lakes and the hills are crowned with castles and forts, uniting history and nature in one of the most attractive routes in Andalucia.