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• The old University of Baeza. Baeza.

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  … Calle Beato Juan de Ávila s/n. 23440. Baeza. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: otbaeza@andalucia.org. www.baeza.net. The "enlightened" of Baeza. Baeza had a university before Úbeda and the city of Jaén. This monument dates from the late 16th century. The most important part of the building is its courtyard.…

• Plaza del Pópulo Square. Baeza.

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  … 23440. Baeza. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: otbaeza@andalucia.org. www.baeza.net. A square with quite a past. It is also called Plaza de los Leones, referring to the fountain, of the same name, that can be found there. The fountain is a square shaped pillar with rounded corners. It is crowned with a sta…

• El Salvador Chapel. Úbeda.

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  … Plaza de Vázquez de Molina. 23400. Úbeda. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: capilladelsalvador@fundacionmedinaceli.org . http://www.fundacionmedinaceli.org. The mark of Vandelvira. It is in an unmatched setting in Úbeda, next to various palaces surrounding the Plaza de Vázquez de Molina. Its layout was desi…

• Úbeda Archeological Museum. Úbeda.

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  … Calle Cervantes 6, (Casa Mudéjar). 23400. Úbeda. Jaén. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 953779437 | E-mail: museoarqueologicoubeda.ccul@juntadeandalucia.es. http://www.juntadeandalucia.es. Iberians and Romans. Located in a 14th-century Mudéjar-style house, the museum has been operating since 1973. It contains …

• Cástulo archaeological site. Linares.

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  … Carretera provincial JV 3003, a 7 Km. al sur de Linares en dirección a Torreblascopedro. Cazlona. Linares. Jaén. (Andalusia) The town of Cástulo had been inhabited since the 3rd millennium B.C. It was the capital of the Oretani tribe of Iberians and played a key role in the wars between Rome and Car…

• Santiago Hospital. Úbeda.

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  … Calle Cristo Rey, s/n. 23400. Úbeda. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: ubeda@andalucia.org. www.ubedainteresa.com. The Andalusian Escorial. This building attests to the significant influence of the architect Vandelvira on the town of Úbeda. It is considered the “Andalusian Escorial”, and is probably Vandelv…

• Plaza de Vázquez de Molina Square. Úbeda.

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  … 23400. Úbeda. Jaén. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 953750897 | E-mail: ubeda@andalucia.org. www.ubedainteresa.com. Artistic setting. Wherever you look, every bit of the Plaza de Vázquez de Molina is a work of art. Many of this beautiful city's most important buildings are located in this square, among them t…

• Linares Archaeology Museum. Cástulo Monographic Museum. Linares.

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  … Calle General Echagüe, 2. 23700. Linares. Jaén. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 953609383 | E-mail: museoarqueologicolinares.ccul@juntadeandalucia.es. http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/museos/MALI/?lng=es. From the Iberian-Roman period. Since 1983, the museum's collection has been housed in the Los Dával…

• Castle of Santa Catalina. Jaén.

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  … Carretera del Neveral 5. 23001. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: directorcultura@aytojaen.es. A castle standing amid olive groves. The site offers visitors the chance to enjoy the fabulous views over the city of Jaén, and over an outstanding natural landscape. The castle stands on the ridge of Santa Catali…

• Baños de la Encima Castle. Baños de la Encina.

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  … Calle de Santa Maria, s/n. 23711. Baños de la Encina. Jaén. (Andalusia) http://www.castillosybatallas.com/contenido.html. Also known as Burgalimar Castle, this is a magnificent example of military Al-Andalus architecture from the time of the caliphate. It has hardly been affected by any modification…

• Jacinto Higueras Museum. Santisteban del Puerto.

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  … Plaza Mayor 8. 23250. Santisteban del Puerto. Jaén. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 953401259 | E-mail: info@museojacintohigueras.org. www.museojacintohigueras.org. Famous busts. This museum is dedicated to the memory of sculptor Jacinto Higueras, from Jaén. The work of this contemporary sculptor focused main…

• Jaen Museum. Jaén.

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  … Paseo de la Estación, 27. 23008. Jaén. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 953335059 | E-mail: museojaen.ccul@juntadeandalucia.es. http://www.museosdeandalucia.es/cultura/museos/MJA/. Iberian art. The museum is divided into two major areas: one dedicated to Fine Art, and the other to Archaeology. The ground floor…

• Villardompardo Palace. Jaén.

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  … Plaza de Santa Luisa de Marillac s/n. 23004. Jaén. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 953248077 | E-mail: museos@promojaen.es. www.dipujaen.com. The palatial hiding place of some Arab baths. The Palace was built in 1592, on the orders of Fernando de Torres y Portugal, ex-Viceroy of Peru. Some Arab baths from the…

• Manuel Moral International Museum of Naïve Art. Jaén.

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  … Plaza de Santa Luisa de Marillac s/n. 23003. Jaén. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 953238059 | E-mail: museos@promojaen.es. The art of ingenuity. This museum's origins lie in the private collection of an artist from Jaén. Naïve artist Manuel Mozas Morán donated his private collection, containing works by Span…

• Museum of Art and Popular Traditions. Jaén.

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  … Plaza de Santa Luisa de Marillac s/n. 23003. Jaén. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 953711638 | Old ways of life. This museum recreates pre-industrial ways of life in the province of Jaén. The museum's collection contains traditional objects and items from times prior to industrialisation. Its different exhibi…

• Palace of Cobaleda Nicuesa. Jaén.

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  … Calle Ramón y Cajal, 12. 23002. Jaén. (Andalusia) Also known as the Casa de Deán or the Casa de los Minallones, it is a modest but highly elegant civil construction from the Renaissance period. Currently it houses town's Association of Architects. Among the most notable elements in this stately resi…

• Jaén Cathedral. Jaén.

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  … Plaza Santa María, s/n. 23002. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: correo@catedraldejaen.org. www.catedraldejaen.org. Example of the Andalusian Renaissance. The cathedral is home the Holy Veil, which according to tradition was used by Saint Veronica to wash Christ’s face. The cathedral is dedicated to the Ass…

• Upper Guadalquivir Museum of Art and Popular Customs. Cazorla.

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  … Castillo de la Yedra. 23470. Cazorla. Jaén. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 953711638 | E-mail: museocazorla.ccul@juntadeandalucia.es. http://www.museosdeandalucia.es. History and traditional art. The museum was created in 1973 and is located at La Yedra Castle. It has two different sections: one focusing on …

• Tabla de Pochico. Aldeaquemada.

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  … Camino de la Cimbarra, a 1km. de Aldeaquemada. 23215. Aldeaquemada. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: alcaide64@hotmail.com. www.aldeaquemada.com. Cave painting archaeological site. A UNESCO conference in Kyoto (Japan) in 1998, declared the Levantine Cave Painting Art in the Spanish Mediterranean Basin as a…