Valdepeñas de Jaén, founded by Carlos I, shares with Mancha Real and Los Villares, being one of the paradigms of the Renaissance urbanism, inspired by the theories of the trattadist Vitrubio.

Its urban morphology had to adapt a reticular route to the irregular orography of the hill on which this municipality is based. The city centre was located in the most flat part with a large trapezoidal square where the most emblematic buildings are located.

• Parish Church of James the Apostle (s. XVI-XVII). Located on one of the corners of the square, it stands out both by height and volumetric, following the rules of Vitrubio that the most representative building must dominate the urban whole. Its cover, located not at the foot of the temple, but laterally to the square, opens with a simple half-point arch on which goes a second body with veneer intended to host the image of the saint holder. Built in the 16th century, in a Renaissance style, it is evident in the classicism and simplicity of its cover, in the proportionality of the tower and in the clarity and internal spatial amplitude.

• Sanctuary and Hermitage of the Christ of Chircales. The origin of this sanctuary goes back to the Middle Ages. Located in the Chircal area about 20 km. of the city centre. On the first Sunday of May there is a pilgrimage to this sanctuary.

• Mill Museum Alto de Santa Ana. It is a hydraulic flour mill of medieval origin. Restored in 2001, and in operation, it houses an ethnographic museum, of popular traditions and customs.

• Santa Ana Bridge. Of possible medieval origin, also called the Dehesa or the Hundidero. Built in stone toba armchairs of the town, it has a single arch, under which they cross the waters of the river Ranera, tributary of the Víboras.

Other monuments of interest are: the episcopal residence, reformed in the 17th century under the inspection of Eufrassio López de Rojas and converted into episcopal headquarters when the Augustino bishop Fray Diego Melo of Portugal took refuge until his death in Valdepeñas; the Hermitage of Our Lady of the Angustias of the Parrizoso (on the banks of the Quebrajano reservoir) and the Hermitage of San SebastiánIn the old Egido, it has an attached cemetery.

Ubeda has a beautiful monumental and cultural heritage that makes it a fundamental destination for those interested in the Renaissance architecture.

From its heritage we will highlight the excellent degree of conservation of many of its buildings, which still keep details of the time as can be the doors of claveted wood, the iron aldabas, the lanterns and the bars.

It covers such a number of monuments, churches, palaces and master houses, that it would be difficult for us to list them here to the full. Among its most notable monuments of Ubeda are the following:

Historical center:

• Plaza Vázquez de Molina
• Sacra Capilla Funeraria de El Salvador del Mundo
• Basilica of Santa Maria de los Reales Alcázares
• Palace of Vázquez de Molina or Palace of the Chains. Current City Hall and houses the Andrés de Vandelvira Interpretation Center
• Deán Ortega Palace. Current National Tourism Parator
• Hospital de los Honrados Viejos de El Salvador
• Palace of the Marquis de Mancera
• Vela de los Cobos Palace
• Church of San Pedro
• Church of St. Paul. Located at 1 May.

Barrio del Alcázar, San Lorenzo and Santo Domingo:

• Casa de Las Torres
• Palace of the Medinilla
• Church of San Lorenzo
• Church of Santo Domingo

San Isidoro district:

• Santiago Hospital
• Palacio del Marqués de la Rambla
• Church of San Isidoro
• Church and Convent of the Most Holy Trinity

Barrios de San Pablo y San Nicolás:

• Church of San Nicolás de Bari
• Convent of the Immaculate Conception. It houses a museum.
• Casa de la Tercia - Olivar and Oil Interpretation Center

Barrios de San Millán y Santo Tomás:

• Valencia Street. Numerous craft workshops to visit.
• Church of San Millán
• Palacio Francisco de los Cobos

Route of San Juan de la Cruz:

• Convent of San Miguel and Oratorio of San Juan de la Cruz

In addition to these interesting attractions, we suggest a visit to the walls to contemplate the extraordinary panorama obtained from them.

• Dark Towers: They are the most representative element of the urban complex of Torreperogil. They were part of the old castle - a fortress built in the 13th century, between 1230 and 1240 and which gave rise to the villa that was built after the battle of the Navas de Tolosa. At the end of the 19th century there were four towers, but at present only two are preserved. One of them is a square floor, it is accessed inside by an intellized door. It has a single floor covered by a pointed vault and it has aspillers in its paraments. The other, known as the ochavada tower, has an octagonal plant, is built of thick armchair and crowned with powerful shoes for the support of the matacans. To access its interior, it has a narrow warhead door and is given light by small saetera windows. They have been rehabilitated in recent years of the 20th century how Municipal Auditorium.The Ochavado Torreon and the Square Torreon eThey are declared a Historical Monument.

• Church Santa Maria la Mayor, also known as the Assumption, dates from the first decades of the 16th century. It is a work of Gothic tracewith a single, slender polygonal headboard, divided into three sections with starry and very high Gothic vaults. It's proven that The main vault is work of Andrés de Vandelvira, which was decorated with Renaissance paintings of the seven virtues. On the outside four powerful counterforces. It has two covers, one of them works by Diego de Alcázar, disciple of Vandelvira, It shows on the bow and central space a hornant with the stone image of Our Lady of the Assumption with the Child in arms. The main cover is attractive and great. The access with a refined double arch and on it, stone images of Santa María la Mayor and San Juan Evangelista. Inside, a magnificent altarpiece, dated 1571, known as the "Stone Altar ", the work of Alonso de Vandelvira, with a high relief that represents the Descending Christ on the Cross and the city of Jerusalem at the bottom. The altar bank conserves the 16th century Sevillian tile and on it the figure of the lying Christ. It has been declared Good of Cultural Interest with the type of monument, in 2010.

• Hermitage of the Vthe irgen of Mercy: Built between 1593 and 1634. Inside it is a rectangular-floor ship, which has been restored in 1960, covered with a half-barrel vault with lunetes and articulated with five hornant chapels on each side. The presbyterium is covered with half orange on pechines and communicates with the shrimp by means of a half-point arc on double mends. The Camarín, with baroque bills, with 18th-century gypsies, stands out. The main façade was built between 1960 and 1965, while the southern cover, of Renaissance style, was from the 16th century. The image of the Virgin of Mercy, patron of Torreperogil is an anonymous author and was sculpted in 1939, although it was restored in 1960.

Ibero site of White Crow

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.

Roman Amphitheatre of Obulco

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.

Cisterna Romana de La Calderona

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.

Boabdil Tower

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.

Church of Santa Ana

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.

Royal meat stores

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.

The Royal Posite of Charles IV. City Council

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.

Galleries of the Royal Posite of Carlos IV. Municipal Archaeological Museum of Porcilla

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.

Ntra Parish. Sra. de la Asunción

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.

House of the Stone

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.

• Pegalajar City Council: Its construction is linked to the repopulation of the southern part of Jaén in the time of Charles V. It preserves the 18th century facade. It is fully rebuilt and only maintains its original track, the two-story cover of the 17th century.

• Church of the Holy Cross: Built in the castle's enclosure in the 16th century Renaissance style. Its two covers with a very sober decoration are of mannerist style and in its interior, stands out the baroque altarpiece, from which only the top is preserved. The bell tower is the ancient tower of homage. It's declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1985.

• Castle of the Peñuelas: In Christian chronicles it is cited as a Muslim fortress. Two different fortifications can be observed in the remaining remains. A previous one with a walled interior, with two entrance doors. One of them was protected by two circular turreons and the second was defended by two square turreons. He had another turret higher than the previous ones that today is the bell tower of the Church. The second outer enclosure is later, more damaged and served as an extension to the primitive fortification. One of its doors that is in good state of conservation is known as Arc of the Incarnation. Declared Good of Cultural Interest.

• Tower of the Head: It was built between 1462 and 1470, Although it is likely to rise on the ruins of a previous one. It is part of a set of towers that crossed the province, such as the atalaya de la Pedregosa located in Serrezuela de Pegalajar. Declared Good of Cultural Interest

• Arc of the Incarnation: It is about the main access door to the enclosure and the old castle of Pegalajar. It forms a pointed arch on which there is a commemorative stone in Gothic letter and two shields. The arms shield on the left belongs to a family linked to the Order of Calatrava and the shield on the right is from the city of Jaén. On top of all the above is the shield of Fernando III the Holy. It's kept in good condition. In the 19th century the chapel of La Incarnación was built in the adarve. It was declared Historical Monument in 1985.

• Church of Our Lady of the Assumption. It began to be built in 1530, finishing the works in 1570. The building is of a single ship divided into three sections that separate semi-columns with half-point arches covered with Gothic-style starvaults.

• The major chapel also covered with a starry cross vault is accessed to it through a half-point backbone. It has side chapels.. The most important thing who owns is his magnificent mannerist coverfrom the ancient monastery of Santa María de la Peña. Data from last third of the 16th century and it is divided into two bodies: in the first one the arch door of half point is opened framed by Corinthian columns, with allegorical figures in the shrouds; in the upper body, a triple hornaine and the whole is removed by a triangular fronton divided with pinnacle. The tower is settled on a torreon of the primitive castle Medieval, it is quadrangular and consists of two bodies and bell tower, with soga and tendon reinforcements at the highest corners. On one side it has a magnificent window with a half-point arch on jambas caried between menillas, crowned by a triangular fronton. The other window displays in its half-point arch a whole decorative program: highlighted plates, cherubim in the key or semidesnude figures. This element is completed by lateral clumps. It was declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1985.

• Fuente de los Chorros. Monumental source made of stone and brick, perhaps at the end of the 18th century. It is made up of a somewhat irregular silical frontis, in the central part of which two half-point arches and a triangular fronton that in its center carries a shield. They remove the fronton three pineapples, one at the vertex and the other at the ends.

• Torres de Santa Catalina. Situations across the river OrceraWe see three Muslim towers dating back to the 12th century, when the advance of Christian troops required a strengthening of defensive structures. These atalayas and the one that rises in the church square, and that makes as the bell tower of the temple, will constitute the defensive line of the house. They have been declared Good of Cultural Interest.

• Old helmet. Posee Orcera a medieval neighborhood who resist the vicissitudes of times. The old town of the population is perfectly adapted to the medium, with narrow alleys, intricate and unmistakable Islamic regent. The houses are built with slimmed masonry walls, and complicated asymmetric volumes, low height, original chimneys and Arab roofs.

• The municipal term of La Carolina is full of archaeological vestiges from Prehistory. Places like La Calera, El Minado or El Ochavo, so they testify. We met with Rupéstre art fields like Dona Lady, the Puntal or the Guindo. And also former mining holdings, mainly Roman, like Fountain Spis, or El Guindo.

• The Church of the Immaculate Conception, built as a church of the convent of the barefoot Carmelites of the Peñuela, after the Colonization it is extended to serve as a parish to the nascent population. It has undergone several reforms over the years, and in 1899 the tower was built.

• Palacio del Intendente Olavide, which was the residence of Mr Pedro Olavide, executive of the Sierra Morena Repopulation project. It was built in 1775, in neoclassical style and is located in the center of the village, right next to the parish church.

• La Carolina Museum,The Centre for the Interpretation of the History of Mining in the New Populations of Jaén, integrated in the majestic building of the Palacio del Intendente Olavide, offers countless possibilities of knowledge, culture, history and research of the city, with the latest technologies, an unbeatable infrastructure and a human team that make it an inescapable cultural and tourist resource when visiting the city.

• The Customs Towers, neoclassical style and airy architecture flank the main entrance to the city coming from Madrid.

• Castillo de Navas de Tolosa: For more than two hundred years, it served as a defense and vigilance for the Muslim kingdom of what we know today as the passage of Despeñacolos, once Paso del Muradal. Today the silhouette of its tower stands out in a typical Sierra Morena dehesa in which you can also see braves.

Other monuments of interest are:

• Hermitage of San Juan de la Cruz.
• Monument to San Juan de la Cruz.
• Old jail.
• Monolitos de la Fundación.
• Monument to the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa.
• Mining heritage.

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.

Few villas may presume to have been a source of poetic inspiration from some of the most universal literates. St. Teresa of Jesus, St. John of the Cross or Francis of Quevedo were captivated by the places they found in Beas de Segura, the main population core of the Sierra de Segura, with a strategic location and a legacy full of history.

The municipality also belongs to the pedanias of Cañada Catena, Cuevas de Ambrosio, Cazona, Los Santiagos, Cortijo de las Piedras and Prados de Armijo among others. Arroyo del Ojanco also belonged to Beas de Segura, until its segregation in 2001.

It is the most inhabited municipality of the Sierra de Segura region, also one of the entrance doors to the Natural Park on the road A-314 (Segura-Cortijos Nuevos), once the National 322 (Crta. Cordoba-Valencia) has been abandoned.

Beas is a bridge that links the Campo de Montiel with the Alto Guadalquivir and forced passage from Baja Andalucía to Levante. Its name comes from the Latin term Veha which means way or way, because it is located at the crossing of three Roman tracks that are headed for the Sierra, the Levante and the County. It's across the Beas River.

It has 35 archaeological sites in its term that give proof of its history. In the urban centre we will find medieval architecture, historical of the late 19th, etc. Beas de Segura also has villages that are a delight for the visitor.

We highlight the following points of interest:

• The Carmelite Convent.Here was the first foundation of St. Teresa of Jesus in Andalusia in 1575. Three years later, San Juan de la Cruz arrived. A Renaissance style in his church stands out as a major altarpiece.
• Mocchio Bridge.Located on the Guadalimar River, this bridge that belonged to the new Via Augusta, is made of limestone masonry. Paleolithic materials have been found nearby. Divide Beas from the neighbor Chiclana de Segura.
• Church of the Assumption.It is of medieval origin, but was rebuilt in 1825 after the burning it suffered years earlier. In the 14th century the chapel was built where the gentlemen who made the incursion into the Nazarite territory of Granada were buried.
• Uceda Street.The historical architecture representative of the 19th century is altered in this way with neo-Arab elements with classical and Renaissance lexicographs. To highlight another house with califal references with horseshoe arches and scones.