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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.

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.

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 Parroquial de la Encarnación - Bailén

The church was inaugurated on November 16, 1504, by the Bishop of Jáen, Don Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce, an event attended by the Counts of Bailén; Don Rodrigo Ponce de León and Doña Blanca Sandoval.

Casa de la Cultura - Bailén

This nineteenth-century house is located on the former Camino de Jaén, one of the main gateways to the city, specifically the Madrid-Cádiz route, which once connected with the old Bailén Castle.

El Vivero Parque - Bailén

This park, of extraordinary botanical richness, is popularly known as “El Vivero” and was constructed between 1893 and 1895, at which time Don Eduardo Carvajal was Mayor of Bailén, from whom the park inherited its name.

Ermita de la Limpia y Pura - Bailén

In 1808, Fray Manuel de Jaén, a Capuchin priest, saw the Spanish troops marching alongside him until they reached the site where they would defend themselves from French offensives.

Ermita de la Solidad - Bailén

This chapel’s history is marked by the two styles distinctly presented in its architecture; the Gothic is reflected in the rectangular nave, divided in four by three pointed arches, all settled since the end of the fourteenth century.

Ermita de Santo Cristo - Bailén

This eighteenth-century chapel once served as a local school, and was subsequently donated by the Bailén families of Corchado and Barreda to the Santa Vera Cruz Brotherhood.

Glorieta Virgen de Zocueca - Bailén

This site was once surrounded by orchards, since it is an abundant natural water source. In bygone times, local men would collect water in jugs from a stone fountain.

Huerta de San Lázaro - Bailén

Commonly known as Huerta del Sordo (Deaf Garden), this garden is an outstanding symbol of the Peninsular War, where both armies converged during the Battle of Bailén in 1808, and is now Declared as a Historical Site of Cultural Interest.

Town Hall - Bailén

The central square, Plaza de la Constitución, was so named in 1933, the same year that the Town Hall was transferred to its current premises.

Battle of Bailen Museum - Bailén

Battle of Bailén Museum - Bailén

The Museum of the Battle of Bailén is mainly dedicated to the eponymous historic event of 1808, which was the first open-field defeat of the Emperor Napoleón Bonaparte and provoked a change in the course of the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814). The museum’s main objective is to recount local history throughout the Battle of Bailén, as well as presenting the locality from different perspectives: patrimonial, historical and emotional.