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Things to see in Cazorla

The Iglesia de San Francisco (Church of St Francis) is one of the best known in Cazorla, built in the 17th century on a site previously occupied by an old Franciscan Order convent. The church has a rectangular plan with three naves laterally divided into three planes.

Manor Houses

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.

Iglesia de San Francisco

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.

Iglesia de San Ignacio

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.

Iglesia de los Trinitarios Descalzos

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.

Iglesia de San Andrés

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.

Iglesia de San Pablo

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.

Iglesia de San Juan

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.

Torre de los Aliatares

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.

Palacio de los Obispos

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

Antigua Universidad

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.

Mercado de Abastos

The covered market dates to the 1950s and is built in a historically eclectic style. It is the indoor covered market. Stalls sell fruit and vegetables, fish, meat, embutidos ( cured dry sausages), olive oil and olives.Open from 09.00 to 14.00 Monday to Saturday./p>

Antigua Prisión (Hospederia)

This historicist and eclectic style building was built between 1940 and 1950. Three years after its foundation, it was vacated and repurposed for various functions such as a prison, until 1994 when it was restored and opened to the public as the Fuentenueva Hostel.

Mirador de las Murallas

From this viewpoint are the best views of the River Guadalquivir Valley, nearby towns and the Sierra Magina mountins in the distance. The olive groves form a pattern as the equally spaced rows of trees wind accross the landscape. It has free parking and a wide pedestrian walk to the historic center of Baeza.Located on Calle San Pablo.

Lienzo de Muralla

These are the remains of the Moorish wall, rebuilt in the sixteenth century. In 1476, Queen Isabel la Católica ordered the demolition of walls, towers and doors. located in Calle Obispo Narváez.

Primera Fundación Universitaria

This house belonged to the Acuña family until it was seized by Emperor Carlos V for having been a meeting place for community members. From 1595 to 1814, the building was used as a teaching centre. Later it was used as a private house until 1992, when it was acquired by the Town Hall.

Palacio de los Sánchez de Valenzuela

The Sánchez Valenzuela family commissioned the construction of this palace at the end of the fifteenth century. Years later, they ceded the palace to the religious order of the Mínimos de San Francisco de Paula. After the disentailment of Mendizábal, it became the city’s Casino.

Deposito de Caballos

Above the door we find a shield, the text of which translates to “Deposit for stallion horses”. The building originally housed various stallions available for the stud season. Today it is the Multiple Use Enclosure, which was inaugurated in March 2013.

Arco del Barbudo

The arch was an integral part of the former Puerta de Baeza and constituted one of the entrances to the walled enclosure. It is named in honour of Martin Yañez de la Barbuda, Master of Alcántara , who in 1394 left through it to fight against the Moors of Granada. In 1447, the Benavides family, including his relative the poet Jorge Manrique, whose daughter was married to a Bevanides, entered the enclosure through this door in order to expel the Carvajales family from the Alcazar./p>

Antiguo Hospital de San Antonio Abad

This building was founded in the early sixteenth century as a hospital. In 1791, by order of Pope Pius VI, the Order of San Antonio disappeared, incorporating its assets in Baeza, including the hospital, into those of La Concepción.