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Attractions

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.

El Santuario del Rumblar - Bailén

El Santuario del Rumblar - Bailén

The village of Zocueca, a word of Arabic origin linked to the name of María Santísima, is located between the municipality of Andújar and Bailén, approximately 6 km from the latter. The Sanctuary’s construction dates back to 1150, when a poor and rough hermitage was built by the Mozarabic Christians.

Picualia Oleoturismo - Bailén

Picualia Oleoturismo - Bailén

Picualia offers visitors of all ages the chance to learn about the Bailén olive oil culture through a wide variety of activities including a guided tour of their olive groves and mill, tasting sessions and dining. Visitors can explore the harvest, production, bottling and sale of this product, as well as the benefits derived from olive oil. Picualia has a very spacious parking area for coaches.

Uvas Bailen - Bailén

Uvas Bailen - Bailén

Visitors can discover the sixty-year-old vineyard and learn about its history, the entire growing and harvesting process and how grapes are prepared for sale. Visitors in September can taste the freshly picked grapes, and collect their own boxes of grapes to take home. Uvas Bailén was established in September 2019 due to the closure of the Santa Gertrudis winery.

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.

Cave Art - Aldeaquemada

This collection of prehistoric schematic and Levantine-style paintings is scattered over crags and rock shelters.

Pósito de Diezmo y Labradores - Aldeaquemada

This eighteenth-century building is typical of the colonies and foundations of Carlos III, built in brick, rectangular in shape, with two floors and a gabled roof where it has a discreet attic brick structure that houses the clock.

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