The World Heritage Site of Baeza’s historic quarter is probably one of the least- known in Andalucia, due to less-than-ideal transport links. In a converted 16 th -century Franciscan convent in Jaén city.

Full of history, culture and monumental attractions, the small town of Baeza attracts an overwhelming number of tourists throughout the year. It is no wonder, then, that it also has a wide variety of hotels to accommodate these tourists. Ranging from luxury hotels with swimming pools and spas to local guesthouses - you´ll be sure to find what you are looking for.

Baeza is a compact provincial town with a kind of perpetual Sunday air. At its heart are the combined Plaza Mayor and paseo which, flanked by pavement cafes, are delightfully low key and atmospheric. It has about 15,770 inhabitants.

The urban morphology of the two small cities of Úbeda and Baeza in southern Spain dates back to the Moorish ninth century and to the Reconquista in the 13th century. An important development took place in the 16th century, when the cities were subject to renovation along the lines of the emerging Renaissance.

Baeza

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Tourist office - Baeza

The tourist office of Baeza is located in Puerta de Jaén.
Plaza del Pópulo
Baeza
Tel: 953 77 99 82

Opening Times

Monday-Friday, 09:00-19:30hrs

Saturday and Sunday, 09:30-15:00hrs

There are bus services from Baeza to Jaén, Bailén, Úbeda, Murcia, Cazorla, Cartagena, Motril, Linares, Albacete, Andújar, Ecija, Beas de Segura and Antequera.

The tower that defended the Puerta de Úbeda houses this interpretation centre. Inside, visitors can discover everything related to the complex defensive system of the city of Baeza and its medieval history.

Baeza has been a World Heritage Site since 2003 thanks to its exceptional heritage that has been preserved since the Renaissance. In addition to the University, there are many religious buildings and a series of manor houses.

In 1538, the construction of a new building dedicated to San Francisco was agreed. This work would have been one of the best examples of the Andalucian Renaissance but unfortunately it was never completed.

This complex was part of a seminary, Seminario de la Compañía de Jesús, built at the beginning of the seventeenth century and finished in 1648. After the confiscation, the entire complex was demolished, with only the church itself saved.

The first Friars settled in Baeza in 1607. In 1615, they were given permission to build on a new settlement that was completed in the eighteenth century. After the confiscation of Mendizábal, the convent was destroyed but the church was saved thanks to citizen collaboration.

This church dates from the beginning of the sixteenth century and held the title of Collegiate Church from 1764 to 1852. In the seventeenth century, the altarpiece was placed, in which the dressing room stands out where the Gothic carving of the Virgen del Alcázar, patron saint of the city, is located.

The church was built at the end of the fifteenth century and finished in 1665 by the architect Eufrasio López de Rojas. The original cover was replaced by the current one, in Baroque style. Inside are the remains of Pablo de Olavide.

The church was erected on October 18, 1595, 26 years after the death of the Holy Doctor San Juan de Ávila, whose portrait hangs on the wall of the Epistle, inside the church. Work on this chapel was completed at the beginning of the seventeenth century.

Another important twelfth-century tower from the Muslim era. Its strategic position meant that it was purposed for controlling the barbican and the demolished Puerta del Cañuelo. It is also one of the few examples of the walled enclosure demolished by Isabel la Católica in 1476 that has remained.

This palace was the bishopric residence from medieval times. It has undergone several modifications: the first at the beginning of the sixteenth century, at the time of Bishop Don Alonso Suarez de la Fuente del Sauce, the second in the mid-nineteenth century to be transformed into the Army Cavalry Barracks, and the third in 1910 by the State and Town Hall. I

The University of Baeza was created by Dr. Rodrigo López, a native of Baeza, chaplain and relative of Pope Paul III from whom he obtained the founding bull in 1538. The structure of the building responds to the typical typology of Renaissance palaces. It maintained its functions as a university until 1824; later, it was a College of Humanities and State School, where Antonio Machado taught, until it became a Secondary Education Institute.