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Vilches is a municipality located in the north of Jaén, in the district of El Condado, located in the foothills of Sierra Morena. The pedanias of Guadalén and Miraelrio are also part of it.
Its municipal term is crossed by the Guadalén, Guarrizas and Guadalimar rivers, which pour their waters in the reservoirs of Guadalén, La Fernandina and Giribola, respectively.
Its varied landscape has great tourist potential, highlighting its areas of environmental interest, reservoirs, oak dehesas, extensive olive trees, farmland, not forgetting its cynetic and fish resources.
The historical-artistic heritage is relevant. The church of San Miguel, the hermitage of the Virgin of the Castle, the remains of the castles of Vilches and Giribola, belonging to the Route of the Castles and the Battle of Jaén, and archaeological sites such as Giribola, of Iberian times, are highlighted.
Tourist area: Sierra Morena / Sierras de Andújar and Despeñacolos
Distance to the capital (km): 80
Altitude over sea level (m): 543
Extension (Km2): 273
Number of inhabitants: 5086
Gentillo: Vilcheños
Postal code: 23220
Its artistic heritage includes:
TheNorthfrom the term Vilches extends through Sierra Morena, with altitudes reaching 800 m. The vegetation in this higher part is very varied and is associated with the Mediterranean forest: encinars, alcornocals, complaints. There are also shrubs and areas of wood pine plantations.
More to Southin the foothills of Sierra Morena, with altitudes between 400 and 500 m., the adhesitated surfaces and pastures predominate. With a soft orography of constant undulations, where the olive grove predominates and we also find low mountain with acuchals and madroños.
Here live numerous animal species, such as birds, mammals and arthropods, easily observable in their natural habitat.
Thewet areass are around the reservoirs(Guadalén, Girirbola and Fernandina), in theriver banksGuadalén, Guadalimar and Guarrizas. The banks of the rivers and streams welcome mimberas, tarays, adelfas and other tree species such as the white chopo or the black Alamo.
The reptiles abound, highlighting the populations of theleprous galapagoin the rivers Guadalén and Guarrizas, as well as theViper de Latastein the Sierra. They will also be easily observable fishing and real eagles, common and black vultures, royal owls, lynches, gines, badges, etc.
Vilches is a municipality of deep-rooted traditions, with popular celebrations, both religious and profane, that take place throughout the year and with activities for all ages.
Vilches is a municipality very fond of its traditions and this is also reflected in its gastronomy. Meat obtained from hunting is often used to make its dishes.
We highlight among the best known:
From the pastry shop we want to highlight:
In the municipal term of Vilches, about a hundred archaeological sites have been invented. From the Copper age the field of Santagon. The occupation of this settlement had to end at the beginning of the Bronze Age, when the consolidation of metallurgical activity and the fertility of the surrounding lands involved the emergence of small villages in the area, some of them fortified, such as the Cañada de Malaguo, Giribola or Cerro Santo. This settlement has the novelty of having a large defensive tower.
In the Iberian stage, GiridanceThe metallurgical centers were controlled from here. The town has an urban layout defined by streets, houses and public areas, delimited by a large wall. From this Iberian period, many settlements and small fortifications have been invented, including the first occupation of the castle hill.
In the Roman times Vilches is identified as BaesucciAccording to a stone located on the hill of the castle. The Emperor Vespasian granted him the title of municipality. In Santagon, remains of ancient villas with mosaics have been found in the noble areas.
Also the people Visigode He settled in Vilches. A visigode architrabe has been found and is preserved in the Jaén Provincial Museum.
It's in the Islamic period when the current Vilches site is consolidated, being occupied from 711. It was part of al- Andalus for five centuries, from the first years of the 8th to the 13th century. This long period makes Vilches a typical Muslim cityfrom which we can guess vestiges today. As the 12th century progressed, the castle of Vilches became very vulnerable by the proximity to Despeñacolos, where the Spanish-Latvian troops practiced acts of harassment over the possessions of al- Andalus.
In 1212, the Christian kings of Castile, Aragon and Navarra, beat the Muslims in the the battle of the ships of Tolosa. Three days later, the castle is conquered and the population exterminated, which will force this area to be repopulated with inhabitants from beyond Sierra Morena. The Christians will stay in the Vilches castle And the Muslims will return to Giribola.
It will be King Fernando III who gives up the territory of Vilches to the Council of Baeza, until Felipe IVin 1627, release him and grant him the The title of Villa.
The number of Vilches with railway station, already in 1900.
Among large plains of green olive trees is a noble atalaya in which is found Porcra, a universe in stone carved through its six thousand years of history.
Canteros of all times recorded in their walls the mark of an illustrious past, leaving for eternity the echo of their master's. In it the sculptural set of Cerrillo Blanco was modeled; the solid foundations of the Roman Obulco were raised; it served as the custody of an Andalusian bulwark and was the site of matres and calatraves.
Its golden stone carved by hand looks majestic in monuments and squares that open to the astonishment of those who contemplate it.
Our earth, changing in appearance, but unchanging spirit, has traveled through time wrapped in names that narrate the same essence: Ipolca, Obulco, Bulkuna... Porcella.
Today, Porcilla invites you to enter into its charms, to lose you through its serene streets, to feel the closeness of its people and to taste, without haste, the truth of its gastronomy. Because here, every stone tells a story and every story awaits you.
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Tourist area: Sierra Sur and Campiña de Jaén
Distance to the capital (km): 42
Altitude over sea level (m): 427
Extension (km ²): 174.5
Number of inhabitants: 7,055
Gentilicon: Porcunenses
Postal code: 23790
The pale tone of its rocks gives meaning to the name of this small hill located two and a half kilometres from the urban core of Porcra: White Crow.
Archeologically involved during the 1970s of the last century, the process of human use of the field is delimited in three moments.
First, during the tartesic period, there is a distinction between an inhumation necropolis dated around the 7th century BC. There are twenty-four individual graves and a double-chamber grave.
From a second epoch, around the 5th century BC, is the largest Iberian sculptural ensemble of the national territory. A thousand three hundred fragments among which are more than thirty sculptures. The warrior of double armor, symbol by anthonomasia of the Iberian world in general, stands out.
Finally, necropolis continued to be used for such purposes from the 5th century BC to the 1st century BC, changing the first rite of imhumation to the rite of incineration.
The Roman Amphitheatre of Obulco was one of the largest show buildings of the Roman Hispania, an example of the enormous magnitude of the ancient Ibolca-Obulco police. It was the largest of the cities of the Protohistoric and Roman Iberia in the time of Julius Caesar.
This amphitheater shows the imposing archaeological reality of Municipality Pontificensis Obulconensis in the 1st century BC, when it was raised about five hundred meters from the walls.
After the last great intervention of this colossal amphitheatre, its monumental remains, of more than one hectare of surface, have been managed to size and integrate in harmony with the existing neighborhood, allowing its visitors to walk through a large section of the southern façade with its imposing counterstrong of piled chairs in the Hellenistic style, see the doors and volitories, the outer access routes and the large falls of cyclopeia blocks, then be able to enter the cavies or steps, and come down from the wall of the podium to the space of the sand and carcerwhere to appreciate the dimensions and panorama that the old gladiators who fought in the seaweed or games.
The Roman Cistera de La Calderona is a colossal underground hydraulic complex of the Pontifical Municipality of Obulco, intended to store water, which has been in use for more than two millennia and has arrived to this day in exceptional state of conservation.
It was accidentally rediscovered by one of the neighbors of the three contemporary houses that are available over it and intended for air-raid in the Spanish War of 1936. It was originally a large public water tank with several years of rainwater collection and three catchment wells.
The project has been completed by building a contemporary building of access through ramps to the complex and with the excavation of approximately 500 m ² of the large Roman neighborhood of the poniente, where part of a cross-sectional enlisted street have been exhumed, three houses organized around patios, a shop and a butcher-carnage, which allow to qualify this block of the neighborhood as a handicraft and commercial sector of the city.
In an era of invasions and conquests, during the Middle Ages, two names express the same reality. The Muslim Bulkūna and the Christian Porcella live together and share the same territory.
On the remains of an Andalusian bulwark, which in turn was erected on Roman vestiges, the Castle of Porcra is fortified with new defenses to become a Christian alcazar.
Ten are the towers that make up the castle's walled enclosure and one of them, the last to be built, which is maintained until today. The New Tower was raised during the first half of the 15th century by the precept of the Calatravo gentleman Don Luis de Guzmán.
It is also called the Tower of Boabdil for what happened in 1483 when the last sultanate of the Nazarí Kingdom of Granada, Boabdil, was taken as a prisoner to that tower after being arrested in the Battle of Lucena.
The tower is octagonal base, is 28 meters high and has an ochavada shape. Its interior, of two floors and a terrace, will house the medieval rooms of the Archaeological Museum Municipal Obulco.
The first data that are held from the hermitage of Santa Ana are from the late 15th century although its exact origin is unknown, being able to be reassembled at the end of the 13th century.
Santa Ana is drawn like a hermitage of a ship, with several adjacent dependencies such as the house of the santera and some corrals. During the later centuries the whole is spread and consolidated until in the 19th century it is closed to worship. In the 20th century, the property is sold to the Juárez family for use as a bread oven.
The recent intervention carried out by the City of Porcra has involved the restoration and recovery of the original building. These works have brought to light important findings: unique pavements, numerous burial or wall paintings in the altar area.
Today, the ancient church of Santa Ana has become the Visitors' Reception Centre.
This is one of the most modest buildings, which was mentioned in the 15th century, next to the organization of the square: the carnage of the villa, the Church Mayor and the Cabildo.
The Royal Carniceries, called for the Crown's control over meat, supplied the population with beef and sheep for more than five hundred years, from the Middle Ages to the Second Republic.
From this moment on, the city's library is located in the building and, in addition, the work-bag functions are performed there, to be, before its restoration, the Comarcal Court.
In 2015 this space was opened after the rehabilitation and value that the City Council of Porcilla carried out, hosting, there, the municipal services of Historical Archives and Tourist Information Office.
There are some of the vestiges that can be seen inside the building. It is also worth the attention to stop and observe its inclinated facade witness to the Lisbon earthquake of 1755.
In the square of Andalusia was built in the Enlightenment of the King Charles IV in 1798 the Royal Po'sito, that is, a public warehouse of grain for consumption and sowing. It is a functional building offacade of silleri ́ a with beautiful classic cover, which consistsof three ships, one main and two lateral, separated by stone arches on which the deck rests. The building is accessed after climbing a step, an element that allows to generate a lower level or ventilation gallery.
After the Civil War contest, the building was ruined and a major reform had to be made.Although the works were directed by Ramón Pajares Pardo, the project is due to the architect and National Architecture Prize José Luis Fernández del amo, the first project he signed.
The building currently houses the headquarters of the City of Porcra. The large "glass yard" is a bright space that acts as a distributor of the entire ground floor and also functions as a main public service room.
This is abouta space located under the building of the Royal Posite, current City Hall.In its day were the ventilation galleries and prevented the moisture from reaching the grain store. In origin they had no direct access from the outside, only one registration trap. Over time, several entry doors were opened, allowing this place to take different uses, from construction materials storage to dungeon or hardware shop.
Following the major reform in 2017, the space was restored and opened to the public. During the intervention, archaeological remains of Roman and medieval times, now integrated into the journey, came to light. The vaults system used in its construction is particularly noteworthy.
In 2023, two museum rooms were incorporated into the whole, which greatly enrich the understanding of the past of Porcra: one dedicated to the world of the Turdulum and the other to the Roman period. Both offer a clear and accessible journey through the cultures that left a deep mark on the ancient Obulco.
The Parish Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Porcilla, concluded in the early 20th century thanks to a popular subscription, rises on the site of the ancient Church of Santa Maria la Mayor. The building, wide and bright, has a Neo-Byzantine style and is articulated in three ships covered with cross vaults. The sacristy, attached to the head, belongs to the temple of the 17th century and is connected to the rectoral house, which houses the residence of the parish priest, the archive, the office and the parish hall.
After the construction of the new temple, Julio Romero de Torres was commissioned to paint the vault of the apse, where the artist represented the Assumption of the Virgin, surrounded by a chorus of angels. The work was so impressed that he was asked for two new murals for the capels of the cruise. In one of them he made the Holy Supper, showing the apostles attentive to the moment when Jesus instituted the Eucharist. On the other, he represented The Holy Family in a serene sunset, with the Child Jesus in Mary's arms and the silent presence of St. Joseph. In addition, the temple retains five more works of the painter: an oil of St. John the Baptist in prayer and four canvases of the evangelists located in the pechines of the cruise.
Summary of the millennial craftsmanship of the stone in Porcra. The bartender and marmolist Antonio Aguilera Ruedas (1896-1980) built it in the middle of the 20th century for 30 years with considerable personal effort and firm mastery.
Its extravagant and eclectic combination of solutions, techniques and decorations exalt the work of the stone. Their personal and unusual explanations that portray in an unusual way the complex parallel trajectory between building and author draw attention.
In August 2018 it was reopened following the reforms that the City Council of Porcilla made. After an important work of cleaning and restoring the stone a sophisticated lighting system is chosen to bring all the beauty to the craftsmanship of the stone. At the same time, an extensive set of ramps, built in marble concrete, gives access to a glass elevator, a unique dissonant element but that will allow access to the entire building.
The natural environment of Porcilla forms a unique environmental heritage, modelled by thousands of years of history, a marked Mediterranean climate and the constant presence of the olive tree as an identity element of the landscape.
The municipality is based on extensive margous formations of the Mioceno Medio-Superior, shaping a homogeneous and gently undulating relief, characterized by rounded hills and looms. In a timely way, the spurs and rocky outflows of sand-calcareous litology, more resistant to erosion.
The soils of the municipal term are mostly limestone and little or medium-evolved. Clear margas, with shallow but fertile profiles, and a slightly basic pH that promotes the development of crops characteristic of the countryside, predominate.
The climate of Porcilla is continental-temperate Mediterranean. The average annual temperature is around 17 ° C and precipitation is 563 mm, with marked annual irregularities and long periods of drought. Winters are temperate, with diurnal peaks close to 13 ° C, while in summer they are easily reached 40 ° C, with few rains.
The municipality is located on two aquifers: the Porcra aquifer, which occupies almost the entire municipal area, and the Aluvial aquifer of Guadalquivir, located to the north. The term is integrated into the Guadalquivir watershed, and its main channels are the Salado stream, which crosses the municipality from southwest to northwest to the Guadalquivir, and the Saladillo stream, its main tributary.
Porcula is integrated into the Mediterranean region, and has a dry climate with mild temperatures in winter and hot summers.
The olive tree is today the dominant agrosystem and a true monoculture that occupies almost the entire territory, although there are also areas with natural herbaceous species. Porcilla also houses four endemic species of great biological value: Hispanic, Betic, Ibero-Atlantic Mediterranean-Maghreb and Bético-Maghreb.
Agricultural activity conditions the availability of habitats, but the olive tree offers a plant cover that allows the presence of a diverse fauna. Birds, small mammals, reptiles and invertebrates find in this ecosystem an enabling space for their food and shelter.
In it we can observe species such as: the green and the green; and in winter the capirate curved, the red petrored and the common zorzal.
The biodiversity of the olive tree is very much increased when, together with it, streams with riverbank forests or Mediterranean bushes, made up of carrizos, adelfas and tarajes. And so we find: sparrows, pinches, jilgueros, nightingale, cogs, cordnices and cornejas. Amphibians: common toad, green frog, salamander; reptiles: rib, lizard and lizards; mammals: hares, rabbits, foxes, badges, jinetas...
Some areas are highly recommended where we can look at the nature we have described in that paragraph:
Ride de Reyes (5 January).On the night of January 5, the streets of Porcra are filled with magic and illusion for the coming of His Majesties the Kings of the East. A variety of carrots, parades and musics make it shine, au ́ n ma's if it fits, tonight so special.
Day of Andalusia (28 February). The City Hall of Andaluci ́ a, an autonomous festival, is held in Porcra an institutional event in which the City Council holds the Concession of Honours and Distinctions to different personalities related to this city.
Carnival (February).Its tradition in this town dates back to the dawn of the 20th century, although it has been more recently when it has become particularly relevant. On the one hand, in the Cine- Teatro "Mari ́ a Bellido" a Carnival Gala takes place in which the letters and chords of different carnival groups intermingle with the rhythms of three by four of the local murgas. On the other hand, during the afternoon of the carnival season, there is a spectacular passage in which hundreds of people gather to show the elaborate work carried out for months. The color, music and dance flood everything, and the diversity takes hold of all those who encourage themselves to contemplate it.
San Benito, Patron de Porcilla (21 March).The devotional to San Benito in Porcra dates back to the 13th century and we have been aware that such religious functions have been carried out since the 16th century. It is therefore not to be removed that the veneration of the Holy Patro is so rooted among its neighbours. On March 21 of each year, a solemn celebration of the Eucharist takes place in its honor and subsequent process of the image, which is accompanied by the local music bands.
Holy Week.During Lent, Porcella is filled with tradition and solemnity. The streets of Porcra make up an exceptional framework for the processing of their cofradi'as that, with their knowledge of being, they move us to an environment or a nico of sobriety, devotion and beauty. Ten are the cofradi ́ as and hermandades that process in Porcra from Palm Sunday to Resurreccio Sunday.
San Marcos (25 April).In honor of this evangelist, a religious and later process is held to end with a popular verbena from the same neighborhood to which it gives name. It is worth noting the curious tradition of the "Spark of San Marcos." This is the realization of fires that traditionally light up in squares and high places, with wood and old things that were discarded and that the young people stacked for their subsequent burning. This tradition was carried out in order to invoke San Marcos Evangelista to bring rain beneficial to agriculture. At present, one of these fires continues to be made next to the hermitage.
May Crosses (first weekend of May).In various squares, streets and neighborhoods of the village, gilded with care for the occasion, the traditional Cruces de Mayo, a holiday that inundate each rinco with a festive air full of color, are raised. The streets are dressed in floral motifs and personal details, self-reflective of the life and traditions of the place, while the neighbors, with dedication and pride, compete to create the most beautiful and striking cross.
Romeria de Alharilla. Tourist interest party of Andalusia.The second Sunday of May takes place in Porcra one of the most important romeri's of Andaluci, which is celebrated in honor of the Santi-sima Virgen de Alharilla, Patrona and Alcaldessa Perpetua of the town. The previous week, the municipality is set up and its streets are filled with people to celebrate the holiday in honor of its patron. Among others, they highlight the spectacular ride of horses, in the afternoon of the evening, with riders and carriages that spread through the main streets. On Sunday, say great, thousands of devotees and rosemary gather to live a day of deep faith, culminating in the longed process of the Virgin, carried in paths between the two and the prayers.
Bervena de San Benito (11 July).San Benito de Nursia, patro ́ n de Porcra and de Europa, has a second holiday in July in which, following the religious feast, a popular verbena takes place in the neighborhood with its same name.
MiaqueFest (first weekend of August).This is one of the largest music festivals in the province of Jae'n. With an open and diverse spirit, the festival does not focus on a specific musical style, but rather accommodates a wide range of ideas in which consolidated figures from the national musical landscape are combined with others that begin to unpoint.
San Lorenzo (10 August).Following the celebration of the Holy Mass, the San Lorenzo process takes place on the main streets of the town. Subsequently, one of the popular verbenas is held with the most raigambre of Porcilla.
Real Fair (September).The so-called "Real Fair" unio ́ la devocio ́ n by San Benito and the Virgin of Soledad, miraculous intercesors in the face of a great storm, with the tradition of holding an annual cattle fair granted by Queen Elizabeth II to the City of Porcra. At present, these parties are held in the first days of September and it is worth noting its Flamenco Besana, Porcra Electronic Night, the young night with musical performances or the parade of giants and heads.
Oil Fair (last weekend of October). This is a holiday celebrated around olive oil, the main economic engine of the town, which had its orien in 2007. At the Porcilla Oil Fair there is a wide exhibition of agricultural machinery, numerous places where to taste the gastronomy, to you, crafts, conferences, oil tasting... All this closed on Sunday with the taste of the traditional hole of bread with extra virgin olive oil and olive harvested in our land.
On horseback between Jaén and Córdoba, Porcella brings together in its kitchen the best of each of these provinces, always with its star ingredient: extra virgin olive oil. This liquid gold, the fruit of the extensive olive trees surrounding the municipality, not only permeates its recipes of an unmistakable taste, but also becomes the symbol of a tradition that defines its culinary essence.
At the table of Porcilla, the piirranas and the jiennese sparragados with the flaminquins and the Cordobese salmorejo live together in a perfect balance that enriches its gastronomic heritage. However, it is in his native recipes that the true essence of this land is found.
Among its most peculiar dishes are the rape, a small square cake that is formed by folding a wafer over a spicy minced meat filling. This craftsmanship dish becomes an essential for those who seek to taste something unique and authentic.
On the other hand, chicken in milk It surprises both his name and his history. This typical sweet, similar to the mazapan and the alfajor, evokes with its almond aroma an Andalusian past that has been recorded in the gastronomic memory of Porcella.
For lovers of the good table, the visit to Porcra would not be complete without testing these specialties, which represent a bridge between the past and the present, between tradition and innovation. In addition, local restaurants and bars offer the opportunity to enjoy these delights in a welcoming atmosphere, surrounded by the hospitality that characterizes the porcunenses.
The origins of Porcra go back to a group of villages of the Final Neolithic located in its surroundings. In the Copper Age (3rd millennium BC) the area becomes a nuclear centre of the countryside. Archaeological research has discovered on the hill of the Alcores one of the oldest fortifications documented in the Alto Guadalquivir, with double walled fence surrounded by circular cabins. Another similar village is located on the hill of Albalate and both remained during the Bronze Age (II millennium BC).
In the 7th and 6th centuries BC the Iberian culture was formed on these lands and so, on the hill of the Alcores, there appears a new urban planning, of geometric layout, with rectangular houses of adobe walls that are raised on stone zócalos, sometimes covered with mud. The area maintained its status as a great center of the countryside and in this Iberian era an aristocracy emerged with heroic political models, as did other Mediterranean regions. This elite, to perpetuate its stretch, represented its exploits and its origins, by passing on to us the wonderful sculptural ensemble of the warriors of Cerillo Blanco, who are already emblem of this culture. These sculptures were in a sacred enclosure on the hill of the Alcores, but shortly after their erection they were buried in the necropolis of Cerillo Blanco.
The Roman Obulco was the origin of the current Porcula, confirmed by the epigraphic findings and texts of Plinio, Ptolomeo and Estrabón. During the republic and the first Empire the city was of great importance and enjoyed some autonomy, as it coined its currency.
When the second civil war between Caesar and Pompey was about to end, a uprising led by the children of Pompey broke out on the Peninsula. In the face of this situation, Caesar was forced to quickly mobilize his legions towards the rebel areas. The chronicles report that it took only 27 days to travel the distance between Rome and Obulco, an example of the impressive logistics capacity of the general.
Once in Obulco, Caesar reorganized and concentrated his troops there before marching towards Córdoba, where the famous battle of Monda would take place. The triumph in this confrontation definitely consolidated its power.
The Water Hole is a road through Porcra and its surroundings, whose main thread is the water, that is, the water system in Porcra from early times to the present. It is proposed, therefore, a tour of the missing water tank of San Cristóbal and the current one of the street of the Cross; the so-called El Albercón street; Maria Bellido and his role in the Battle of Bailén (1808); the Roman Cisterna de la Calderona, as well as the different pillars and aljibes located, these already, outside the urban town of the Pilar, the Pilar, the Pilar and the Pilar, the Pilar, the Pilar, the Pilar, the Pilar and the Pilar.
The Route of the Stone proposes a tour of one of the most unique and defining elements of Porcilla: its golden sandstone. This rock, which has been taken from the local quarries for over 6,000 years, has been the leading thread in the history of the municipality, since with it the most emblematic monuments have been raised from the Iberian era to the present.
The quarry in Porcra is a millennial trade that has never been interrupted. Already the Iberians of the ancient Ipolca-Obulco used this stone for their sculptures, such as the well-known pieces of the set of White Cerrillo, which show an extraordinary technical domain. In Roman times, the local sandstone was again a protagonist in public buildings, foundations, decorative elements and hydraulic conductions. Later, during the Middle Ages and Modernity, it continued to be used in walls, churches, noble houses, civil spaces and hydraulic works, becoming the material identity of the city.
The route invites you to know the historical quarries, where still today the stone is extracted in a artisanal way, maintaining techniques that have passed from generation to generation. There you can see how you cut, size and prepare this material that has shaped Porcra for millennia.
Municipality located to the east of the provincein the Sierra de Cazorla region.
It has an enclave in the middle of the mountain area. The main territory of the municipal term is to the west of the region on land of olive countryside. The original administrative division thus allowed this municipality to have forest resources, pastures in communal mountain areas.
It is part of the Guadalquivir watershed, a river that crosses the municipal territory, as well as its tributary Guadiana Minor, Guadaltiín and Toya.
In its landscape, the large olive groves and cereal fields. In addition of the main population centre, Peal de Becerro, the villages of Toya, Peal Furnaces and the enclave of The Almicaran, integrated within the mountain area of the Sierra de Cazorla.
In Toya exists a burial chamber of Iberian origin, declared a National Historical Monument in 1918. Inside it was found "La Bicha de Toya" which is a sculpture and is currently in the National Archaeological Museum of Madrid.
The local economy is based on olive cultivation, processed metal, construction, olive industry and meat products.
Within Historical Heritage We highlight: Toya Chamber, the Clock Tower, the Mocha Tower, the Toya Castle and the Peal Furnace Aqueduct.
Tourist area: Serras de Cazorla, Segura and the Villas
Distance to the capital (km): 87
Altitude over sea level (m): 550
Extension (km ²): 147
Number of inhabitants: 5,277
Gentillo: Pealeños
Postal code: 23460
Peal de Becerro with a surface of 147 km2, belongs to the region of Sierra de Cazorla. Posee two pedanities, Toya and Peal Furnacesand an enclave, The Almicaran, integrated in the Sierra de Cazorla, 55 km. of the municipality.
It is part of the Guadalquivir watershed, river that crosses the municipality, as well as its tributary the Guadiana Menor, the Guadaltiín and other minor water streams.
The land of olive countryside and in a more secondary way, east of the region, a mountain areaincluded in the Natural Park of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas.
The agricultural land are divided between arable crops (wheat, barley) and olive in similar extensions.
The enclave of The Almicaran, part limit with the province of Granada. In these saws there is a large variety of tree species. Up to 900 m of altitude are the pine forests carrasco, accompanied by Madroños and lentils. Up in altitude, we found oats, complaints and Pine rodenum.
In more humid areas we can find millennia tejos and copies of steels, both very few in Andalusia. On the margins of the rivers appear strawberries, willows, choposas well as and eneas where water birds and small mammals are covered.
The Natural Park has one of the richest flowers in the entire Mediterranean basin.
With the declaration of the National Cazorla and Segura Coto in 1960, some new species were introduced, such as: the muflon, boar or gamo. There are currently 51 species of mammals in the Park. The remaining include: Monkey goat, deer, gamo, fox, garduña and badger. In the fish fauna, the common trout, rainbow trout and barb. Several types of reptiles and amphibians.
Among the most interesting areas of the municipality we will mention:
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From Bronze Age settlements have been documented in the municipality of Peal de Becerro, with an intense population in the Toya and Guadiana Minor Rivers courses.
The connection of the province of Jaén with Iberian archaeology is important, but the municipality of Peal de Becerro is certainly an exceptional place. Since the 5th century of C., Tugia was a important centre in route control that through the Guadiana Menor put the Alta Andalucía in contact with the coast of the Levina. Between the 5th and 2nd century of C.the city was linked to development of the Iberian aristocracy as shown by many other remains found in the area, the location of an incineration necropolis presided by an extraordinary burial chamber, the most monumental and best preserved that has provided the Iberian Archaeology, the House of Toya.
From the Roman and Visigoda stage have been found various elementslike a funerary stele with a touch relief, a gravel stele, a quail, a visigode column and in the Cerro de la Horca a visigode necropolis with eight tombs.
In medieval times Peal is not mentioned so in that period it must have been a small population dependent on the fortified centre of Toya. Your castle, according to the chronicles by Fernando III. A few years later the king bestows on the archbishop of Toledo, Quesada and Toya, who incorporated the advance of Cazorla, passing by in 1,310 the jurisdiction of the Ubeda.
After the Spanish conquest Peal de Becerro became an independent population. The Spanish strengthened their defenses and They raised the towers. which we now know as the Clock and Mocha. It has belonged to the advance of Cazorla until its dissolution by the Cortes de Cadiz in 1812.
Then by Royal Order of King Fernando VII was declared villa in 1822.
Mengibar is located to the north of the Jiennense capital, between the Guadalquivir, Guadalumillon and Guadalimar rivers, land covered with olive trees and cereal and fruit fields. Its location next to the E-902 or A-44 motorway (Bailén-Motril) has helped to maintain a balance between the dedication to agriculture, industry and services. When you reach Mengíbar el Guadalquivir, your flow rate is amused, and you start a quiet middle course, allowing for better use of the water. Mengibar was highlighted river port, on the banks of the Guadalquivir, for its good geographical location, especially for the transport of wood from the Sierra de Segura.
The city centre, which is located on a soft hill of fertile lands, both dry and irrigated, has in its interior buildings and monuments of interest, such as the Renaissance Church dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle, a beautiful and slender Christian Tower, the Conistory House and the House of the Palace.
The Iberian oppidum of Iliturgi, located in Cerro La Muela, and the famous Roman city of Iliturgi, in Cerro Machiz, have been discovered nearby.
The centre of Mengibar, of irregular layout and Arab influences, has expanded in the east, west and north direction, crystallizing in a wide and rectilinean road, with apples of considerable size in the ensanches closest to the old town and with smaller apples on the periphery of the core.
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Tourist area: Campiña and Jaén
Distance to the capital (km): 25
Altitude over sea level (m): 315
Extension (km ²): 62,3
Number of inhabitants: 10,068
Gentillo: Mengibarians or Mengibarians
Postal code: 23620
The municipal term of Mengibar is also spread between the herbaceous crops and the olive tree, with virtually all its irrigated surface, highlighting the vegas of the Guadalquivir and those of the Guadalbullion.
The dominant crops are: the olive tree, sunflower, cotton and cereals (wheat, barley and maize). The beautiful landscape of the Mengibareña countryside is interrupted to the north with Sierra Morena, and to the south with Sierra Mágina and Jaén, passing the rest between soft and undulations without great heights. This beautiful landscape is complete by the gallery forests on the banks of the three rivers that cross its term: the Guadalquivir and two of its tributaries, the Guadalbullón and the Guadalimar. In the autumn the trees of a caduca leaf paint a color brush in the landscape.
The lands of Mengibar offer the traveller various enclaves of natural interest. Among them is the Cerro Albariza, natural lookout from which magnificent views are obtained from the Guadalquivir valley or the Guadalbullón delta located next to the Cañada Real de Torreblasphcopedro, about three kilometres from the urban centre. Its abundant coastal vegetation gives it botanical interest.
The Mengibar dam on the Guadalquivir River, opened in 1916 by King Alfonso XIII, puts a color note to the landscape. The olive tree predominates, but next to the river line we find white alms, mumberas, tarais, black alms, as well as other species of bushes. The fauna is the same as the Jienese countryside: hares, rabbits, perdices, deer, linches, boars, foxes, quails... Also, they are easy to see the storks and a wide variety of prey birds. Without forgetting the fauna that dwells next to the rivers and in the vicinity of the reservoir.
In Mengibar, as in the villages of Andalusia, people look forward to popular parties because they know that they will become days of joy and fun, for both the neighbors and visitors. In addition to the Christmas, Carnival and Easter celebration, the following parties are held in Mengibar:
In the culinary culture of Mengibar are present two aspects, one is olive oil, and the other is the use of the products of its gardens that become part of the ingredients of these dishes. From its varied gastronomy, we will highlight the following:
The history of Mengibar begins to be written on the banks of the Guadalquivir River, approximately 6,000 years ago, in the Neolithic. The traces of this period correspond to the denominated settlement of the Vega Baja. The largest milestone of Iberian occupation of the municipal term of Mengibar corresponds to the oppidium of Iliturgi and the different necropolis associated with this important population core.
Until very recently it was considered that this town would have risen in the area known as Cerro Machiz or Las Torres, a place very close to the confluence of the Guadalbullion River with the Guadalquivir. Recent archaeological excavations demonstrate the exact location of the Iberian city in the site known as "Plaza de Armas del Cerro de la Muela."
This site would be besieged by Roman General Publio Cornelio Scipion, the African. Tito Livio narrated how the city was attacked, burned and massacred. In the 2nd century BC, Rome would founded a new Iliturgi in Cerró Maquiz, an enclave located on the opposite bank of the Guadalbullion River, 700 metres from the old ibero oppidum.
These remains are preserved in Mengibar from the Almohad period. In 1225, Fernando III, the Holy Conquest Mengibar, granted the land of Machiz to the Order of Santiago, leaving the Place under the jurisdiction of Jaén.
The word "MENXIBAR" first appears in the conquest of Jaén, which shows that there must have been a fortress that was occupied by Christian troops. Conquistada Jaén, the king anexiona to this city, on which it will depend until 1574, year in which Philip II, by paying 22,500 ducats, makes it Villa.
On July 16, 1808, a glorious event took place in Mengibar: the defeat of French troops, who fled to Bailén, where days later they would be defeated by General Castaños.
This popular and important city is located to the north of the province of Jaén, in the first foothills of Sierra Morena and close to the depression of the high Guadalquivir. It enjoys a privileged geographical location as a road crossing close to the main roads of the south peninsular.
Linares has amining heritageof the most important and best preserved in Spain. In their lands it is common to see remains of chimneys and other industrial vestiges, silent witnesses of a past of mining splendor that left in Linares an architecture linked to industry and to bourgeois and proletarian society.
The basilica of Santa María la Mayor, a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance style, or the Marquis hospital, of a neo-Gothic style, are two good samples of its artistic heritage.
Especially interesting is the archaeological legacy of the archaeological ensemble of the Iberian city of CatulusJust five miles from the city. It was in Roman times one of the ten most important cities of the Peninsula, thanks to its mines of lead and silver, of which today there remain vestiges as important as the mosaic of the Amores, the mosaic of the Octogones, a palleocrist of glass of the 4th century or the sculpture of the Lion, of the IIa centuries. C.
On the other hand, Linares owns a remarkable monumental ensemble, as well as the owner of an accused and musical character. The bullring square of Santa Margarita, located on the side of the emblematic promenade of Linarejos, has witnessed great afternoons and tragedies such as the death, in 1947, of the right hand Manolete. In addition, the city in which the famous guitarist Andrés Segovia was born has a long musical tradition linked to the taranta, a flamenco song born around mining.
The La Garza golf course is the only one in the province of Jaén. It is located a few kilometers from the city, in a privileged enclave with the mining landscape as a backdrop.
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Iglesia, 5 – 23700 Linares, Jaén
Tel.: 953 10 01 83
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Touristic area: Sierra Morena / Jaén Toro Culture / Linares- La Carolina / Sierras de Andújar and Despeñacolos
Distance to the capital (km): 49
Altitude over sea level (m): 419
Extension (Km2): 196
Number of inhabitants: 57,414
Gentilicon: Linarians
Postal code: 23700
Linares has a varied set of buildings (churches, palaces, solariegal houses) of different styles and times, from the simplicity of the Romanesque to the preciosism of the modernist buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries linked to their past of mining splendor.
The Basilica of Santa Maria la Mayorbuilt during the 13th to 15th centuries, with a mixture of Gothic and Renaissance styles, it has a beautiful silver altarpiece.
The city of Cástulo It has a historical trajectory of more than 4000 years, a history in which the presence and influences of Mediterranean cultures have been reflected, which have left their mark on the site and its territory. Cástulo offers us a heritage that we gradually recover from archaeological research, a legacy that we must know and protect.
The city has also not wanted to forget what its past was, good proof of it are the museums we found in it: Archaeological Museumin which the remains of previous civilizations that occupied these lands are preserved, and the Centre for the Interpretation of the Mining Landscapewhere we find samples of the mining works, pieces and videos on the location of the mining heritage in the region. And with the statue of the Miner, the inhabitants want to pay tribute to the generations who laid the foundations of the city that today is Linares.
The Casa - Museum of Andrés Segoviaor Raphael MuseumWe are reminded of illustrious people who took the name of Linares all over the world.
As it is located in the first foothills of Sierra Morena, Linares has a beautiful natural location and enclaves.
The spaces of greatest landscape value are found to the north of its municipal term. The best example of this is the natural monument of "The Bat.". To the spectacular tour of the river Guarrizas during its high course, the beauty of the Roman bridge of Vadollane, which is part of the Via Augusta.
Linares enjoys an extensive network of trails of a small route duly marked that they travel part of their natural and mining heritage, and that they can be visited on foot, on horse or by bike, adding one more incentive to the visit of this area. Sendas that complement with "Green routes"whose tracks take advantage of the old railway tracks.
The set of plant species in the municipality of Linares is distributed in three well-defined spaces:
Next to the rivers Guadalimar, Guadiel and Guarrizas we find the vegetation called the riverside: strawberries, willows, white wings...
Among the most rooted parties in the tradition of the Linarians, we have:
In addition to these most named, the May Crosses, Christmas, Carnival and the party of VoteIt's next to the hermitage of Linarejos.
Linares has made the Tampoo a delicious sign of identity and one of the city's greatest attractions. Tabernas and bars fine-tune their ingenuity to make the exquisite tapas culinary miniatures that never fail to accompany the drink for free.
The Spanish gastronomy is very linked to the gastronomy of the province: olive oil as a common denominator of its peas and salads, not to mention sour olives, which are common as an appetizer. Among the most traditional are: gazhas, migas, gazpacho, andrajos, pipirrana and anis roses.
It also has others of clear mining descentsuch as potatoes with cod, potatoes with pimenton, mining and soaking based on orange salad, cod, olives, onions and olive oil.
In the letters of the Linarian restaurants, tradition, variety and innovation are given hand, and the most intense flavors are made of. It stands out among its local creations, the characteristic white sweet chachepol, a delicious biscuit soaked in syrup and spirit.
The history of Linares has always been very linked to the mining. The lead filons of their lands attracted different peoples and cultures to this enclave. It was a claim for the Tartessa, Greek, Phoenician, Carthaginian, Visigodic and Arab peoples. Of all of them, archaeological vestiges have been found in the area.
Within the municipal term was founded in the 6th century BC the Iberian city of Catuluswhich would later become the capital of Oretania (a large territory that also included areas of Ciudad Real and Albacete) with great mining, agricultural and flourishing trade wealth.
They would also exploit these mines for the extraction of lead and silver. To ensure control of the main mining sites, General Anibal took the Princess Ibera Homily (born in Catulus), but without success, as the Carthaginians were defeated.
The Romans will magnify this city through all kinds of privileges (such as the continued coining of their own currency), making Catulo a city with first-class infrastructure such as hot springs, aljibes and even a forum and an amphitheater. The wealth of Catulus was such that chronists of the size of Estrabón, Polibio, Plinio el Viejo or Tito Livio speak of it in their writings. With the wars, Cástulo disappeared, and the population took refuge in the atalaya of the mines, becoming dependent on Baeza. The current city owes its name to a place close to Cástulo, called Linarium.
Liners it does not appear in the historical archives until 1155, reign Alfonso VII, which at that time was a village that depended on Baeza. In the mid-16th century, thanks to agriculture and livestock, commercial activity and the population are increasing, giving Philip II the title of villa. During the 17th and 18th centuries, mining activity increases considerably and focuses on lead extraction.
As early as the 19th century, the city is considered one of the most important centers in the province of Jaén. With the arrival of the new machinery and mining techniques, as well as the development of the rail as a means of transport of the mineral, Linares reaches its further progress. The intense mining activity attracts migrants to the new jobs generated by mining and makes the population more than six-fold in a short time. In 1875, King Alfonso XII granted him the title of city.
The mining area Liners - The Carolina would become the first producer of lead of the world. The first labour movements are emerging as a result of wage inequalities between workers and employers.
But in the 20th century, mining activity is beginning to decline to the point where all mines are closed. In parallel, a powerful industry, of which Santana Motor It's the flagship.
With the arrival of the 21st century and the end of Santana Motor, the activity of the city is focused on the services as one of its main economic axes.
There are many people born in the city of Linares who have had an outstanding career in their professional activity:
Jaén is an extensive municipality located in the south-west centre of the province, and in which the capital is located.
In its term two areas are distinguished: the countrysidewhich is located to the north and another, smaller, located to the south, which is the mountain.
As we go through its historical centre, in streets, corners and monuments we discover the richness of the coexistence of three cultures: Christian, Jewish and Muslim. We will walk through the narrow streets of the Jewish Quarter, we can visit the Arab baths of the 11th century in the basements of the palace of Villardompardo and admire the rosary of churches, some of them raised over ancient mosques and numerous convents. And visible from all points of the historical center is the Cathedrala true jewel of the Spanish Renaissance.
On the hill of Saint Catherine the imposing castle of the same name, from where you can admire extraordinary panoramic views over the Guadalquivir valley, the countryside and the Sierra Sur behind your back.
Jaén, the world's capital of olive oil, is today a modern city as its squares, gardens and large avenues testify.
Oficina de información turística de Jaén.
C/ Carrera de Jesús, 2.
23002 Jaén
Tel. 953 190 455
Tourist area: Jaén and surroundings
Altitude over sea level (m): 573
Extension (km ²): 424
Number of inhabitants: 120,021
Gentilicon: Jiennenses
Postal code: 2300x
Jaén's architecture bears witness to the many civilisations that have inhabited the city and its surroundings throughout the centuries, resulting in an outstanding monumental heritage that includes both religious and civil buildings. Its historical and artistic legacy showcases a variety of architectural styles, including Gothic, Mudéjar, Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical.
Among its most important monuments are the following:
Half of the municipality of Jaén lies within the Baetic Mountain Range. This impressive landscape can best be appreciated from Santa Catalina Castle, an exceptional viewpoint overlooking both the city and the surrounding countryside.
To the south stretch rugged mountains and rocky peaks, forming the peri-urban parks of Santa Catalina and Monte La Sierra, where visitors can enjoy a wide variety of hiking trails and mountain routes just a short distance from the city centre.
To the north lies the fertile countryside, with gently rolling hills covered by centuries-old olive groves. Further afield, the landscape gradually gives way to pine forests, terebinths and holm oaks, announcing the arrival of the mountains.
Activities such as hiking, cycling, rock climbing and via ferrata are all within easy reach for both residents and visitors, only minutes from the city centre.
The Bonfires and the San Antón International Urban Night Race, declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest, is held on the weekend closest to 17 January. More than 12,000 runners enjoy a unique atmosphere along the route, with music, flaming torches and enthusiastic crowds cheering them on. Afterwards, bonfires are lit in neighbourhoods and squares throughout the city. Around these fires, people gather to sing, dance and enjoy the traditional "melenchones", while sharing local cured meats, regional wines and rosetas (popcorn), creating a warm and festive atmosphere where unforgettable moments are shared.
Carnival. Carnival celebrations in Jaén have a history spanning more than 700 years. For over a month, comparsas, chirigotas and other carnival groups parade through the streets to the Darymelia Theatre, where they perform humorous, satirical and socially critical songs as part of the competition organised by the City Council. Local groups and individuals also take part in the fancy-dress competition, delighting spectators during the colourful parade through the city centre.
Holy Week in Jaén is a religious, cultural and tourist event of outstanding importance. Its brotherhoods and confraternities preserve a legacy dating back to the 16th century, renowned for the beauty and artistic quality of their religious sculptures. Holy Week has been declared both a Festival of National Tourist Interest and of Andalusian Tourist Interest. Twenty-one brotherhoods take part in the processions from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, with one of the most moving moments taking place during the early hours of Good Friday, when El Abuelo is carried through the streets.
The International Olive Oil and Related Industries Fair (Expoliva), held every two years at Jaén's Exhibition and Conference Centre, is recognised as one of the world's leading events in the olive oil sector. Over four days, it brings together farmers, machinery manufacturers, transport companies, olive oil producers from around the world, scientific symposiums and conferences, making Jaén the international capital of the olive-growing and olive oil industry.
San Lucas Fair. This fair originated in the 14th century through a privilege granted to the city by King Henry IV of Castile. Originally held in August to coincide with the harvest season, it was moved to October during the 19th century to coincide with a livestock fair. From 12 to 18 October, the city hosts numerous events including bullfights, concerts and theatre performances. At the Alfonso Sánchez Fairground, visitors can enjoy open festival tents serving traditional cuisine, live music, dancing and fairground attractions, as well as the traditional tents at the "La Vestida" fairground.
Music plays an important role in the city's cultural life. Jaén hosts the Autumn Festival, the prestigious Jaén International Piano Competition, Oleosónica, Jaén Sounds Like Opera, the Bolero and Latin American Music Festival, many other music festivals throughout the year, and the internationally recognised Jaén International Jazz Festival: "Jazz Among the Olive Trees".
Other Festivals and Events:
The Bonfires of Saint Anthony, held on 17 January. Amid singing and dancing, the traditional "melenchones" are performed while people share laughter, conversations and "rosetas" (popcorn). This festival has been declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest.
May Crosses Festival. A tradition in which local residents decorate crosses beside churches, in squares and other iconic places throughout the city. Both locals and visitors tour the crosses, enjoying the festive atmosphere, gastronomy and community spirit that surrounds them. Children also take centre stage on Friday afternoon, parading through the city centre with small floats decorated with crosses, Christs and Virgins of their devotion. They are dressed in traditional mantillas and accompanied by civil, religious and military representatives, delighting everyone who watches the procession.
Corpus Christi.
Festival in Honour of the Virgin of the Chapel, co-patron saint of the city. These festivities take place in the popular San Ildefonso district, combining religious devotion to the patron saint with celebrations in Jaén's best-known gastronomic quarter, where bars and restaurants extend their terraces into the streets to offer their finest dishes. The City Council also organises a wide programme of cultural and tourist activities throughout the festival. Every 11 June, the Lola Torres Choirs and Folk Dance Association holds a floral offering to the Virgin. Participants parade dressed in the traditional pastira costume (for women) and chirri costume (for men), joined by many other residents of Jaén. The celebration concludes with the performance of the traditional Bolero de Jaén before the Virgin's image. In the afternoon, the Virgin is carried in procession through the city centre to the cathedral.
25 November – Saint Catherine's Day. The feast day of Jaén's co-patron saint is celebrated on Santa Catalina Hill. After the procession climbs to the castle, a religious service is held inside. Afterwards, visitors enjoy food from the stalls and bars set up around the castle, where grilled sardines, barbecued meats, patatas a lo pobre and paella are among the traditional dishes served in a wonderful atmosphere of celebration and togetherness.
From the beginning of December, the city enjoys a wonderful Christmas atmosphere with the switching on of the festive lights and the start of an extensive programme of activities, including concerts, street music and theatre for all ages. The popular central street, Calle Carrera, is beautifully decorated and welcomes everyone who wishes to share moments of joy and celebration with the people of Jaén.
Jaén's gastronomy is varied and is based on the Mediterranean diet, in which extra virgin olive oil gives dishes their distinctive aroma and flavour.
Among the city's most traditional dishes are:
Among the desserts, we should mention gachas dulces (sweet porridge), fried milk, and, of course, the traditional pastries made in the local convents (the Bernardas, Santa Clara and the Carmelite nuns).
If you would like to enjoy a unique culinary experience, the San Ildefonso district is home to two Michelin-starred restaurants: "Bagá" and "Dama Juana".
The human presence in the present city is seen from the calcolitic stage, also called the Copper Age, when there were several villages scattered around the area. In the surroundings of the city, rock paintings and remains of megalithic architecture have been found.
Jaén is a city that houses a large number of legends very imbricated in the soul of its people. Maybe the most famous of them is the "Maline lizard"or"Jaén lizard. "The influence is such that it has become one of the symbols of the city, being present in its architecture, rides and concerts. It is based on the existence of a dragon (lizard) that had the population afraid and that with ingenious tactics its inhabitants managed to get rid of it.
A thousand-year-old city where you can follow in the footsteps of many of our illustrious authors: San Juan de la Cruz, García Lorca, Miguel Hernández and Juan Eslava Galán.