From its heritage we highlight the following monuments:

• Church of Our Lady's Nativity. It dates from the 15th to the 18th century. It is made up of a three-ship plant. A previous one is preserved Mudejar chapel from the 13th century, at the foot of the temple with an outside entrance door. The current altarpiece was made in 1961, as the previous one was burned in the Civil War. There was a major altarpiece of the school of Alonso Berruguete attributed to Sebastián Solís, which was burned during the Spanish civil war. The present one was performed in 1961 by the talented master Mariano Piñar Ferrer. The chapel of the Rosary, located in the northern part of the left ship of the temple, stands out the plaster of its vault as an example of the Andalusian rock art of the 18th century.

• City Hall. The building of the Conistory House dates from the 18th century, and it is located in the corner with two facades. It is a large building and presents its two facades with silery stone, on two floors high. In the main facade shows its cover, where a half-point arch-finished hole opens, framed in two-fold semi-columns. A ledge separates it from the top floor where a balcony opens. The left side is composed of three half-point arches on ground-floor columns, and intoned holes on the upper floor. Next to it is a tower, on the upper body it shows a watch and above it is a bell.

• Fachada from the chapel of the cortijo of San Nicolás. It is attached to the City Hall building. Baroque style, It consists of a cover of silery with a half-point arch flanked by two double pilasters, a second body with baking and a third one that overcomes with swordwork.
  
• Press of the Tower old oil mill press. Possibly from the 17th century, currently located in the park of Guadalquivir.
  
• It has a archaeological site of the Roman era in the Hermitage of Santa Potenica, next to the Guadalquivir River, as well as two hermites, that of San Marcos and that of the Holy Christ of the Humiliadero.
  
• The parish church of theImmaculate Conception, shows in its arches and Gothic pillars that origin, although it is transformed in the first decade of the 17th century. Hence its elegant classic cover and the tower with a beautiful chapiel.

Among its artistic heritage, we highlight:

• Marmolejo Spa. The waters of the Marmolejo Spa have been used since the Roman period in Hispania. At the end of the 19th century, the current spa was built alongside its three springs: San Luis, Buena Esperanza and Fuente Agria, declared of public utility in 1816 and recognised as medicinal mineral waters in 1869. It is the most renowned spa in the province, having received awards at the Universal Expositions in Paris, London and Chicago. Distinguished figures such as Armando Palacio Valdés, Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Charles Chaplin visited the spa. These bicarbonate-rich ferruginous waters are recommended for liver, digestive and kidney ailments. The golden age of this jewel of Marmolejo can be discovered at the famous "Doctor's House", now converted into an interpretation centre. The monument and its gardens have been declared a Historic Site and a Site of Cultural Interest.
• Hygieia Goddess – Nereid by Mathurin Moreau. This is undoubtedly the most important sculpture and the one with the greatest sentimental value in Marmolejo's artistic heritage. Cast at the French Val d'Osne foundry and sculpted by Mathurin Moreau at the end of the 19th century, this bronze sculpture is popularly known as the Goddess Hygieia. It is located in the gardens of the Marmolejo Spa.
• San Bartolomé Bridge. A magnificent Renaissance bridge spanning the Guadalquivir River. Designed by Benito del Castillo, it is one of the most spectacular bridges across the river. It was built between 1550 and 1587 and consists of seven semicircular arches supporting barrel vaults, resting on piers reinforced by semicircular cutwaters with conical tops on one side and triangular ones on the other. The bridge was remodelled in the 19th century, preserving the three largest arches from the original 16th-century structure. It has been declared a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC).
• Parish Church of Our Lady of Peace. This is the most outstanding monument in the historic centre. The building housing the parish church was constructed in the 14th century. The transept was added during the 15th and 16th centuries, and the two entrance façades were built in the 18th century. However, the church's current appearance is the result of a renovation carried out at the end of the 19th century by the architect Justino Flores Llamas. Inside, the most remarkable feature is the central 18th-century Baroque altarpiece, brought from a Dominican convent in the town of Benavente (Zamora).
• Church of Jesús. The Hermitage of Jesús is of Baroque origin and was one of the many hermitages that once existed in the town. It is the only one that has survived thanks to its reconstruction in 1887. It takes its name from the statue of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, which can be seen inside together with the largest collection of images carried in Marmolejo's Holy Week processions, as well as the Virgin of La Cabeza.
• Aragonesa Castle. Located on the border between Jaén and Córdoba, in the Guadalquivir Valley, it stands near one of the branches of the Roman road that followed the river. Two distinct construction phases can be identified: the first, of Muslim origin, when the Berber fortress was built, and the second, during the Christian period, when the Keep of the rural castle that replaced the fortress was erected. This tower dates from the late 13th or early 14th century. In 1985 it was declared a Site of Cultural Interest (BIC) by the Regional Government of Andalusia.
• Mayte Spínola Museum of Contemporary Art. Founded in 2004, the museum was created from donations made by artists belonging to the "Proarte y Cultura" group, founded by artist and patron Mayte Spínola, with new works added regularly. The museum's board of trustees is chaired by the Mayor of Marmolejo, Manuel Lozano Garrido. It houses an eclectic collection reflecting the diverse trends in contemporary art from the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Today it contains more than 300 works by Spanish and international artists, making it a true oasis of art in the province of Jaén, as it is the only museum of its kind in the province.
• Hermitage of the Holy Christ. A small single-storey building dating from 1910, located at the end of Calvario Street on the boulevard connecting the town centre of Marmolejo with its Spa.
• San José Market Hall. Local market designed by Ramón Pajares and inaugurated in 1953 under the "Regiones Devastadas" reconstruction programme. Even today, fresh fruit and vegetables from the fertile gardens of Marmolejo remain the market's main products.

• La Pepa. Sculpture dedicated to the 1978 Spanish Constitution, popularly known as "La Pepa", created by the artist Miguel Fuentes del Olmo. The female-shaped sculpture symbolizes the right path to follow, and the folds of her dress feature a representation of the physical map of Spain.

• Esquina de los Solises. This is one of the most emblematic and oldest places in Marmolejo. The building on this corner is constructed from local azucarera stone. Its name comes from the nickname by which the owners of the shop located there, Solís Bazaar, were known, preserved just as it was during Marmolejo's golden age. There is a popular local saying referring to this place: «You're older than the Solises Corner.»

• Paseo de la Libertad. This is the largest green and recreational area in the urban center of Marmolejo, dating from the early 20th century. It stretches from the La Pepa sculpture to the water tower, better known as La Torre. In its central area stands the most iconic ornamental fountain, featuring the word "freedom" written in more than forty languages.

• Marmolejo Town Hall. In 1929, Luis Berges, architect of the Jaén Provincial Council, remodeled the former municipal building, which originally had only one floor, adding a second one. The building seen today preserves the 1929 structure, although it has undergone further renovations in 1989 and 2014.
• San Lorenzo Castle Square. In order to recover the history of the former San Lorenzo Castle, part of the castle wall has been reconstructed in the former Juan XXIII Square. The castle, of Roman origin and successively adapted during the Hispano-Muslim and later Castilian periods, once stood near this location. The discovery of the old well has also enhanced the square's historical and heritage value.
• Spa Visitors' Boulevard. Accessible promenade leading to the Spa, where visitors can read murals featuring passages from the book The Life of the Spa Visitor in the Famous Town of Marmolejo, written by Doctor Thebussem and published in 1893. This is the route followed by thousands of spa visitors over the centuries in search of relief from their ailments through Marmolejo's renowned mineral-medicinal waters.

Nature

Marmolejo is located at the foothills of the Sierra Morena mountain range, separated from it by the Guadalquivir River. It is popularly known as the "town of the three harvests", as it produces olive, fruit and vegetable, and cotton crops.

It has a large number of mineral water springs scattered throughout its lush landscape. Many of these springs are officially recognized as medicinal mineral waters with remarkable therapeutic properties.

This municipality lies between two natural parks: Sierra de Andújar Natural Park and Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro Natural Park, in the heart of the Sierra Morena mountain range.

Three major rivers flow through the municipality: the Guadalquivir, the Jándula, which forms the boundary between Marmolejo and Andújar, and the Yeguas River, which also marks the border with the province of Córdoba.

The Yeguas Reservoir, inaugurated in 1989, supplies water for local communities, irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation. Another reservoir on the Guadalquivir River is also located within the municipality of Marmolejo.

In the northern part of the municipality, in the heart of the Sierra Morena, there are natural ecosystems such as the dehesas, where scrubland has been cleared to leave isolated trees, mainly holm oaks and cork oaks, along with herbaceous species ideal for livestock grazing.

span style="font-size:11pt">Other plant formations include holm oak woodlands and cork oak forests, mixed with Portuguese oaks.

The area is also rich in aromatic plants such as Spanish lavender, rosemary, thyme, and marjoram. Along the banks of the Yeguas River, gallery forests of willows, ash trees, tamarisks, and tamujos can be found.

The wildlife is also rich and diverse. Birds of prey include the golden eagle, booted eagle, short-toed snake eagle, black kite, lesser kestrel, common kestrel, as well as numerous small bird species.

Among the mammals are the Iberian lynx, otter, and Egyptian mongoose. Other carnivores include the fox, weasel, stone marten, genet, badger, and wildcat. Reptiles include lizards and the snub-nosed viper.

The reservoirs provide habitat for water birds such as the purple heron, black-crowned night heron, and western marsh harrier.

Without a doubt, this is an ideal area for hiking along the many trails that cross the region. Visitors can also take part in the traditional muladas, group excursions by mule or horseback with friends or local associations. The most popular route crosses the heart of the Sierra Morena and Sierra de Andújar Natural Park to reach the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Head. This section forms part of the GR48 long-distance trail, which runs from Portugal to Santa Elena (Jaén), and can be explored on foot or by bicycle, passing the Cristóbal Relaño Viewpoint and the Virgin of the Head Viewpoint.

Other recommended hiking trails/routes include: The Las Flores Trails, Yeguas River Riverside Route, Guadalquivir Riverside Route, Birdwatching Route, El Pintado Route, Las Fuentes Route, and the Reservoir–El Comisario Path.

The Sierra de Marmolejo offers fantastic areas for stargazing, as it is part of the Starlight Reserve and Tourist Destination network. It has been recognized as one of the cleanest night skies in Europe for observing the stars.

In addition to enjoying this wonderful experience, visitors can close their eyes and sharpen their hearing to witness every year one of the Sierra's most majestic natural spectacles, the Deer Rut (La Berrea), as one of Marmolejo's main sources of wealth is hunting. There is small game hunting (rabbits and partridges) in the southern part, within the northern Jaén countryside, and big game hunting (wild boar and deer) in the northern area, which lies within the Sierra de Andújar Natural Park.

Marmolejo also offers excellent opportunities for fishing, thanks to the Yeguas Reservoir, where species such as black bass, carp and Iberian nase can be found.

Festivals and Events

The local festival calendar is marked by religious celebrations. Among the most deeply rooted festivities are:

• Three Kings Parade. It is considered one of the most creative and colorful parades in the province.
• Feast of Our Lady of Peace. On the afternoon of January 24, the image of the Virgin is carried in procession by the town's young people.
• Candlemas Day. Celebrated on the weekend closest to February 2, when residents of different neighborhoods light bonfires throughout Marmolejo.
• Carnival. It is one of Marmolejo's liveliest and most popular celebrations, earning a prestigious place among the festivities held throughout the province of Jaén.
• Holy Week. Marmolejo's Holy Week has a long-standing tradition and enjoys great popular participation. Its highlight is the early morning Maundy Thursday procession of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno. It is an explosion of devotion and tradition that fills the town's streets with the scent of incense and candle wax.
• Pilgrimage of the Virgin of the Head. It is probably the oldest pilgrimage in Spain and takes place on the last Sunday of April. On the Sunday before the main pilgrimage week, the image is transferred from the Church of Jesús to the Parish of Our Lady of Peace. On Saturday morning, the streets fill with colour, songs and joy as pilgrims, horses and decorated carts make their way to the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Head, located in the heart of Sierra Morena.
• San Isidro. Celebrated on the weekend closest to May 15, when the people of Marmolejo gather in the hamlet of San Julián, where Mass is celebrated and paella and cascaflote are served in the village square.
• Corpus Christi Festival. It takes place sixty days after Easter Sunday, although in Marmolejo the celebrations are moved to the following Sunday. The streets are decorated with traditional coloured sawdust carpets, altars and balconies adorned with festive draperies to welcome the Blessed Sacrament during the procession.
• Marmolejo Fair and Festival. Held on the third weekend of August. During these days, a wide variety of sporting, cultural, entertainment, musical and traditional activities bring the town to life.
• Feast of Saint Julian. (San Julián is a hamlet located 7 km from Marmolejo.) It is celebrated on the weekend closest to September 5, when the image of the saint is carried in procession from the parish church to the Hermitage of San Julián on a cart pulled by a mule, accompanied by the annual chief stewards and devoted pilgrims.
• Our Lady of the Pillar Day and All Saints' Day. On the weekends closest to October 12 and November 1, the people of Marmolejo gather in natural areas such as La Centenera, La Dehesilla, the Spa, El Baldío and the Fuente de Los Socialistas recreational area.

Baños de la Encina has accumulated a rich artistic heritage that has been able to preserve and care for. To visit it is to connect with the tracks of other peoples and cultures that have passed through this territory.
From its heritage, we highlight:

• The castle of Bury al-Hamma (Burgalimar). The impressive silhouette of the castle dominates the rural landscape of Baños de la Encina. He rose in 968, in the califal period. It is flanked by a sturdy, almond wall with 14 towers, plus the Christian tower of tribute, and it has suffered little damage, constituting the best preserved fortified set of the time. The main Christian modification was introduced on one of the original 14 turreons: the Tribute Tower (also known as the "Gorda Tower"). This tower does not look to the countryside, but to the interior of the population, projecting itself above it, which indicates the transformation into a church building. It is Gothic and is built with irregular masonry, presenting cylindrical shape to the outside.

• The Church of St. Matthew. It is Gothic, although the tower has Renaissance finishes, as does the main cover. The most important element in it is the sacred one, one of the jewels of the sacred art of the province dating from the 17th century. It is built of ebony wood, ivory, silver and shell of Carey that make up a plateau with baroque dome, framed by four columns of shell with capitals and silver basements.

• Hermitage of the Jesus of the Llanus. Located in the middle of the Mesteño (sheep) rest, this sober building is raised, with a single ship and a bell tower in swordsman on the main facade. The construction takes place from the 16th to the 17th century. What surprises the interior is the Camarín Tower of the venerated image. Of clear granadine influence, it is a manifestation of the most expressive baroque of the 18th century.

• Hermitage of the Virgin of Encina. The shrine of the Virgin of Encina is 4 km away. from Baths. It was built on a smaller and primitive one from the late 13th and early 14th century. In the 17th century a remodeling was carried out, leaving it as it is today.

• Conistory house. It dates from the 16th century, and stands out for its sober and simple aspect, nuanced by the simplicity of the grating. The cover is made up of a half-point arch, on which a balcony is opened with the typical bathrobe.

• Wind Mill. Old wind mill of the 17th century, located in the upper part of the municipality.

The city of Andújar continues to maintain a heritage set of great interest, for the quality of its monuments and for the diversity of artistic styles that can be appreciated.

We highlight some of them:

• Church of Santa Maria la Mayor. The construction of the church Santa María la Mayor, of a basic plant, began in the 15th century and ended in the first quarter of the 17th century. Its pillars and vaults of the first stretch are Gothic and the rest of the sets of the second half of the 16th century. The plant is articulated in 3 ships of 4 sections each. Among his works of great value is the 16th century paving and two pictorial works, the Prayer in the Garden of the Greco Olives and the Immaculate of Giuseppe Cessari. It has 3 covers: Northern front, in the square of Santa Maria. Designed in the early 16th century, in purist style. South front, dedicated to San Pedro. It is from the second half of the 16th century, in the strictest purism. Foot cover. It belongs to the Herriian style, is characterized by its absence of ornate and the sobriety of its elements.
• The chapel of the Christ of Agonyis connected to the church of Santa Maria. It is a Neogotic style, built between 1923 and 1925, by Rafael and Mª Elvira Pérez de Vargas (condes de la Quinteria). It is a private chapel conceived as a crypt of the counts. It has a single ship, organized in two sections, with nerve vaults, the header is decorated with five windows pointed with glass windows.
• Church of San Miguel. It dates from the second half of the 15th century and is a Gothic temple, with a basic plant of three ships. The plant, wider than the sides, ends in polygonal header, while the sides are flat. The interior lacks its own luminosity by not having windows, one of the most characteristic elements. Of its covers, the one of the feet is of a plateresque style; the northern cover is in the transit between the Gothic and the Renaissance; the southern cover has a double conopial bow flanked by pinacles. The 16th century tower has undergone numerous reforms as it is damaged by the Lisbon earthquake.
• Church of San Bartolomé.It is the first parish built to extramurus and later founded. In the initial project it is conceived as a three-ship gothic, articulated in five sections. From the different remodeling, there are signs: at the door of the sacristy the late Gothic (16th century) is observed, the primitive cross vaults are replaced by others of mannerist sensitivity. The tower, which is inconclusive, is from the 17th century and recalls that of San Miguel, is attributed to Francisco del Castillo, the Young. Of the three doors, the one that gives the runner of San Bartolomé is the most interesting. Its vanity integrates a bent bow pointed by another conopial with cardinals and flanked by pinacles.
• Church of Santa Marina.Mosque in Muslim times and Christian temple since the village was taken by Fernando III, the Holy (1225). It is a temple of three ships articulated in four sections. Its main chapel was remodeled in the 17th century, with a square section covered with a half-orange vault on the breast, in which the arms shields of Pedro and Luis Pérez de Vargas Palomino, their patrons, are located. Its two covers are of great simplicity, being that of the feet, of baroque style, which presents a greater monumental. He ceased to be a parish in 1843 although he remained open to worship until the 1970s. It is currently used as a cultural space.
• The Clock Tower.Mudéjar influence tower made in the time of Emperor Charles I (concluded on 20 August 1534). It was part of the royal prison and was conceived as a lookout to observe the village and the surrounding areas of the city. Head the square of Santa María, the heart of the medieval city. Its building is sober, based on alternating brick with stone armchairs. The almenas that kill the whole give it a strong tower air. Two elements stand out in this unique building: the Emperor's bicephalic shield and the beautiful silver-style watch that gives name to the tower. The towers of the church of Santa Maria, both the primitive and the modern, do not exceed the Clock tower in height, as a sign of the primacy of municipal civil power over religious power.
• House of the Children of Don Gome.This single house of the Cárdenas and Valdivia is popularly known as "the Children of Don Gome," reference to the ten children who had the marriage and was built in the late 16th century. The Renaissance palace is built behind the Almohad wall and in the vicinity of the Sun gate. Torreada fachada built in late XVI and early XVII. Two elements of very different use make up the house of the Children of Don Gome, the house of the inhabitants and the cavalry. On the façade of the solariega house, built in a plane more advanced than that of the cavalry, stands out its portada- tower, built unlike the other elements of the whole in sandstone, in the second third of the 17th century, by Don Gome de Valdivia, Cárdenas and Guzmán and Dona Mayor Nicuesa, and that is in the Baroque style. The pillow cover is almost unnoticed by the exuberant decoration, two Indian-accent, repetitive heraldic, and a highlighted cornice, as more prominent elements. The Children's Palace of Don Gome is the venue of the courses of the University of Autumn. Inside is the Archaeological Museum Professor Sotomayor. The stables are preserved with part of the fish, a porticated courtyard and the winery. In the latter is the Casa del Alfarero, which includes the extensive and rich tradition of ceramics that has characterized this land.
• Comedian house - town hall.The current town hall is located in the building that was built between 1620- 1631 for comedia house, which it maintained until 1680. In 1787, the Cabildo decided to move to it, as it had lost its old function. The fruit of this remodeling is its central body of neoclassical style and the beautiful staircase of "empire style." Three floors make up their beautiful façade: In the first one a portico and in the second one, a gallery as a lookout for the taurine celebrations of the time. The building is topped with an airy balustrada, articulated in pillars topped with pinacles. This facade has an Italian orientation and can be located within the most classical mannerism.
• Roman bridge.Its construction dates back to the end of the second century and saves the Guadalquivir River. Built with sandstone armchairs of a seine or brown colour, it has fourteen eyes, of which the twelve on the right bank are of half-point arch and the other two scarves. Like the Merida bridge, it offers lightens or drains on pillars to facilitate the passage of water in the large rivals.
• Basilica and Royal Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Head. Located in the heart of the Natural Park of the Sierra de Andújar, in the area known as the hill of the Cabezo, 32 km. north of the city of Andújar. The sanctuary is built between 1287 and 1304 and was reformed in the late 16th century. Since 1930 the trinitarians have served the cult in the sanctuary. The façade is made up of the door's vain, arco-sino balcony and two-body swordsman. The interior is a single ship covered with a barrel vault. The trinitarians community makes the enlargements of the two side buildings, leaving a harmonic set. In the very dependencies of the basilica is the Mariano Museum, where an important artistic, documentary and anthropological exhibition of the historical legacy has been developed through the centuries by devotion to the Virgin of the Head.
• González Orea Museum of Plastic Arts.Located in the old convent of the Capuchino Mothers.