Except for the area closest to the Ronda mountains, where the topography is steep and irregular, most of the municipal area of Almargen is made up of farmlands.

Thus, there are only gentle changes in altitude and at most the terrain shows only a few undulations whose extremes of elevation are less than 200 metros. This makes it an ideal place for productive agriculture (grain, sunflowers and olives), a fact that even the first inhabitants of Almargen knew how to take advantage of.
The highly suitable nature of these lands for cultivation and the easy access to the region favoured human settlement and the passage of goods since very ancient times in this area, at least since the late Neolithic age as shown by archaeological relics discovered by chance during the construction of a road.

 

With the arrival of the Phoenicians the region experienced its first economic awakening, due mainly to the fact that the transportation route between Tartesos and Mainake lead through this municipality. Centuries later, the Romans built the Vía XI, which joined Antikaria and Acinipo, that is to say Antequera and Ronda la Vieja (Old Ronda). This route also passed over the territory of Almargen. From these facts it is reasonable to think that Almargen has been a strategic point with considerable economic activity for centuries.
Following the Romanisation of the area, which in the Antequera region was especially intense, the history of Almargen seems to enter a period of suspension that does not end until after the Arabic era, of which the only things that remain are the name of the municipality and some ceramics that were discovered in the valley formed by the Rivers Corbones and Almargen. Once the territory had been conquered by Christian troops, the history of this village parallels that of other nearby villages.

 

How to Get There:

From the city of Málaga, take the N-331 to where it connects on the outskirts of Antequera with the A-92 and follow that highway towards Seville. The turning for Campillos via the A-384 will be seven kilometres ahead. Continue on that road past Campillos until you get to Almargen.

Interesting Facts:

Surface Area: 34.1 square kilometres
Population: 2,100
What the natives are called: Almargeños
Monuments: Inmaculada Concepción church, Roman necropolis in the Sierra de Rebollo mountains.
Geographical Location: in the western part of the Antequera region, within the River Guadalteba area. The municipality adjoins the province of Seville; the village is 105 kilometres from Málaga capital and lies 510 metres above sea level. Average annual rainfall is 500 litres per square metre and the average temperature is 15 ºC
Tourist Information: Town Hall, Calle Corredera, 36 (29330). Telephone: 952 182 002; Fax: 952 182 039

 

How to get there; region of Antequera.