This eighteenth-century construction was used as the residence of the Marquises of Villareal. It was acquired by the Junta de Andalucía in the 1980s, although it is now in a ruined, abandoned state.

Built in the sixteenth century as a private residence for the Counts of Mejorada, this palace was later divided and became the property of the Robles family. The heraldry of the Acuña family appears on the interior staircase. Over time it has undergone numerous transformations, the last of which took place in 1920-30 with the construction of an interior patio in the neo-Mudejar style.

Building of the palace was commissioned by Juan Alfonso de Benavides, second cousin of Fernando el Católico, at the end of the fifteenth century. The façade is Elizabethan Gothic, and the entrance has up to 8 shields arranged in Flemish style. The patio is Renaissance, dating from the end of the sixteenth century, formed by double semicircular arches with marble columns.

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>

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.

This piece of civil architecture is a great representative of the city’s mannerism, carried out by order of the Administrator and Priest Pedro Fernandez de Córdoba on the site of the Franciscan Convento de San León , ceded in 1571. The works were completed in 1593, except for the façade and Capilla Mayor , which were completed in the seventeenth century.

Construction of the Royal Box was ordered in 1684 by the Corregidor Fernando Ladrón de Guevara, created by Juan Guerrero and Mateo de Molina, due to the importance that the Plaza del Mercado was acquiring as a place of commerce and leisure. The balcony was inaugurated in 1701, on the occasion of the wedding of Felipe V with Maria Gabriela de Saboya.

The arch was erected by the Council of Baeza in 1522 to commemorate the victory of Emperor Charles V’s army over the Comuneros in the Battle of Villalar, which took place in 1521. Although some sectors of the Baeza nobility, led by the Benavides family, took the side of the Emperor’s opponents, their position was justified by their personal confrontations with the Carvajales family, which at that time controlled the Town Hall, than by open opposition to imperial politics.

The palace was built by Juan Rubio de Salcedo at the beginning of the sixteenth century in the Renaissance style with Gothic influences. It has preserved its original typology: the courtyard with galleries on three levels, semicircular arches and a flat upper gallery. Located on Calle San Pablo.

This gateway is one of the most important and best defended entrances to the medieval walled area. Isabel la Católica ordered its demolition in 1476. It was rebuilt in 1526 by Corregidor Álvaro de Lugo in commemoration of King Charles V of Spain (and from 1519 Holy Roman Emperor) ’s visit to Baeza after his wedding in Seville in 1526 and honeymoon at the Alhambra Palace in Granada.  

Puerto de Ubeda is undoubtedly the best fortified gate of this walled city, it was the one that led to the road to Úbeda. It used have three arches reaching across to the old ‘Albarrana tower’ but today only one arch remains. The the Albarrana tower and the walls were ordered to be destroyed by Queen Isabella in 1476 to end the disputes of the local nobility.

The Alhóndiga was a grain trading exchange house built in 1554 by the Corregidor Don Hernando de Acuña. The building was connected to the granary through a vault. The fact that this building was located in the market square would enhance the commercial, public and civil importance of this square.

The ‘Posito (old granary) building is a was constructed in the sixteenth century as indicated by the date engraved on the facade. It was connected to the  Alhóndiga through a vault being the important store house of the grain.  

In 1502 King Charles I was made aware of the need to build a new prison in Baeza due to the poor conditions of the existing one. The building was constructed in 1520 and the Casa de Corregidor was constructed in 1559.

The Casa del Populo was built around 1535 in a Renaissance architectural style in two sections. In the lower section there are six linteled openings, one for each Notary's Office. On the façade between each office there are ornamental columns ‘supporting’ a lateral lintel and above this, keystones decorated with engravings of seven lions. In between on the façade are six shields of the city.

The old butchers building was both a butchers and Municipal slaughterhouse. The original building was built in 1547 during the reign of Charles V and was located outside the city walls. In the 1960s it was rebuilt in the newly reformed Plaza del Pópulo. As the original building was longer than the new Plaza de Pópulo the ends were "folded" back to the sides.  

Costa Tropica. The orginal coastal highway N-340 follows the hugs the coast and the newer A-7 motorway runs a few km inland along the mountainside thanks to some impressive viaducts and tunnels. If you have time take the N-340 which is more interesting.

Alcaudete is another of the destinations in the province of Jaén suitable for both devotees of rural and active tourism and those who prefer to explore cultural offerings. This municipality is crossed by two of the most interesting cultural routes in Andalusia; the Route of the Caliphate and the Route of the Castles. It has about 10,480 inhabitants.

Castillo de Locubín is one of the municipalities in Jaén province through which the Route of the Caliphate. This makes it a particularly attractive destination for those who enjoy cultural tourism. It has about 4,050 inhabitants.

Frailes is a small municipality in the Sierra Sur region that has managed to preserve, in its streets and buildings, the traditional architecture of agricultural towns reliant on olive tree cultivation, vegetables and cattle raising. It has about 1,580 inhabitants.