• Church of Santiago the Major. It is of three ships highlighting the central ship, and it owes its name to the day in Fernando III won Jimena to the Arabs in 1234. The initial factory of the church is gothic, with elements as significant as vegetable capitals, the pointed backbone that opens the perspective to the major chapel or the starry vault that covers it.His first roof was to move, and the first cover with a half-point bow, you were humming ruthless and wide davelas with ménsula in the key, like the strippers and the aldero piled, show Renaissance prints, which contrasts with the gothic cornice from the outside of the header. The current roofing, the three altarpieces of the header, the size of the Virgin of the Rosary and the square-floor tower, date from the reconstruction of 1960.

• Hermitage of Our Lady of Remedies. It is a temple of small dimensions and harmonious architecture, plant in the form of a Latin cross and camerín for the patron, was built in 1910.

• Castle. Su tower of tribute, the only thing preserved in its integrity, recalls the medieval importance of this castle to strengthen with that of Bedmar, the border line. It appears with the shields that evoke the power of the Marquis de Camarasa, successors of the family of the Cobos, to whom Charles I gave the castle expropriating it to the Order of Calatrava. It has been declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1985.

• Cave of the Graja. It's a shallow coat with rock paintings in which up to seven groups of figures belonging to the schematic style have been located, with red tones. It is attributed to Neolithic period, III millennium BC

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:

• Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, a masterpiece by one of the greatest Renaissance architects, Andrés de Vandelvira, and the inspiration for the construction of many cathedrals throughout Latin America. It is regarded as one of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture in Andalusia, which is why the process to obtain UNESCO World Heritage status for the cathedral began several years ago. The city's first cathedral was built on the foundations of the former Great Mosque following the conquest of Jaén by King Ferdinand III of Castile, known as Saint Ferdinand, in 1246. Later, during the 14th century, Bishop Nicolás de Biedma brought to the city the relic of the Holy Face (Santa Faz or Santo Rostro), believed to be one of the three cloths that, according to Christian tradition, Saint Veronica used to wipe the sweat and blood from Jesus' face on his way to Calvary. The presence of this relic in the first Christian cathedral transformed it into an important pilgrimage destination, making its expansion necessary in the Gothic style. Elements of this Gothic phase can still be seen in the apse of the present cathedral. Due to structural problems that arose during the 14th century, a new Renaissance cathedral was commissioned from the architect Andrés de Vandelvira. Although construction continued for nearly three centuries, Vandelvira's original design remained largely faithful throughout the project, resulting in what is considered the most architecturally balanced, harmonious, and proportionate cathedral in Andalusia, with one of the most solemn and majestic interiors in the region.
• Basilica of Saint Ildefonsus. After the Cathedral, it is the largest church in the city. The earliest records of the original building date back to 1248, when it was established as a chapel serving the Cathedral. Two centuries later, in 1430, it became the setting for the famous miracle of the descent of the Virgin Mary to the city of Jaén. Following this event, it became a sanctuary dedicated to the image of the Virgin housed inside, under the title of Our Lady of the Chapel. In the 16th century, the Virgin of the Chapel was proclaimed the patron saint of Jaén. Finally, in 2010, Pope Benedict XVI granted the church the status of Minor Basilica. The building features three entrances: the oldest, in Gothic style, is located at the rear of the church. The side entrance, in Renaissance style, displays a relief depicting the Chasuble Bestowal upon Saint Ildefonsus. The last to be built was the Neoclassical main façade, crowned by a statue of the saint to whom the basilica is dedicated.
• Santa Catalina Castle. An ancient Caliphal fortress stood on the summit of Santa Catalina Hill as early as the 9th century. Centuries later, following the conquest of the city by King Ferdinand III in 1246, the Christian castle that survives today was built. During the 19th century, the castle underwent several modifications to strengthen its defensive structures in response to the Napoleonic invasion. Close to the castle, the building that now houses the National Parador was constructed in the 1960s. From the summit there are spectacular panoramic views of the city and its surroundings, especially from the Cross Viewpoint. The fortress also houses an Interpretation Centre that explores the history of the castle.
• The Arab Baths. They are the largest and best-preserved Arab baths in Spain. Built in the 11th century during the reign of Abd al-Rahman II, they are located beneath the Villardompardo Palace in the heart of the city's historic centre. Covering an area of 450 square metres, they still preserve Almohad decorative elements, suggesting that they were restored towards the end of the 12th century. Between the 14th and 15th centuries, after they ceased functioning as public baths, the rooms were converted into tanneries. Later, at the end of the 16th century, Fernando de Torres y Portugal, Count of Villardompardo and Viceroy of Peru, built his palace above them. At the beginning of the 20th century, together with several adjoining buildings, they became part of a women's hospice. A section of the baths was rediscovered in 1913 and, a few years later, they were declared a National Monument. Today, following a restoration project that received the Europa Nostra Award, they form part of the "Arab Baths" Cultural Centre, which also houses the Museum of Popular Arts and Customs and the International Museum of Naïve Art.
• Chapel of Jesús (Camarín de Jesús). The chapel and the convent church of Saint Joseph are the only surviving remains of the former Convent of Saint Joseph of the Discalced Carmelites, founded in the 16th century. The recently restored church, with its characteristic Carmelite façade featuring a niche, houses both the chapel and the Camarín de Jesús, created in the 17th century to enshrine the celebrated Renaissance sculpture of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno ("El Abuelo"). The image belongs to the brotherhood founded in this very convent in 1588 and is carried in procession during the early hours of Good Friday before thousands of worshippers and pilgrims. The façade is adorned with a beautiful terracotta sculpture of Saint Joseph by the renowned ceramic artist Paco Tito.
• Church of La Magdalena. Originally the city's Great Mosque during the Islamic period, it was converted into a parish church following the Christian conquest. Its main façade and interior are Gothic in style, while one of its towers still preserves the former Arab minaret. The church contains several important works of art, including Calvary by Jacobo Florentino "El Indaco", a panel of Our Lady of the Pillar attributed to Pedro Machuca, the 16th-century Christ of Clemency by Salvador de Cuéllar, and the 18th-century image of Saint Mary Magdalene by Mateo de Medina. The courtyard of the former mosque, with its rectangular ablution pool, served various public purposes during the Christian era and was landscaped with gardens and ornamental fish during the 20th century.
• Church of Saint Bartholomew. It is one of the oldest churches still standing in the province of Jaén. Dating back to the medieval period, this religious monument features a Baroque exterior and a Mudéjar interior. Among its highlights is a green glazed ceramic baptismal font decorated with 15th-century Gothic inscriptions.
• Provincial Council Palace. This palace was built in the mid-19th century by architect Jorge Porrua. Originally, the site was occupied by the Convent of Saint Francis, commissioned by King Ferdinand III in the 13th century. A century later, King Peter I of Castile ("Peter the Cruel") granted it to the Franciscan friars. Following the ecclesiastical confiscations, the building became public property and was eventually converted into the headquarters of the Provincial Council. Today, visitors can explore its central courtyard and the lower galleries.
• Oppidum of Puente Tablas. The fortified Iberian settlement of Puente Tablas is located just 4 kilometres from Jaén. Over more than thirty years of archaeological research, the site has revealed its outstanding historical importance through evidence of continuous human occupation from the Bronze Age to the Islamic period. However, its most significant phase dates from the Iberian period, particularly the 4th century BC. Visitors can discover how the Iberians of the Upper Guadalquivir lived while exploring one of the most impressive defensive systems of the period, with more than 300 metres of preserved walls standing over 5 metres high. Visitors can enter the settlement by following the same route once used by its ancient inhabitants, passing through the famous Sun Gate.

• Parish Church of the Incarnation. Its construction began in the 16th century, but population growth from the last third of the 18th century required a long process of enlargement that was consumed in the 19th century. The original element is a rectangular ship covered with a half-canyon vault that rests on arches which, in turn, unload on stribs. Very later is the presbyterium, which is accessed by a half-point spinal arch, and whose tester receives light by windows in the form of a clover. The cover is the most important element of the church, it is Renaissance, of 1577; it consists of a half-point arch with imposes and with highlighted key, flanked by Corinthian columns of striated fuse that support in pedestal and topped by an emplement with surges at the ends for the first body and a large shield with the image of the Virgin, crowned by triangular front and small pinacles.

• Jabalfifth Palace. The most emblematic building of the civil architecture of this municipality, strategically located between the Guadalquivir and the Guadalimar, is the Jabalfifth Palace, which began to be built in the 15th century, was renovated in the 18th and 19th centuries and throughout the second half of the 20th century has been presagiating ruin. Its promoters were the Benavides, the owner of the lordship after his purchase of Baeza, who decided to symbolize his power by raising the palace in the space previously destined for strength, and centuries later they transferred it to the Counts of Benavente. The façade is a two-story canvas, with rectangular voids with bars in which two covers are opened; the main one to the right with double-point door, pulled by fine pilasters of fuse refused on pedestal, is overcome by the opening of a balcony in 1856, in part mutilated by the opening of a balcony; the façade is completed by two large shields, which look at the typical cut-off hides of the 16th century. The other cover, even simpler, consists of an arched arch of long candles, framed by pilasters and cornices. It is currently the seat of the City Council. Both the lending of the Benavides Palace and the architectural severity of the Church of the Incarnation contrast with the simplicity of the rural houses of the municipality.

The beautiful urban town of Huelma, made up of a set of white streets and houses, located under the remains of its castle, make up a harmonious and attractive set that has valued their cataloguing as Historical-Artistic Set in 1971.

From its rich heritage we highlight:

• Huelma or Alburquerque Castle. It is located on the outskirts of the city centre of Huelma, on a hill that dominates the entire population. The strength we contemplate today was probably built by the Lord of the villa, the Duke of Albuquerque, in the first half of the 16th century. On that same place there was a Muslim castle from which only some of the canvases of the wall and the Great peel inside the castle. A quadrangular plant with 4 cylindrical towers, one in each corner, united with each other by a wall cloth and an open door in a half-point arch at ground level. On the west side it stands directly on a large peñasco, cut to peak, which is already a great fortress.

• Church of the Immaculate Conception. It is considered as a jewel of Renaissance architecture in the province of Jaén. The most great artists of the time: Diego de Siloé, Francisco del Castillo el Viejo, Andrés de Vandelvira and Francisco del Castillo el Joven. The building presents basic plant divided into 3 ships. The header of the flat tester church is covered with canyon vault with cassettes. The southern façade is of great elegance and balance, based on Italian models. He's got the body of peeled bells.

• Ibero Sanctuary of Pajarillo. It's a oppidum ibero found in the pastry of Cabritas de Huelma, dates from 4th century BC, and the sculptures found are found in the Provincial Museum of Jaén. The figures found are: a wolf, a warrior, two taps, a young boy and a carnivore. This sanctuary is located in the Jandulilla River Valley, the commercial pass between Murcia and the Guadalquivir Valley.

• Castle of Solera. Here, on a hill, are the remains of a Nazari castle built in the 13th century. From it you can see splendid views of the Vega in which the Jandulilla and Garganton rivers converge.

• Hermitage of Our Lady of the Fuensana. Located about 7 km. of the population, in the heart of Sierra Magina, the sanctuary of Fuensanta is the epicenter of the devotion of the strikers to be the house of their excellent patron.

Castle. Hornos was granted by Fernando III the Holy, after his conquest in 1239 to the Order of Santiago. The time at which the castle would be built, probably on an earlier Muslim fortress from which the aljibe is preserved.

Of a purely defensive nature, the trapezoidal shape set is built with small masonry. It is made up of a magnificent Tribute Tower, three slender torreons square floor and the outer wall of a room that closed the courtyard of arms.

The Tower of Tribute in square shape and rounded corners, something common in the constructions of the Order of Santiago, has only one entrance at half height.

In its interior two overlapping rooms supported by vaults and communicated by a staircase carved in thick wall.

By the end of the 20th century, the rehabilitation of the castle that was very damaged began. After many attempts, in 2011 the works of their total restoration were completed. It has been declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1985.

Located inside the castle you can visit one of the most important tourist resources of the area as is the Cosmolarium.It is a centre for the dissemination of astronomy that consists of a digital planetarium, with a dome of 8 meters in diameter that shows enveloping audiovisual productions, complete exhibition rooms on the Universe, spaces for workshops and educational games, as well as a terrace for astronomical observations.

Parish Church of the Assumption. Data from the first half of the 16th century. Its construction follows the style of the Order of Santiago. Of a square floor, with one ship and side chapels, it is divided into three square sections separated by fajon arches.

The decks are gothic, the 16-century renaissance-style altarpiece as it is recorded. The cover is one of the first plateresque in the province of Jaén, although it is currently damaged by time.

The tower stands out for the gargobles of the cornice and the Gothic crest of the mast. We can say it's a magnificent example between Gothic and Renaissance.

In it was found the ornamental vessel in the form of a Nazi-style amphora, with motifs glazed in blue and gold on white enamelled background that is preserved in the National Archaeological Museum.

The Villa Gate. It's a door on the wall dating back to the 11th century. It is built in elbow to make access to the enemy difficult, which makes you think of a mothade origin. Made of masonry and red brick in the vaults, as well as a small window of the facade. Declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1985.

Bujaraiza Castle. It rises on a the island in the waters of the Tranco reservoir. It is a small fortress formed by a walled polygonal enclosure and a tower of tribute. It is built with small-size masonry yarn, with lime mortar. Declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1985.

Tower of Bujarcaiz. It is currently submerged under the waters of the Tranco reservoir. It was part of the surveillance system of the Hornos castle. It is a square floor construction and a troncoconic form.

Aguilon Viewer. Located next to the City Hall shows one of the best views of the Natural Park and an impressive view of the waters of the Tranco reservoir.

We highlight its architectural heritage:

• The Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception, which shows several architectural styles, due to the time from the beginning to the completion of the construction. It begins its construction in the 13th century, with Gothic characteristics, and most of it is finished in the late 15th century in the purest Renaissance style, finishing its works in the 18th century in Baroque style. Of rectangular ship, vertebrated in five sections with arches on semi-pillars. On the sides are open chapels covered with half a cannon. The presbyterium has flat tester, covered with a half-barrel with lunetes and is accessed through a half-point arch on pillars with entrenches. At the foot of the temple is the tower, which is Renaissance, built in shillery. Square base and hollow for bells. Also highlight its two Renaissance covers.

• Tower of the Tercia. It is an impressive cubic structure located in the centre of the village, which could be identified as the tower of the Tribute of a castle built by Christians in the 13th and 15th centuries. This castle was able to replace an ancient Islamic fortress. It has a square floor and in its interior two rooms are kept covered with half-barrel vaults pointed. It has been declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1985.

• Castle of the Laguna or Zarracotín. Located in the north and about three kilometres from Génave, in the direction of Sierra Morena. It was raised by Muslims between the 11th and 13th centuries, being for them a fundamental enclave in the Christian conquest. The remains of a tower built in a rectangular-floor argamase tapial are now left. Its structure and technique is similar to other strengths of the Sierra de Segura. Internally, it must have had at least two overlapping rooms. It was declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1985.

• The church of Our Lady of the Fuensana, was built in the 16th century, from Renaissance style and very sober. It consists of a single plant divided into ships that hold columns of smooth fuse and docile capitals and half-point arches. It has two bodies separated by molding, with two leftovers covered by half-point arches. The main facade is larger than the lateral. The most unique element of the church is his tower, located laterally in the corner between the two covers, integrated into the building, to which it overcomes and adds a third body for bell tower with holes covered by half-point arches.

• Source of the Black. A legend is the origin of the name of this source. Its popularity is above its architectural value. The current configuration was chosen by a vote of the neighbours.

• Laundry. Very close to the Fuente de la Negra we find the Lavadero, whose origin dates back to the 17th century, with architectural elements characteristic of the popular baroque. It is a rectangular ship covered with a central channel that constitutes the actual laundry. Its use has been maintained almost until today.
• Algarrobo Tower. It is a fortified atalaya, built in the 13th century and declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1985. In this same place there is an archaeological site of Iberian times.

• Torrevieja or Torre de Cazalla. It marks the municipal limit with the town of Martos. It was part of the defensive structures of the Order of Calatrava, to which Fernando III the Holy gave this region after having conquered it. It has been recognized and protected as a Good of Cultural Interest since 1985. Each description and point and separate are not organized hierarchical. Perhaps it was appropriate to organize it by blocks and not to mix buildings with descriptions of one of them with the same hierarchy of paragraphs and blocks. That is why I have grouped the paragraphs.

From its artistic heritage we highlight:

• The parish church of Saint Lucia. Built in the 16th century on the remains of an ancient hermitage, with the passage of time will be suffering expansion of the ship to accommodate the growing number of friars. In the last reform carried out at the end of the last century, a magnificent craftsman was incorporated in Granada.

• The House of the Dean of Mudarra. Built in the late 20th century of the last century, it has a sober three-storey façade, highlighting the beautiful grating of the first floor balconies.

• Casa de José Escribano. It is located a few meters from the Dean de Mudarra, and it is from the same time. The glare with a balustrade and pilastras with floral motifs stands out.

• Calvary hermitage. Located in the highest part of the city centre, it is reached by a winding road excavated on the hill side, between oaks and almonds.

• Hermitage of San Antonio. It is the largest hermitage in which the cult is most active. Its outer building is topped by a swordsman with a bell that sounds every time a devotee enters or leaves the hermitage. The image of St. Anthony with the Child Jesus on his hand is the hermitage.

• Hermitage of San Pedro. Located in the Era de Mecedero, it is the last building in the village, following the road to Valdepeñas de Jaén. It is a very small hermitage, as it is a room that a neighbor gave to the worship of the Holy. Press the inside the image of the hermitage holder.

Its artistic heritage is spread between the city centre and the surrounding area. Inside the city centre we have:

• The church of San Pedro, built around 1580. On the cover there are two dogrous columns that culminate in a hornaine with a Saint Peter Apostle.

• Hermitage of Our Father Jesus, of 1700 and that preserves the paintings and the original wood size of the Patron, Our Father Jesus Nazarene.

• Hermitage of San Antón, dates from 1800, and was demolished and rebuilt in 2001.

In the urban area:

• Tower of the Batan, of Roman origin to which an Arab body was added. It was used as a flour mill and later oil mill.

• La Villeta, remains of an Arab fortress from which its bottom and part of the wall are preserved.

• Low Head of Beautiful Encina, a fortified population centre, founded at a late moment of Iberian culture and that reached its development in the Roman stage.

• Torre del Marroquín, a medieval atalaya in good condition of 9 m high and that has been declared Good of Cultural Interest.

• Former Collegiata de Santiago, declared an Artistic Historical Monument, is a sober construction of elegant proportions dating from the 17th century. In 1692 he was raised to the rank of a collegiate by Pope Inocencio XII.

• The parish Church of Our Lady of the Incarnationsettled on an old Visigode castle rebuilt in the 10th century by the Arabs and whose torreon served as the base of the tower of the present temple. Its interior is protogotic (14th century), but its cover is neoclassical from the 17th century.

• Palace of the House of Medinaceli, 16th century Renaissance palace, current city hall.

• The Iberian Sanctuary of the Cave of the Loberalocated 1.5 km. de Castellar, on a rocky ledge that houses caves that were used as houses in past civilizations, is an emblematic settlement of Iberian archaeology. Place known as Altos de Sotillo, numerous bronze exvotes from Iberian times have been found, which can be visited at the Iberian Sanctuary Museum.

• The Museum of Iberian Art, popularly known as the Museum of the Exvote, it is located within the 14th century tower of tribute, known as the Pallarés Castle. It presents one of the largest collections of exvotes exposed to the public.

• The House of the Diez Family, is a living-16th century palace of which stands out its plateresque cover carved in stone and topped with an imposing shield.