The impressive fortress was built in Emral times, and became famous for being inaccessible during the Caliphate period. The fortress was the protective centre of a commercially very active medina, located on an important road and commercial network; militarily it was coveted by both Muslims and Christians
Sarcófago de Alcaudete
The Balneario de la Palma - La Palma Spa has been an emblematic building on La Caleta Beach in Cadiz since it was opened in 1926. After a chequered history the building now serves as a government administration office.
The castle dates back to 727, when the town was under Muslim rule, and was later expanded. It was badly damaged in the nineteenth century during battles against France, and it was abandoned thereafter. For over 150 years, the Fortress marked the frontier between the Kingdoms of Granada and Castile.
The rebuilding of the Abbatial Palace was ordered by the Abbot, Esteban Lorenzo Mendoza y Gatica, in 1781, who decided to build it in the expansion area of the city after leaving Castillo de la Mota in the upper part, endowing it with baroque and neoclassical elements
The church, also known as the Iglesia Abacial, is situated inside a high fortified enclosure, where in Islamic times there was a model Muslim medina with commercial and residential areas. After the re-conquest, King Alfonso XI ordered the razing of the mosque and the construction of a church on the site, dependent on the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Toledo and with a domain extending over a vast territory.
Municipal Museum is conserving, exhibiting and disseminating numerous artefacts of archaeological, ethnological, anthropological, paleontological, scientific and technical interest.
Construction of the Town Hall began in 1733. It is symmetrical with three elegant floors and a tower on each side. Inside, it preserves the banner and standard with which the city was reconquered.
The Amphibian and Reptile Rescue Center was inaugurated on March 30, 2015, by then-mayor Carlos A. Hinojosa Hidalgo, as stated on a plaque affixed to the entrance. The municipally run centre collects specimens before releasing them into their same distribution areas.
This church was built between 1747 and 1785, following the model of the Tabernacle of the Cathedral of Jaén. Its interior space is organised from a hall plan of a single rectangular nave
The site of the Church of San Juan Bautista is composed of the church, sacristy and other annexed units. It shows an architectural variant, typical of the popular building, with a marked contrast between the white lime and the stone, which denote a corner of Andalusian physiognom
The previous Convent was built in the mid-seventeenth century. As of 1835, with the arrival of the confiscations, it passed into private hands and was converted into private homes and an oil factory. The original façade was modified in the twentieth century by the addition of an artistic double staircase and large windows.