JAÉN Province

Jaén City

The capital of the province with the largest number of protected areas in Spain is in a landscape surrounded by olive trees. Its origin as a centre for Arab caravans, its importance as a strongpoint on the Castilian-Muslim frontier during the Reconquest and its current dedication to producing olive oil make it a must for visitors.

Tours of the province

The cultural and landscape importance of Jaén means the province offers you various routes.

The Renaissance Route goes to the towns of Úbeda and Baeza, in the county of La Loma. Both towns have been declared historic-artistic sites because of the great Renaissance legacy they offer. Also have been declared as World Heritage by UNESCO.

Another route takes you to Jaén's natural parks. in Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas the River Guadalquivir is born among rocks and woods. Hornos de Segura and Segura de la Sierra have an interesting heritage of monuments.

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Meanwhile, the Sierra de Andújar Natural Park extends its Mediterranean woodland among places like Andújar.

In the south of the province is the Sierra Mágina Natural Park, where you will find villages like Bedmar, Cambil and Huelma among the olive treesAnd its fourth natural park is Despeñaperros, the natural boundary between the autonomous communities of Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia.

To the south of the capital stand the Jaén towns standing on the Caliphate Route. This road joins the cities of Córdoba and Granada and runs, in this province, through places like Alcaudete, Martos and Alcalá la Real. Castles of Arab origin, Gothic and Mudejar churches and Renaissance palaces are the points of interest on this route, all of them surrounded by mountains and olive trees.

It only remains for us to go to the north of the province, to the towns of Baños de la Encina, Linares and Vilches. Here popular architecture mixes with jewels of Renaissance and Baroque art, so abundant in Andalusia.

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