Jaén, school destination
Learn to discover Jaén inner paradise
Here we gather the different offers and services related to school tourism and the dissemination of the natural and cultural heritage of the province of Jaén, facilitating the organization of activities or travel for their students, depending on age, educational and recreational interests, etc.
A wide range of unforgettable experiences in which students feel more involved, discover and learn and thus achieve a more prepared and dynamic community of students, anxious to learn through new means. There are many companies in Jaén dedicated to this segment of tourism, which offer very varied and interesting programs, made according to the following premises: learning, fun and coexistence.
The province of Jaén is known for its beautiful natural landscapes and for having the largest extent of protected natural spaces in Spain. The Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas, Sierra Mágina, Sierra de Andujar and Despeñacolos Natural Parks are an incomparable framework where you can perform a wide variety of activities of active tourism and adventure and learn about indigenous flora and fauna.
Jaén has a rich history and a great cultural legacy. The period of the Iberians, a historical period that left in the province of Jaen an important archaeological heritage, has led to the creation of a tourist-cultural itinerary "Journey to the Time of the Iberians." Eight centuries of Muslim presence, from the 8th to the 13th century, have left over 400 vestiges between castles, towers, fortresses and alcazabas, many of which can be visited thanks to the Route of the Castles and the Battle of the Kingdom of Jaén, such as the castle of Santa Catalina, the Fortress of the Mota or the castle of Baños de la Encina. The South Renaissance Route is one of the best examples of the importance that the Renaissance era had in the province of Jaén, leaving two cities declared the heritage of humanity, Ubeda and Baeza and the Cathedral of Jaén.
Jaén, the world's first producer of extra virgin olive oil offers the best stage for the practice of Oleoturism. Museums, almazaras, cortijos, AOVES tastings will allow students to know in situ the process of olive oil production.
In addition, the Literary Routes, the Mineral Heritage, the Culture of the Bull, the Astrotourism, the Crafts, and a great offer in museums and interpretation centers of different themes, such as the Ibero Museum of Jaén, the Museum of the Battle of the Navas of Tolosa, the Terra Oleum Museum, the Museum of the Culture of the Olivo... and all this together with a set of magnificent professionals, experts in active tourism and adventure and in cultural heritage and involved in a pedagogical way to offer students an interactive and fun educational experience and a different form of art and art.