The Route

Castles and Battle of the Kingdom of Jaén forms a tourist and cultural proposal of the province of Jaen that brings together proud castles located in strategic places of extraordinary beauty. It is the territory with the highest concentration of castles and fortresses in Europe and where two of the most significant battles in the history of Spain were developed: Bailén (1808, which was the beginning of the end of the French presence on Spanish soil and the first defeat of the Napoleonic army in the open field) and Navas de Tolosa (1212, which ended the Christian victory and accelerated the loss of Arab hegemony on the Iberian peninsula).

Castles and Battle of the Kingdom of Jaén brings together a heritage offer that manifests itself as a great open and inhabited outdoor museum, composed of interpretation centers, visitable monuments, signposted routes, accommodation, etc. A lot of adventures between the proud medieval castles with recreations and theatrical visits in the world's largest olive forest will make you remember episodes that changed the course of history.
 

In addition, Castles and Battle of the Kingdom of Jaén allows you to enjoy hiking days or cycling tours; to know and palate the extra virgin olive oil in the most productive territory of the world, to visit cattle farms of ligia bulls and pure-race horses, to dehesas of transhumant pastors, to make horse routes, in donkey or in 4 × 4 by their natural parks. Photographic hunting, bird watching or Iberian lince can complete a magnificent day in the saw areas. To know the mining heritage inherited from centuries of exploitation or to enjoy the gastronomy and the culture of the tapestry so rooted in this land, are a few more examples of what this destination offers you. In short, it is a quiet, unmassified destination of great rural authenticity with unique heritage resources.