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Just outside Linares, the ancient
city of Cástulo features relics
from as far back as 3,000 BC, or
the Neolithic period. However,
most of its remains – a
necropolis, an underground
water storage system and
residential quarters, including
a synagogue – date from the
Iberian and Roman civilizations.
The Monographic Archaeo-
Roman bridge spanning the Guadalquivir at Andújar logical Museum of Cástulo
explores the history of the site
£ Andújar Environs through a series of exhibits.
The Baños de la Encina fortress
Jaén. * 40,000. £ @ n Pl Santa
María. Torre del Reloj, 953 50 49 59. has 15 towers and ramparts % Baeza
( Tue. _ Romeria (last Sun of Apr). built in AD 967. Further north,
the road and railway between See pp502–3.
Andújar stands on the site of an Madrid and Andalucía squeeze
Iberian town, Iliturgi, which was through a spectacular gorge ^ Úbeda
destroyed in the Punic Wars (see in the eastern reaches of the
p54) by Scipio. The Romans built Sierra Morena, the Desfila dero Jaén. * 35,000. @ n Palacio
the 15-arched bridge spanning de Despeñaperros. Marqués de Contadero, Calle Baja del
the Río Guadalquivir. Marqués 4, 953 77 92 04. ( Fri. _
In the central square is the San Miguel (28 Sep). ∑ andalucia.org
Gothic Iglesia de San Miguel, $ Cástulo
with paintings by Alonso Cano. Jaén. Archaeological Ensemble: Crta Úbeda, a UNESCO World
The Iglesia de Santa María la Linares–Torreblascopedro (JV-3003) Heritage Site, is a showcase
Mayor has a Mudéjar tower. km 3.3. Tel 600 143 464. Open Tue– of Renaissance magnificence,
Inside it is El Greco’s Christ in Sun. Closed 1 & 6 Jan, 24, 25 & 31 Dec. thanks to the patronage of some
the Garden of Olives (c.1605). & Monographic Museum of Cástulo: of Spain’s most influential men of
A pilgrimage to the nearby C/ General Echagüe 2, Linares. Tel 953 the 16th century, including such
Santuario de la Virgen de la 106 074. Open as above. ∑ juntade dignitaries as Juan Vázquez de
Cabeza takes place in April. andalucia.es/cultura/museos/CACS Molina, who gave his name to

Úbeda City Centre PLAZA
OLLEROS E R TO A RME N
1 Hospital de Santiago H U
2 Museo Arqueológico FUENT E SECA D E L C SAN M I L L AN
3 Iglesia de San Pablo Convento PLAZA DEL
CARMEN
BARRIOS
HOR N O DE
4 Capilla del Salvador FERNANDO de San Miguel N AVAR R O
M ONTEL
5 Parador de Úbeda S AN N IC O L A S Iglesia de MAT ILLAS
6 Palacio de las Cadenas Iglesia de San Pablo PLAZA DE HORNO
San Nicolás Bari 1º DE MAYO CONTADOR Capilla
del Salvador

Parador
Reales Alcázares CORREDERA DE SAN FERNANDO Museo R OQ U E R OJ A S AYUNTAMIENTO DE MOLINA ALCAZAR FOSO
de Úbeda
Arqueológico
ALMENAS
PLAZA DE
VAZQUEZ
PLAZA DE
REDONDA DE MIRADORES
Palacio de
7 Santa María de los CA LL E TRIN I DA D
Iglesia de la C A L L E R E A L las Cadenas
Santisima Trinidad Iglesia de S A L U D E J A
San Pedro BAJA DE MARCOS Santa María
PLAZA DE
PLAZA DE
ANDALUCIA SAN PEDRO Convento de de los Reales
Alcázares
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Santa Clara
CALLE MESONES CALLE RA S T RO SANTO DOMINGO COTRINA
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MARQUES
C ALL E VI C T O R I A CARRERA F U ENTE D E RI V A S JURADO G OMEZ
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Iglesia de
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AVENIDA RAMON Y CAJAL
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Estación de AVENIDA CRISTO REY LA CONSTITUCION
Autobuses
BAEZA For keys to symbols see back flap
JAEN
Castle against a backdrop of snowcapped mountains, Sierra Nevada
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