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There are bus services to to Jaén, Madrid, Granada, Málaga, Noalejo, Carchelejo and Punta Arenas using the company, Alsa.

If you are considering visiting this town you will be interested to check the latest weather forecast for the next few days from the table below.

Popular festivals in Sorihuela del Guadalimar are Festividad de Santa Águeda Virgen y Mártir, Festividad de San Isidro and Romería de Santa Quiteria Virgen y Mártir.

The tourist office of Campillo de Arenas is located in the Town Hall.

The fountain has seven spouts, with various water pressures. The four spouts on the left lead from the Moscoso orchard, from where it is channelled under the even-numbered houses of Calle Prado, and the three pipes on the right are supplied from the upper part of Calle Mina. Its central location makes this square a point of reference and orientation for locals. The successive remodelling of the square eliminated another fountain that once served as a watering hole for animals. Even so, it retains elements worth mentioning, such as the large mansions that surround the square and the traditional public laundry area. There is almost no season of the year in which the square does not become the scene of celebrations and events.

This small chapel, commonly known as Capilla de ArribaCapilla de Arriba, is a single-storey structure composed of a semicircular portico, which previously sat in the old cemetery and was relocated to this construction in 1988. However, it is believed that it once belonged to the now disappeared Ermita de San Sebastián. Located on Calle del Sol.

The construction of this church dates back to the middle of the sixteenth century, although several construction phases are evident, up to the eighteenth century; these reforms were due to the adaptation of the building for worship, since in 1552 the Castillo de los Benavides was ceded to the Priest, Don Luis de Alba. The project was carried out by the architect Don Nicolás de Torres with the permission of the Bishop Don Alonso Pecci, and was not completed until thirty years later. The works were initiated by Master Juan de Ostiga and Alonso Barba, architect of the Jaén Cathedral, was appointed. His hallmark is Andalusian mannerism, which mixes the sobriety of classic decorative elements. Inside the figure of San Juan as a child in stone. The bell tower was built in the seventeenth century by José María Orozco, and remodeled in the eighteenth century. Located in Plaza de la Iglesia.

The chapel dates to 1511 and is cited among the hermitages belonging to the Archpriesthood of Iznatoraf. It has a single nave and lacks architectural value, due to the numerous reforms that it has undergone. Located 3km from the town centre, in a place popularly known as “Cerrico Pelón”, off the J-6220.

This chapel has undergone several reconstructions over the years; it was originally built in the fourteenth century on the remains of the collapsed Castillo de la Estrella. Some parts of the original fortification have been preserved, such as the two blinded Muslim arches that formed the frontispiece, and the homage tower (now repurposed as a bell tower). The new chapel was built in 1892, and its construction was commemorated by placing some coins and an inscribed lead plate in a cavity in the façade. Located 5km from the town off the JA-7103.

The tower was built in 886 by order of General Hashim ben Abd al-Aziz. Archives reference the existence of an old Arab castle in the town, built in the middle of the ninth century to fortify the left bank of the Guadalquivir River and to serve as an outpost for the Iznatoraf fortress in its defense of the pass over the river, but the vestiges that have survived to this day show a clear Christian construction, of which only one tower has been preserved. According to Manuel de Góngora, who studied the archeology of the province of Jaén, it was built on a the site of a Roman fortress. Located on Calle Eras.

This grandiose building was constructed over the dilapidated Civil Guard Barracks House. The land was purchased by Don Fructuoso in order to build his residence, completed and inhabited in 1931. Its architect was from Madrid and the master builder of the entire project was Don Antonio Zamora López. The carpentry was carried out by ship owner Antonio García Prieto (Tirso). The palace of Fructuoso Rodríguez Carrasco and Sara Palazón Yerba was inaugurated in 1932. Don Fructuoso had been Mayor of this town on several occasions in the early years of the twentieth century and became a Deputy and even Governor of Cuenca. Upon the death of Doña Sara on December 24, 1956, twenty years after her husband, the couple bequeathed all their properties to the poorest people in the town. In order to facilitate this charitable mission, the building became the home of the Santa Sara and San Fructuoso Asylum Institution, where nuns from the Comunidad de Religiosas Formacionistas Esclavas de María took care of girls and elderly women. The nuns lived in the building until they ceased their activity at the end of the 1960s, and in the mid-1990s, a nursery was built on the grounds, a modern building designed by the architect Juan Carlos Ramiro Rivas. Currently owned by the Town Hall, the building houses the municipal library, the nursery, and the Guadalinfo centre. Located on Calle del Santo.

This forest house is the ideal starting point for walking routes through the Natural Park and discovering the Sierra de Las Villas in depth.

This castle was built as a surveillance point over the secondary pass between ndalusia and La Mancha, commonly known as the Camino de Castellar de la Mata (today Castellar de Santiago). Its construction is attributed to the Almohads, although other evidence highlights that it was used to reinforce the borders after the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212). It was in operation until the fall of Santisteban in 1235, most likely abandoned due to the sale of Santisteban to Fernando III. Today, it sits in a ruinous state, with one of its most visible walls pierced with an enormous hole. Declared an Asset of Cultural Interest.

The Renaissance church was built on the site of a former temple by Alonso de Barba, a favourite disciple of Andrés de Vandelvira. The chancel was carved by the master stonemason Sebastián de Solis, and the work was completed in 1582. The design consists of a single nave, covered with a pair and knuckle wood frame, according to Mudejar tradition. The most outstanding feature is the main chapel, with a rectangular base, which is accessed by a staircase and grand pair of semicircular arches with large carved allegorical figures of Fe and Caridad, and voussoirs and geometric decoration characteristic of Alonso Barb. The coat of arms of Bishop Francisco Delgado presides over the central headwall. Outside, the nave is covered with a wide gabled roof and the entrance to the church is through a simple doorway on a staircase with a semicircular arch lined with imposts and a small frieze with an inscription dated 1582. The belltower is also noteworthy, designed by Andrés de Vandelvira. The carving of Santa Águeda dates from the sixteenth century. Located on Calle Reyes Católicos.

The communal washing area was destroyed during the French invasion in 1808. At that time, it was made up of two vats with a double row of troughs fortified with a wooden structure; the wooden form was destroyed, although the rows were preserved. It has since been restored. Las Pilas is a rare example of public civil architecture, and forms a rest area on the Veragua pathway, towards Olvera and Llana de la Estrella. The water flows from what is commonly known as the Fuente de las Pilas, a fountain made up of three or four outlets leading to the sinks. Located a few meters out of the town on Calle Lorite.

With a total surface area of 209,920 hectares and covering almost a fifth of Jaén province, this is Spain’s largest protected area and one of its most extensive forested zones. Located in eastern Jaén province, it connects the Sierra Morena and the Subbética mountain ranges. The highest peak in this immense park is Pico Empanada at 2,107m and the entire park is higher than 600m. Recognizing its exceptional ecological importance, it was designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1983 and created a natural park in 1989. Barren rocky crests and vast pine forests will strike visitors’ first impressions, but the area’s botanical importance within Andalusia is matched only by the Sierra Nevada, with a fifth of the vascular plants in the Iberian Peninsula found in the Sierra de Cazorla Natural Park.

The Town Hall was built in 1927 on the site of the Casa del Concejo and the Pósito Municipal. Its construction was overseen by architect Joaquín Juncosa, following the typical models of regionalist architecture and the designs of Emilio Moreno Callejón. It was inaugurated on August 4, 1928, by Mayor Don José Garrido Paredes. It is one of the most emblematic buildings of the town; on the ground floor, the entrance stands out, with a portico forming a semicircular arch on pilasters and a beautiful one-piece white marble postern. The first floor has a continuous balcony, the second a flat gallery with footings on pillars and, on the sides, double windows with semicircular arches. The design culminates in the brick façade, with a clock and belfry. The clock was added in 1980, a copy with a daylighting of hours and half hours and a transparent dial; it was not built for this building, but for the Iglesia de San Juan Bautista. Located in Plaza de la Constitución.

Born from the union of two towns, Bedmar y Garcíez is built around a fifteenth-century rock castle. Listed as a historical monument, this building has classified the village as part of the Ruta de los Castillos. It has around 2,600 inhabitants.

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The tourist office of Bedmar y Garcíez is located in the Town Hall.