Linares, land of bullfighters and musicians, offers visitors an interesting historical and artistic heritage. An important town in the north of Jaen with a population of 65.000. Linares was heavily involved in the mining and smelting of lead and the production of gunpowder.
El Piélago Natural Monument consists of a Roman bridge, the Puente de Vadollano, which spans the Guarrizas river and its granite rock formations. The river has two impressive waterfalls.
The Linares greenway runs between Linares and the Linares-Baeza station, covering a distance of six kilometres which can be explored on foot, by bike and in a wheelchair. This greenway highlights part of the old rail route which joined the cities of Linares and Almeria; specifically the line that linked Linares-San Jose station (Almeria) with Linares-Baeza station.
Located in Plaza de Ramón y Cajal del Bermejal.
The exact origin of Linares is unclear, since there is little documentary or archaeological evidence to determine a specific starting point for the local population. Nonetheless, various estimations have been offered; the proximity of the enclave to important communication routes, together with its rich mining, aquifer and agricultural resources, mean that a settlement was firmly established by the Late Roman period, which would eventually become a village in the eighth century.