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View of Cuevas de San MarcosPor los caminos de Málaga · CC BY 2.0

Cuevas de San Marcos

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Cuevas de San Marcos is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated in the northern part of the Antequera region, on the border of the province of Córdoba from the river valley of Genil to the Sierra Malnombre and Camorro de Cuevas Altas. It is also located within the comarca of Nororma. It borders the provinces of Granada and Cordoba to the north, the comarcas of La Axarquía to the south and Antequera to the west. The town is situated at an altitude of 420 meters above sea level.

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By road Cuevas de San Marcos is located 88 kilometers from Málaga and 487 km from Madrid. It is a farming village, with a predominance of olive growing and oil production of the "Hojiblanca" variety. Its name comes from its patron saint, Mark the Evangelist, and its famous Cave of Belda.

Cuevas de San Marcos has a population of approximately 4,000 residents. It covers an area of about 37.50 km2. The natives are called Cuevachos.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Cuevas de San Marcos
Province
Málaga
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
3,647
Altitude
407 m
Area (IGN)
36.8 km²
Postcode
29210
Demonym
cuevachos
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What to see

  1. 1Falla de la Sierra del Camorro
  2. 2Museo de Morana
  3. 3Museo Senda de los Milenios
  4. 4Cáritas Parroquial San Marcos
  5. 5Cueva Nueva
  6. 6Ermita del Cementerio
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: GR 7 · Andalucía - North Route (Provincia de Málaga)
  2. 2Monumento Natural Falla de la Sierra del Camorro
  3. 3Hiking: PR-A 234 · Parque Arqueología y Natura Belda
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  • 16 places to stayIllustrative photo · Toprural · CC BY-SA 2.0

    Accommodation

    16 places to stay in Cuevas de San Marcos

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  • 3 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Grey World · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    3 restaurants in Cuevas de San Marcos

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  • 3 experiencesIllustrative photo · Rocco Rossi · CC BY 2.0

    Experiences

    3 experiences in Cuevas de San Marcos

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 952 72 70 07
    • Official website: www.cuevasdesanmarcos.es

Services and transport

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes95 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, transport, ATMs, post office, EV chargers, motorhomes, street market, primary school.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

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Where to sleep in Cuevas de San Marcos

16 registered places to stay

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