Dolmen of Viera Tomb

Address: Dolmen of Viera, Antequera, Andalusia, Spain

Hours: Typically open during daylight hours; site-specific museum/visitor centre hours vary

Admission: Often free or covered by local archaeological park fees; part of Andalusian cultural heritage sites may have small entrance fees

The Dolmen of Viera is a Neolithic passage tomb located near the town of Antequera in Málaga province, Andalusia. It is one of the region’s well-preserved megalithic chambered tombs and part of the broader Antequera megalithic complex.

Architecturally it consists of a stone-lined passage leading to a burial chamber formed from large upright slabs and capstones; the monument originally served as a communal burial and ritual place. The dolmen is one of several nearby megalithic monuments grouped around Antequera.

The monument dates to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age and is part of a prehistoric landscape of tombs and megaliths that illustrate funerary practices in southern Iberia during that period.

The dolmen stands a short distance from the town of Antequera in the interior of Andalusia and is accessible from local roads and visitor routes that link the site’s monuments.

• UNESCO inscription: Part of the Antequera Dolmens Site, which is protected as a UNESCO World Heritage property, representing late Neolithic and early Bronze Age funerary architecture in southern Spain.

Antequera is reachable by rail and road from Málaga and Seville (roughly 40-90 minutes by train/car); local buses and taxis serve the dolmen sites from the town centre.

• Visit Antequera's dolmen complex in the early morning to avoid tour groups and to capture long shadows that highlight the capstone geometry.
• Check visitor centre opening times for access to the chamber interiors and audio guides - some sites limit entry to preserve the monuments.
• Combine the Dolmen of Viera with nearby Menga and El Romeral dolmens for a fuller sense of the Neolithic landscape.