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• El Trovador Macías Castle. Arjonilla.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle trovador Macias, s/n. 23750. Arjonilla. Jaén. (Andalusia) http://www.castillosybatallas.com/contenido.html . An old medieval legend gives the name to this castle. The love between the troubadour Macías and his beloved Elvira inspired authors such as Lope de Vega and Larra. The castle is Arab i…

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

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Castle of Lopera. Lopera.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de Colón, s/n. 23780. Lopera. Jaén. (Andalusia) A Christian fortress built on land that had been Muslim for centuries. It was constructed by the Military Order of Calatrava on the remains of an Al-Andalus fortification. It has a twin defensive enclosure. The exterior is polygonal and reinforce…

• Castle of Santa Catalina. Jaén.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … 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…

• Fortress of La Mota. Alcalá la Real.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Castillo de la Mota, s/n. 23680. Alcalá la Real. Jaén. (Andalusia) E-mail: info@tuhistorio.org. http://www.tuhistoria.org. The remains of the old Al-Andalus town and the buildings erected after the Reconquest stand on the top of a hill that dominates Alcalá la Real. A veritable Al-Andalus town…