The Andujar Natural Park is an area of gently rolling hills with oak forests. It is home to deer, wild boar and mouflon as well...

The Church of Santa Maria de la Mayor has a Plateresque facade and a Mudejar bell tower. It dates from the 16th Century and inside,...

Montoro is a lovely, picturesque, small town with narrow streets and old houses. On its main square stands the Parish Church of San Bartolome with...

The Hospital de Santiago was built for the Bishop of Jaen in the late 16th Century. It was designed by Andres de Vandelvira and is...

The sumptuous Capilla del Salvador was built in the 16th Century for Francisco de los Cobos and his family crypt lies beneath the nave. The...

The Palacio de Vazquez de Molina was designed by the architect Andres de Vandelvira for Juan Vazquez de Molina whose coat of arms is above...

Banos de la Encina is a beautiful village standing above fields of olive trees. It is dominated by a massive 16th Century Moorish castle with...

Castillo de Santa Catalina sits on top of a hill with the same name high above the city of Jaen. The impressive fortress was established...

The Iglesia de la Magdelena Church is the oldest church in Jaen. Originally, it was a mosque and the tower, rebuilt in the 16th Century,...

Located beneath the Palacio Villardompardo, these 11th Century Moorish baths are claimed to be the largest in Spain. The Christians used them as a tannery...

The Museo Internacional de Arte Naif contains many works by the local artist Manuel Moral who founded the museum. Most are of village life and...

The Museum of Popular Art And Costumes holds a comprehensive collection of objects that illustrate life in rural Andalucia. These include items relating to traditional...

The Provincial Museum is located in a building which incorporates the doorways of San Miguel`s Church and a 16th Century granary. The museum contains a...

This Mudejar chapel was founded in the 16th Century by Gutierrez Gonzalez who was treasurer to the Pope and consequently had many privileges. The chapel`s...

The Convent of Santa Clara was founded in the 13th Century after the recapture of the city by the Christians. It is one of the...

The cathedral`s museum contains many treasures in its three galleries in what was the canons` mausoleum. There are many paintings of the period between the...

Jaen`s cathedral was built in the 16th and 17th centuries to the design of Andres de Vandelvira. The main front is decorated with balconies and...

This majestic church dates from the 14th Century and it is the home of Jaen`s patron saint, the Virgen de la Capilla, whose statue is...

La Carolina was originally built as a foreign colony in the 18th Century. This part of Andalucia had been depopulated, partly because of emigration to...

Baena is a small market town surrounded by olive trees and it is known for its high quality olive oil. Nunez de Prado is a...