Baños de la Encina

Baños de la Encina

Sierra de Andujar Natural Park

The gently rolling 74,774ha Sierra de Andújar, part of the vast Sierra Morena, is densely wooded and boasts one of Andalucia's best preserved expanses of Mediterranean forest and scrubland. Flowing through the rocky hills is the Yeguas river, with many lovely spots to sit and meditate along its banks. Its more remote areas are inhabited by an impressive number of endangered species, such as the pardel lynx, wolf, black vulture and imperial eagle.

Baños de la Encina

Baños de la Encina offers visitors interesting historical and artistic heritage as well as attractions for lovers of nature. Once called simply Baños, the village adopted ‘de la Encina’ (‘of the holm oaks’) in the thirteenth century, after a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary amongst the oak trees.

Palacio de Molino de la Cerda - Baños de la Encina

The Molino de la Cerda family managed and oversaw the economic greatness experienced by the town in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the heraldry that adorns the upper windows of their palatial home implies that they were also relatives of the Holy Inquisition

Peñalosa - Baños de la Encina

The Argaric town of Peñalosa has been a benchmark for the investigation of the Bronze Age of the Alto Guadalquivir. It sits on a tongue-shaped slate spur, with two steep slopes bordering the Rumblar River to the north and the Salsipuedes stream to the south. Currently, the waters of the Rumblar reservoir bathe the structures of this Argaric town.

History - Baños de la Encina

History of Baños de la Encina

Cave paintings discovered in the north of the municipal area suggest that early settlement of the district dates from the Neolithic period; indeed these paintings are the first known traces left by man. In the second millennium BC, mining began in the deposits of Baños de la Encina, rich in copper and bronze, which gave rise to the formation of a social organisation that continued until the founding of Cartago. This mining attracted Greek and Phoenician civilisations.

Festivals - Baños de la Encina

Popular festivals in Baños de la Encina are La Candelaria, Romeria de la Virgin de la Encina, Semana Santa and Fiesta de los Emigrants.

Tourist office - Baños de la Encina

Tourist office - Baños de la Encina The tourist office of Baños de la Encina is located in the Centro de Interpretación, “Torreón del Recuerdo”. Avenida Jose Luis Messia, 2, 23711. Baños de la Encina.

Bus Services - Baños de la Encina

The bus stop is located on Av. Jose Luis Messia, 23711 Baños de la Encina, Jaén. Empresa Samar provide a return bus service between Baños de la Encina and Jaén.

Weather - Baños de la Encina

Baños de la Encina

Baños de la Encina - if you are considering visiting this town you will be interested to check the latest weather forecast for the next few days from the table below.

This weather forecast provided by AEMET (Spanish State Meteorological Agency).

'Wind' in last row of the table below indicates wind direction by a compass letter(s); North, South, East, West and a number which is the the wind speed in km per hour.

Castillo de Burgalimar - Baños de la Encina

Baños de la Encina is marked by the presence of its imposing Caliphal fortress, built on a rocky spur that dominates the Guarromán River. Its structure follows the contour of the rock, narrowing at the ends.

Iglesia de San Mateo - Baños de la Encina

The church was erected in the late fifteenth century with a Gothic design for its nave, as shown by its pointed arches and tercelete vaults. The side portal is also Gothic, while the main entrance, carved in 1576, is Mannerist. Its octagonal base tower, articulated in three sections and topped by pinnacles, dated 1596, is inspired by the architecture of Vandelvira.

Ayuntamiento - Baños de la Encina

The Town Hall dates back to the time of Carlos I. It has a landscape façade of ashlar masonry, in the Castilian style, in which a semicircular arch opens, with a wrought-iron balcony with roof tiles and, on the right, the emblem of the Habsburgs.