• Mengibar Tower, is the tower of homage of the old castle of Mengibar raised in the 13th century, being the only thing that has been preserved from it. It was restored in 1982. Its height is higher than 25 meters and has vaulted rooms inside. In 1985 she was registered as BIC.

• Arc de Jano Augusto (Ianus Augustus), a milestone in the landscape, which marked the border between the Roman provinces Betica and Tarraconense. Declared Good of Cultural Interest, the Arc de Jano Augusto (1st century BC and 1st century AD) had dimensions of 14.80 meters in length, almost 5 meters in width and a single central vain of 5.15 meters. The arc was the starting point of the Augusta Way in the Betica. It has been BIC since 2019.

• House of Inquisition, property that is included in the General Catalogue of the Andalusian Historical Heritage. Located on Jaén Street, there is a very late classic cover dating back to the second half of the 17th century. The most important thing about the building is the main two-storey facade. It's interesting your forging grate.

• Hydroelectric Central and dam on the Guadalquivir River, the work of the architect Antonio Palacios, represents a remarkable exhibition of industrial architecture. The plant and dam are part of the ambitious project for the development of the Guadalquivir River of the MENGEMOR company.

• Parish Church of Saint Peter the Apostlenear the Tower, an architectural jewel of the Renaissance, despite the reform of 1970. Its main façade is south-facing and built in the first half of the 16th century. The other facade, facing the north, has different dependencies such as the sacristy, chapels and salons throughout the different reforms. It obeys the Vandelvirian model of three-ship temple separated by pillars and vaults. In front of its construction, Francisco del Castillo, the old man, and Alonso Barba, intervened.

• The Hermitage of the Lord of the Rainof small dimensions, it is made up of three narrow ships. The centre is of canyon vault, while the sides are intellized. The ships are separated thanks to two large arches of half-point brick seen. The exterior, with a stone view, has a simple front front cover, as a templet, on which a circular window is located and overlooks a revered bell swordsman. It is the only one in the municipality that is preserved from the 18th century. It is now called "Lord of the Rain," for it is venerated by a crucified Christ whom the Mengibarians have traditionally entrusted in the years and periods of drought.

• The Hermitage of Santa María Magdalena was opened and blessed on 14 July 1990 outside the municipality of Mengibar, very close to the Roman city of Iliturgi. It is located in the Cerro de Machiz, where the ancient 16th century hermitage was erected. It has a simple half-point arch cover with two small side voids, as saetas. At the top we find a hornadine with the image of Mary Magdalena and, on a side, a small body of swordsman. Since its opening, the Romeria de Santa María Magdalena is held annually.

• Oppidum ibero de Iliturgi and archaeological site of the Roman Iliturgi. Since 2016, the University of Jaén and the City of Mengibar have been working together to rescue the past of the municipality. In Cerro de la Muela, the ibero oppidum of Iliturgi (6th and 3rd centuries BC) was located, with an area of more than 14 hectares. Here, many archaeological remains have been found, which have made it possible to document the siege and destruction of the oppidum in 206 BC by the Roman army. After this event Tiberio Sememonio Graco would founded the Roman city of Iliturgi in the area of Maquiz, about 700 metres from the city destroyed. Since the mid-19th century, a large number of remains of the Roman city have been removed, most of which now form the Iliturgi Collection, which is preserved in Casa Palacio.

• Mengibar rolls, picotas and bakers. They are part of the history of their formation as a people with their own jurisdiction. The origin of the rolls was found in 1574, when the villa managed to emancipate itself from the city of Jaén. The title, granted by Philip II, allows him to have full jurisdiction, made symbolized by the presence of rolls and picotas. While the former reflect the new administrative and legal status, picotta is the place where the prisoners were punished. The hornaces, on the other hand, are similar to holes made in walls and crowned by a reduced arc. A votive image was placed in them, thus being a sample of the popular fervor of the municipality.

• The House Palace is a building dating from the 15th century, located in the central area of the historical artistic complex, next to the Torre del Tribute. The property has not always been a single house. From the 13th century, houses are being built very close to the castle wall. It would be a small fortification around the large tower located inside. With the coming of the centuries Casa Palacio has had distinguished owners. It has also been the scene of important historical events. It has also had functions beyond domestic. The building has now become a hotel. One of the first to build their houses on the house occupied by the palace was Mr Pedro Méndez de Sotomayor, Lord of Mengibar and Rider of Jaén, in order to keep the cattle and the cereals of their crops. This has now become the Hotel Palacio de Mengibar, which has a unique spa built in an Arab aljibe and decorated in the style of the Roman era.

• Interactive Museum of Olive Oil and Sustainability Terra Oleum. It offers a modern exhibition space made up of unique architectural spaces, including its Caja Aurea and a natural environment presided over by the olive forest. For the dissemination of knowledge related to olive cultivation, oil production technology and Mediterranean diet. It has been selected as a reference centre by the European Union for the dissemination of the olive oil culture. The Terra Oleum Museum extends over a total area of more than 11,000 square metres. It is the largest area of knowledge planned in the Mediterranean basin for a food product.

Old Jail and Cabildo. Building built in the 16th century, considered a masterpiece of Spanish mannerism. It is currently the City Hall of the city.

In his spectacular main façade We can highlight the huge, dogrous columns with piled armchairs, the sculptures of Justice and Prudence, (both were beheaded), the great doors and their bronze aldabones and a great shield of the Austrians crowning the whole. It was declared a National Historical Monument in 1931. Below the City Hall, the Convent of the Trinitarian, work of the late 16th century, and on the same street, but in the opposite sense the Hospital of San Juan de Dios, of baroque bill of the 18th century. All this high part of the intramurous historical centre is of great quaint and from it you can enjoy beautiful panoramic.

• Santa Marta Parish Church. It rose in the 13th century, in the years following the taking of the city by Fernando III the Holy, on an Arab mosque. It is consecrated to the patron of the city and has the title of Real since 1617. Gothic Mudejar style. The Baptisterium, the Major Chapel, was later built and embellished with the slate-cross vaults and a large cover of the isabelin Gothic. In the 16th century the interior is expanded and remodeled, raising large columns of Tuscan order and building the original Bell Tower with three bodies.

• Pilar of the New Source. Ornamental source located in the Manuel Carrasco Municipal Park. It was built in the 16th century, reflecting the most new and outstanding aspects of the Manier architecture. The set stands out for its monumental beauty and austerity. It consists of an abrevadero pillar and a smaller one in which two lions make water pipes. In the center is the Austrian shield, and on the sides is the shield of Martos and that of Governor Aboz Enríquez.

• The hermitage of San Bartolomé. Located in the skirts of the Peña de Martos, dates from the 14th century and houses the venerated image of Mary Most Holy of the Victory, Queen and Lady of the Peña.

• Roman Bridge of Martos. Important engineering work, built in the Roman era on the Salado stream in the vicinity of Martos to facilitate the passage between the two shores.

• Sanctuary of Mary Most Holy of the Villa. Temple in which Mary Most Holy of the Villa, known as "La Labradora," is sold. It was built on dates near the delivery of Martos to the Kingdom of Castilla. In the 16th century the temple was remodeled and a bell tower was built. This sanctuary was burned and destroyed during the Spanish Civil War. The current was rebuilt in the 1940s of the last century, in a Neobaroque style. The Torre-Campanario dates from the 16th century, is separated from the main building and is the only original element of the ancient Sanctuary. It has a square floor with half-point arches.
  

• The ruins of Castillo de la Peña which we know today are not those built by Muslims but correspond to the strength that the Calatravos built from 1340. The floor of the castle is trapezoidal adapted to the surface of the plateau on which it sits and its entrance, for security reasons, marked a zigzag drawing. The compound was divided into alcázar and a courtyard of weapons protected by a walled enclosure. The alcázar, where the tower of tribute is raised, takes advantage of a natural podium that lifts it about three meters above the courtyard of weapons, separated by a wide, also natural.
  

• Castle of the Villa. It was an alcazaba or citadel surrounded by canvases of almenada wall, as well as passageways and towers, leaving the central space for the construction of administrative and religious buildings: church of Santa Catalina, headquarters of the governorate, cavalries, tahonas, lagores, aljibes, etc. According to evidence from an inspection carried out by the Visitors of the Order of Calatrava in the 16th century in order to repair the deficiencies of the Lower Fortress.

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.

• Parish Church of San Juan Evangelista, is the most important monument in the town. Declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1983, it was built in various phases between the 16th and 18th centuriesThe names of the most prestigious architects such as Andrés de Vandelvira, a master in the construction of the Jaén Cathedral, are linked to the building. The trail presents a temple of three ships with the flat header, columnary and sacristy supports, with vaulted vaults on the side and spherical ships at the central. The main coverof extraordinary bill and beautiful composition, mannerist, made of stone and structured as an altarpiece. Its most striking elements are the half point arc that opens the door, the double Ecstasy columns that flank her, ornamental grounds as diamond tips or structuressuch as pilasters and semicircular parties. The tower and with the first body without decoration to whom they point strong foothills; second body with balconies with a half-point arc on imposts, crate pilasters and triangular front with shield on the eardrum; body of bells, presents vases on the four corners on which the octagonal body is raised, which it holds, in turn, a pyramidal chapitel.

• Convent of the Barefoot Carmelites of Real Mancha. From this convent, founded by San Juan de la Cruz in 1586, is preserved a small part of the facade, a canvas divided into three sections by pilasters, the smooth sides and the central with the door. It consists of a half-point arch on imposts with highlighted key and jambas supported in the zócalo. The axis of the pilassas is crowned with pyramidal pinacles.

• Torre del Risquillo. They are remains of a bajomieval tower (tower of the homage of the old castle), probably from the 13th century that conserves 4 m high and is located on a small hill a few meters from Cortijo Risquillo.

• Castle of Ríez. It is integrated into the Cortijo de Ríez, and is an ancient fortress existing in the Auringi countryside. It is erected next to the Roman road from Guadix to Catulus. This fortress was destroyed by the northern barbarians who left only the foundations. In the time of Fernando III, the Holy One was rebuilt by the Arabs and looted and burned. He protected Baeza's path with Jaén.. At the foot of the remains of the enclosure are various archaeological pieces such as a mill and a catapult bullet. It's been declared Good of Cultural Interest.

From its historical-artistic heritage, we highlight:

• Parish Church of Saint John the Baptist. In the first half of the 16th century the original temple was built, very small, and in the 18th century it was necessary to expand and reform it, but again in the 19th century some remodeling was necessary. In the Spanish Civil War, the parish was seized and dismantled, losing the small but interesting movable heritage. In general terms it retains its primitive typical provision of mannerist architecture. It consists of a single ship with small furnaces on its walls, a short cruise covered with a half-orange dome, a side chapel and chorus at the foot of the temple. The main facade is very simple. Contains a reduced but select collection of goldsmiths.

• Casa del Vizconde or Casa Grande, As the villariegos call it. It's the most remarkable building in town. A solarium house that follows the Spanish rural Renaissance models and the high Andalusia. The facades made in excellent shillery. On the main door the traditional signor balcony and crowning the façade the usual sun open in eight half-point arches, crowned by an elegant alley. The main courtyard organized by the building, the lordory staircase covered with a vault, and some wooden-carved meds and zapatas, are also preserved.

• City Hall House. They are built in the 18th century. The architectural lines are very simple and severe, based on the guidelines given to it by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. The building was opened in 1775 and has recently been rehabilitated by preserving its early 19th-century air.

Of the ancient artisan trades in Lopera, only two activities related to the ebanistía have been maintained to this day: the silery and the tortería. In both cases work is done following a classic Spanish line, of Renaissance air and close to the furniture that characterized Granada in the first half of the 20th century. Among the different wood used are those of beech and chestnut.

Other craft works, carried out today only by hobby, are reluctant to disappear. This is the case of the "guarines," made with olive pods, which were used to transport water pitchers or agricultural utensils to the loins of the beasts; or the anea works, especially those made for the "asses" of the traditional chairs.

In the Plaza Mayor of Lopera we find the three factual powers: the military power, represented by the castle-fortress of the Order of Calatrava; the religious power, represented by the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the civil power, represented by the City Council.

• The Castle of Lopera. The castle is located in the centre of this town. It was built by the Order of Calatrava, to whom this population was given after its conquest in 1242. It has irregular pentagonal plant, defending its corners with cylindrical and prismatic towers or cubes. The interior of the fortress has a large courtyard of weapons, with a magnificent almost rectangular alcazar in the center formed by two towers joined by two wall canvases that form a large aspired adarve, supported by half-point arches on counterstrengths. The tower of San Miguel, which controls the main door, houses two vaulted rooms, one of which later became a curious palomar as witnessed by the dozens of ceramic cubes that cover its walls. The tower of Santa María is rectangular, with two overlapping rooms. The one on the ground floor was completely remodeled in 1535 after the works undertaken by the Comandador D. Juan Pacheco for the construction of an oratory, a small chapel that completed the significant transformation carried out in the castle to make it a nobility residence. These works also affected the skate between the two towers, transformed into the palace yard. The Lopera Castle belongs to the promotional database and has complete information sheet.
• The tower of Santa Maria or of the Tribute, keeps in its interior remains of a Gothic chapel, made in the 16th century, when the castle became a nobility residence. We can now enjoy a centre of interpretation dedicated to the Order of Calatrava.
• Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. The date of its construction is not exactly known, some historians place the beginning of its construction at the beginning of the 14th century. There is a clear succession of styles ranging from the Gothic, the Order of Calatrava, to the Baroque. The basic plant is divided in three ships, highlighting the centre as being wider and higher than the sides. These ships are separated by cylindrical pillars that support the vaults of the deck, warheads and multiple nerves. The altarpiece It's neoclassical. On its outside stands the tower with a square base on which rests an octagonal body and a circular third, with four moons and half-point arches for the bells. Finishing with a pointed polygonal needle chapitel with glazed tile.
• Casa de la Tercia. It was the old posite that is currently called "Casa de la Tercia." The building that was to be built in the 16th century is made of brick in its thick interior and thick tapial in its external walls, with quarry stones that reinforce the corners of the building. It has no decorative elements except two crosses at the top of the deck horse. It was used to store grain in the Modern Age and as a winery in the Contemporary. Don Miguel de Cervantes passed by in order to raise funds for the Invincible Navy.
• The hermitage. It has several and very interesting hermitage, among which we highlight: The Hermitage of the Christ of the Humiliaderoof the 18th century and of Baroque style; the Hermitage of San Roqueof the 16th century, also baroque; Hermitage of Jesus Nazarene, where the 18th century cover is again baroque.

• La Iruela Castle. The imposing castle rises on an abrupt rock and at its feet a medieval district of unquestionable architectural value is spread. It is of mothade origin and is built on pre-Berber foundations. In the eighth century, La Iruela was occupied by Muslims, who in order to cultivate the land created alqueras, then walls to defend themselves from the enemies and, already in the twelfth century, the first fortress of the three that it currently presents. The second, also the work of the Almohades, was a courtyard of weapons surrounded by a series of defensive torreons united with each other by thick wall canvas. Inside the courtyard of arms are the remains of a large aljibe. When Fernando III conquers this area, Christians reform the castle and build the tower of tribute in the highest part of the rock. An auditorium with artistic and cultural activities has been created between the castle and the rock. It was declared a Historical Monument in 1985.

• Ruins of the church of Saint Sunday. 16th century Renaissance Church, raised inside the walled castle enclosure. The church was composed of three ships, the largest central and where the presbytery was to be found, the sides had chapels. A building attached to the church would be the old tower-door of Muslim origin that would give entrance to the interior of the Almohad fortress and that Christians reused as a bell tower. During the French invasion, La Iruela suffered attacks and fires, in one of them (1810) the building was severely damaged. Some of its noble areas are still standing today.

• Consistory house. It is a Mudejar-style monument that in its day was posited and grain storage. It dates back to the late 15th century. He was looted and burned in the War of Independence. In the mid-19th century it was set up as the municipality of La Iruela. A remodeling made at the end of the last century gave him the present look.

The most important monuments of La Guardia are:

• Castle of the Jaén Guard. It is a fortress of considerable dimensions, settled on Iberian vestiges. Most of its defensive structure was built in the period of Al-Ándalus, with subsequent remodeling, mainly of the alcázar to serve as a church or palaciega residence in the 15th and 16th centuries. From the Tower of Tribute a stunning panoramic that shows us Sierra Magina, Sierra Morena and the fields of La Loma.

• Old convent of Santo Domingo. The church is the best preserved building of the Old Convent of Santo Domingo de La Guardia, the rest being in advanced state of ruin or hidden by the reforms of the last century when it is occupied by an almazara. After the deamortization and abandonment of the church of Santa Maria on the grounds of the castle, the church of the convent was converted into Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption.Decoratively, the temple is of a pure classicist style, typical of the Vandelvira of the second half of the 16th century, hired in 1542 by the Dominicans for its project and execution. With a one-ship Latin cross plant, respecting the patterns of the Dominican order, it stands out its header, in which the date of 1556 is recorded. A Renaissance work of great beauty that has been declared Artistic Historical Monument, protected as Good of Cultural Interest in 1975.

• Public laundry of the Second Republic. A place with a special charm, in which it still seems to be impregnated by the atmosphere that the people occupied in daily hygiene created every day. The utensils they used and which have been donated by the neighbors can still be seen in it. On the first floor is the Fountain Lavadero Museum.

• Set Plaza Isabel II. It's another major enclave in La Guardia. The historical set was built to illustrate the greatness of the Marquise granted by King Philip II in 1556 to the first Marquis of La Guardia, Gonzalo Messia Carrillo de Fonseca.

The square concentrates several monuments concerning the 16th century and the Renaissance:

• The Source of the five years, they are bronze and they used the water of a local spring.

• The Source of Mary Magdalena, a central fountain topped with a sedent virgin that belonged to the ancient convent of the Dominicans.

• Sole house of the Ochoa familywhich was built in 1813 and which seems to preside over the square.

• 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

• Parish Church of Our Lady of Nativity. It was built on the second half of the 16th century, by the express desire of Emperor Charles V. The initial traces and first works were carried out by the prestigious Italian training architect, Francisco del Castillo "El Mozo." He stood on a place occupied by the ancient hermitage of Our Lady of the Star. Of a single shipwith rectangular floor and drawer structure, which is covered with false barrel vaults and wood. Presents on its sides, hornant chapels to host several altars. On its outside it exhibits a commendable dignity and uniqueness despite the constructive simplicity.The main cover it rises on a small staircase and is emphasized by the bell tower located in its first body. Its layout is the traditional: a half-point arch with fillets on the imposts and framed by Corinthian columns. He is removed by a triangular fronton with leaps held by mends. The most characteristic is the Mannerist of the second body of the tower, a kind of ornamental mask with garlands, inspired by the drawings of the Italian architect Serlio. The third body welcomes the bells and ends up in the form of a chapitel.

• Hermitage of San Francisco, located in the direction of the saw. This is a contemporary hermitage raised by 1920, a stylistically historic temple that draws attention to the contrast of the red brick of the cover with the white of the facade.