Legend has it that at the end of the seventeenth century, a devoted married couple lived on Jamilena’s Calle Oscura.

This chapel’s architecture is composed of very simple lines, and inside it is venerated to San Isidro Labrador, patron saint of farmers.>/p>

Archaeological remains of medicinal baths supposedly from the Arab period, although some researchers suggest they may be Roman.

According to legend, this small chapel was Father Rejas’s favorite place to pray intimately in solitude, the purpose for which it was built.

The church was built in the second half of the sixteenth century at the wish of Emperor Carlos V. The plans were made in 1559 by Francisco del Castillo “El Mozo”, the prestigious Italian-trained architect, who directed the works until his death, after which his brother, Benito, took over. Construction advanced slowly due to the lack of economic resources and by 1600 it was still not completed.

This contemporary chapel was built in 1920, and its clear volumetric and expressive profile has made it a site of artistic interest.

This is a group of houses built in the first half of the twentieth century, which stand out for their interior and exterior ornamentation.

Cambus provide a three bus a day Monday to Friday and one on Saturday and two on Sunday service M02-02 from Jaén city (Bus Station), Torredelcampo to Jamalina.

Its construction dates from 1887, according to the project of Jaén-based architect Justino Flórez Llamas.

This fountain, located next to the Ermita de San Francisco, supplied water to the municipality and served as a drinking trough and municipal laundry area.

The popular festivals of Jamilina are Three Kings, San Anton, Holy week, Romería de San Isidro, Feria de Agosto.

History of Jamilena

Jamilena belongs to the Martos district and is situated to the west of the capital, at the foot of the Sierra Sur mountains, nestled in a distinctive landscape of infinite olive groves. It has about 3280 inhabitants.