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Lupión is a small municipality in the La Loma region, occupying its north-western tip, and located at the geographic centre of the province.
In addition to Lupión itself, the hamlet of Guadalimar also forms part of this municipality. Its municipal area slopes from east to west down to the Guadalimar river, within the Guadalquivir basin, in the northernmost part of the Baetic mountain range.
It occupies a flat-topped hill, surrounded by olive groves which, along with the olive oil milling industry, are the town's main sources of income, complemented by income from cotton farming carried out in the fertile plain of the Guadalquivir.
From its historical heritage, we can mention the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, its defensive Torreón, and the Fountain.
Tourist area: Úbeda/Baeza
Distance to the provincial capital (km): 42
Altitude above sea level (m): 503
Area (km²): 24
Population: 842
Demonym: Lupionenses
Postcode: 23528
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This is the last town of La Loma de Úbeda and lies in an area between two rivers, namely the Guadalquivir and its tributary the Guadalimar.
Its municipal area slopes from east to west down to the Guadalimar river, within the Guadalquivir basin, in the northernmost part of the Baetic mountain range, where the second largest settlement in the municipality is located: the village of Guadalimar.
Most of the territory consists of rich olive-growing countryside, interspersed with small areas devoted to herbaceous crops and the fertile plains of the Guadalquivir and Guadalimar rivers, where irrigated crops are particularly prominent.
Cotton farming is also of great importance in this area.
Within the municipal area, three distinct ecosystems can be identified: that of the olive groves, that of herbaceous crops, and finally that of the rivers and wetlands.
These ecosystems host great plant diversity, since alongside the olive trees there is riparian vegetation developing along the riverbeds, including white poplars, ash trees, oleanders, elms, brambles and common reed. This gallery woodland, besides enriching the local flora, adds a splash of colour to the landscape as the seasons change, particularly in autumn.
As for wildlife, many species can be found in the municipality of Lupión, some as emblematic as the hoopoe, the red-necked nightjar, the kingfisher, the mallard, the hen harrier, the grey heron, the purple heron, the fox, the European otter, the genet, the deer, the Guadiana barbel-relative fish, the Andalusian barbel, the horseshoe whip snake, the ladder snake and the viperine snake.
The town of Lupión enjoys the following festivals:
Among the dishes of our local cuisine, we find:
For the festivals:
Pastries:
Given its natural conditions — abundant water and pasture — human settlement here was frequent. The earliest dates back to prehistoric times, based on remains found within the municipal area.
During the Roman period it was linked to Cástulo, an ancient Ibero-Roman city, and developed an active and intense trade with Rome, mainly sending oil, cereals, wool, silver, copper and bronze. From this period comes the archaeological site known as "Horno" ("Kiln") on the Guadalimar, where an Iberian kiln was found.
At the height of Roman Cástulo, "Luparia" is mentioned as a residential area. With the arrival of the Visigoths, Lupión was completely destroyed; it has been written that "everything that smelled of Rome was struck down".
During the Islamic period, it must have been one of the small hamlets scattered across the La Loma region, and after its conquest by Ferdinand III, it was granted to Baeza. The Torreón and the small fortifications of "Retamal" and "Castillejos", within the municipal area, date from this time.
It remained under the jurisdiction of Baeza until, during the reign of Charles III, feeling heavily oppressed, it petitioned the king to be freed from that city's authority and for Lupión to become an independent "villa", in exchange for a sum in reales de vellón that would allow it to purchase its independence.
After securing a loan of 6,000 reales, the king granted its independence, but Baeza did not accept this royal decision, and it was not until 1795, during the reign of Charles IV, that Lupión was "exempted, removed and freed from the authority held over it by the aforementioned City of Baeza, making it a villa in its own right and for itself".
As a result of the so-called "Plan de Obras, Colonización, Industrialización y Electrificación de la provincia de Jaén" (Plan for Public Works, Colonisation, Industrialisation and Electrification of the province of Jaén), the settlement of Guadalimar was built in the 1950s. It is now part of the municipality of Lupión.
Villatorres is a small municipality located in the north-central part of the province of Jaén, just 23 km from the provincial capital. This municipality was created in 1975 as a result of the merger of the towns of Villargordo and Torrequebradilla, later joined by the settlement of Vados de Torralba, known for its white houses and tree-lined streets. Both the Town Hall building and other municipal offices are located in Villargordo. Strictly speaking, Villatorres has only a few decades of history as such. It is an area close to the Guadalquivir river, with very gentle terrain — what is known as "campiña" — where much of the land is occupied by irrigated olive groves as well as cereal crops. The fertile plain areas have made it possible to grow asparagus and spinach, the latter destined for the canning industry.
Distance to the provincial capital (km): 23
Altitude above sea level (m): 349
Area (km²): 73
Population: 4,351
Demonym: Villagordeños, Churrianeros and Bodenos
Postcode: 23630
Due to the way it came into being, Villatorres's historical heritage is spread across the three towns that make it up. The most notable are:
The terrain is very gentle, with the highest points found in Torrequebradilla, reaching 458 m above sea level. The first impression one gets is of an extensive fertile plain surrounded by the mountain ranges of the Sierra de Andújar.
Each of the towns that gave rise to Villatorres continues to preserve its own festivals and traditions. Among them, we can mention the following:
Its folklore includes Christmas carols, saetas (flamenco-style religious songs), threshing songs, carnival songs, and dances, the best known of which is "el bolero antiguo", danced at the end of the olive harvest or at weddings.
The distinct character of each of the three towns merged into Villatorres also comes through in its cuisine.
This is a cuisine rooted in the culinary traditions of the Jaén countryside. Among the best known dishes are:
We must also mention the delicious and varied pastries: Roscas de San Marcos (Torrequebradilla), aguardiente-flavoured roscos, borrachuelos and alfajores for carnival. And for All Saints' Day, "gachas dulces con tostones" (sweet porridge with toasted bread), a day on which the leftover dough is used to plug keyholes, so that the souls in purgatory — who are believed to ask for a prayer of charity to help them leave Purgatory — cannot enter.
The finest expressions of Villargordo's fantastic cuisine can be found in the municipality's two most renowned restaurants: Restaurante «El Tropezón» and Restaurante-Asador «El Recreo». Both are considered among the best dining establishments in the province of Jaén, enjoying a well-deserved reputation at regional level.
Although the municipality of Villatorres was officially created by decree in 1975, remains of earlier civilisations have been found in the settlements of the towns that merged to form it.
On the hill of La Pedriza, remains of an Ibero-Roman settlement were discovered. During the Second Punic War, these lands were the scene of battles between Carthaginians and Romans.
Under Islamic rule, the population remained scattered across small hamlets (alquerías), seeking refuge in a fortified location in times of danger — probably on the hill of La Pedriza.
Ferdinand III the Saint conquered Torrequebradilla in 1230, and it subsequently became part of the Order of Calatrava. Under the Catholic Monarchs, it was granted the same charter as the city of Jaén, and in the 17th century it came under the lordship of Don Íñigo Fernández de Córdoba y Mendoza.
During the Early Modern period, Villargordo held great importance for livestock farming, not only due to the passage of transhumant herds, but also because of the extensive areas devoted to pasture.
A municipality located in the centre of the province, within the La Loma region, made up of two local entities called Torreblascopedro and Campillo del Río, around 8 km apart. The Guadalquivir river to the south and its tributary the Guadalimar to the north run through the municipal area. Traditionally, olive cultivation has been the main activity of its inhabitants, although in recent years, thanks to its location in the Guadalquivir plain, irrigated crops have diversified. Campillo del Río, for its part, has the largest white asparagus production in the province, has had a photovoltaic plant since 2007, and has seen a resurgence in tomato growing for canning. This part of the municipality consists of a fertile irrigated plain, developed through rural colonisation plans carried out throughout the 20th century. Its heritage includes the Casas Señoriales (noble houses), the Parish Church of San José in Torreblascopedro, and the Parish Church of the Asunción de Nuestra Señora in Campillo del Río.
Tourist area: Sierra Morena/Sierras de Andújar and Despeñaperros
Distance to the provincial capital (km): 54
Altitude above sea level (m): 333
Area (km²): 61
Population: 3,044 Demonym:
Torreños Postcode: 23510
The municipal area of Torreblascopedro has a gentle, slightly undulating terrain, with its highest points near Cagasebo (452 m) and its lowest, around 230 m, reached to the west of the municipality at the confluence of the Guadalquivir and Guadalimar rivers. These two rivers, forming the southern and northern boundaries respectively, act as the drainage arteries into which the area's various streams flow.
This municipality forms one end of the La Loma region. It is an area characterised by extensive olive groves stretching as far as the Guadalquivir river. Nearby, a fertile plain is formed where cotton, sugar beet and sunflowers are mainly grown, alongside numerous family vegetable gardens. It has abundant water resources.
The olive grove is the predominant crop, and the mainstay of the municipality's economy. New plantations continue to appear, many of them intensive, aimed at greater mechanisation of harvesting and lower production costs.
Due to farming, very little natural vegetation remains, found only along the riverbanks, forming what is known as gallery forest, made up of willows, poplars and tamarisks. The rest of the river vegetation forms the typical riparian growth, abundant in reeds, common reeds, rushes and brambles.
This riparian vegetation is of great importance, as it contributes to the area's plant and animal diversity, forming true biological corridors between the extensive farmland areas. This deciduous vegetation along the riverbeds and streams paints a splash of colour into the landscape through the seasons, especially in autumn.
The local wildlife is typical of the Jaén countryside: hares, rabbits, partridges, quail, foxes, and more. Storks are also easy to spot, along with a wide variety of birds of prey, not forgetting the birdlife that lives along the riverbanks.
The hamlet of Campillo del Río, located 8 km south of the town, is one of the settlements built under the agricultural colonisation programme, benefiting from the Plan Jaén, which increased irrigated land and introduced new, more profitable crops. This caused a significant population increase in the 1950s, reaching as many as 4,017 inhabitants. Today, it is a benchmark in the cultivation and profitability of white asparagus production.
Torreblascopedro has a traditional Campiña-style cuisine, in which produce from its fertile lands takes centre stage. White asparagus and piquillo peppers are grown in Campillo del Río.
The tradition of the pig slaughter (matanza) is still carried on, producing dishes such as:
From traditional pastry-making, we can mention:
The first reliable references date back to the 18th century, when the town appears mentioned in maps and books relating to the municipal area of Baeza. The oldest surviving structure dates from 1714, marked on a trapezoidal moulding still preserved on a building in the town.
Torreblascopedro is believed to have originated from several scattered farmsteads (cortijadas), of great economic value due to their rich pastures for livestock. In addition to belonging to Baeza, it was also for a time a hamlet of Lupión. In 1813, independence for the municipality was requested for the first time, but it was not achieved until 1871, when the town definitively took on its current name. By the mid-19th century, the town's main production was olive oil, alongside a notable presence of sheep farming, which led to a significant population increase.
The town's consolidation and growth occurred in the 1950s. This dramatic population increase was due to new plantations and more profitable crops resulting from irrigation and the Plan Jaén, along with the creation of the colonisation settlement of Campillo del Río. After this decade, as happened in many other towns, insufficient wages and scarce job opportunities led to significant emigration in search of better-paid work. This trend continued until the 1980s.
Campillo del Río is one of the newly created settlements resulting from agricultural colonisation in Andalusia. It is the largest of the settlements built under the Plan Jaén.
This enclave is located just over 1 km away. of the city centre of Martos, at the foot of the road of Martos to Santiago de Calatrava. It occupies an extension of 84 hectares., with 5,394 centenary trees, some of them, true living sculptures. It is a fully productive olive tree with an average of 150 kg. By tree.
In the municipality of Martos more than 60% of the plants are over 200 years old. In this olive forest, the so-called Centennial Olives stand out. It is known from an oral tradition that some of the olive trees on the Motril Plane are over 500 years old.
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The province of Jaén, with its more than 60 million olive trees, is the largest producer of olive oil worldwide, the culture and traditions surrounding its cultivation, its fully humanized "olive sea" landscape throughout the centuries, the production of olive oil in its almazaras, the traditional and mechanized collection of olive oil, the visit to the Museum of the Olive Culture of the Hacienda la Laguna, emblematic cortijos and the enjoyment of its rich gastronomy irrigated with the "liquid gold," are some of the activities that Ritas del Olivo Interior offers for our Paradise.
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