At the express wish of Los Marqueses, in 1918, their mortal remains were transferred from Madrid to Linares, where they rest in this building.

Dating from the seventeenth century, this building was the work of architect Eufrasio López Rojas. The paintings that decorate the main vault represent various scenes from the life of San Francisco de Asís

The church’s façade was completed in 1763. The artistic richness of this church is complemented by beautiful carvings of different brotherhoods of Holy Week in Linares. Located in Plaza San Francisco.

What was once the cloister of the Convent of the Franciscan Brothers is today the Post and Telegraph building. Adapted to suit its new function, the classical façade has acquired modernist nuances such as two large lion heads, which perform the function of a mailbox. Inside, the beautiful stained glass windows are a highlight, surrounding the entire central patio.

The Cervantes de Linares Theatre has its origins in the San Ildefonso Theatre, built in 1864 by Ildefonso Sánchez y Cózar, in the expansion zone of the city. It was a rectangular building with a facade facing two parallel streets and a French theatre typology, with a horseshoe-shaped room and a spacious stage. It was reformed in 1930 to improve its safety and hygiene conditions, and in 1952 it became a cinema, closing its doors in the 1980s.

The initiative of Luis María Granados to provide the city with the bullfighting arena it deserved finally bore fruit between 1866 and 1867. The emblematic arena, with a capacity for 9,392 people.

This Neoclassical-style building was constructed between 1865 and 1876, the work of architect Jorge Porrúa Moreno, with modernist terracotta decorations and an imperial staircase.

After various modifications and extensions, the building that can be seen today dates from the eighteenth century. Its interior is decorated with beautiful paintings by Linares-born artist Francisco Baños, and sculptures by the Catalan master Francisco Carulla Serra.

Construction of the eighteenth-century stonework House of Ammunition and Mint, with Baroque features and beautiful Santa Bárbara tiles, was commissioned by Carlos III in order to manage the Arrayanes mine.

This building was designed by Francisco de Paula Casado y Gómez, municipal architect of Linares, and built during the first decade of the twentieth century. The combination of materials such as sandstone and brick results in Mudejar reminiscences and an eclectic style

Casa de Pajares - Linares

Fernando Delgado, nicknamed “El Pajares”, ordered the construction of this house in the eighteenth century. Originally a private house, it later became the first Hospital in Linares by testamentary charitable disposition. The revolutionary group also came out of this building in 1868, to form the Town Hall and proclaim the First Republic.

Location

Located in Plaza de Ramón y Cajal del Bermejal.

The church is the oldest building in Linares. According to some historians, this Christian temple was built in the thirteenth century, on top of an old mosque.

Built in 1757, the Pósito was originally the municipal grain store but later housed a prison and a special education centre. Today, it is on the way to becoming a tourist and museum meeting point.

This emblematic Renaissance building from the sixteenth century belonged to the Dávalos Biedma family, established in Linares in the heat of the Christian conquest, and contains the principal remains of the archaeological site of Cástulo, being the site of its museum, Museo Arqueológico Monográfico de Cástulo.

This sixteenth-century stone palace features a noble coats of arms and a Mannerist-style tower. The property is a large rectangular shape with an imposing backyard.

The church dates from the eighteenth century and was the first parish built in the Nuevas Poblaciones. Its simple facade is built in red sandstone and has a belfry with a colonial appearance. Inside, the carving of the Inmaculada Concepción made by the sculptor Jacinto Higueras.

This building’s construction was completed in 1789. It represents the colonial typology of such buildings designed for the storage, regulation, production and distribution of grain and seed.

The Palace dates from 1807. It construction was ordered by the Mayor of the New Towns of Sierra Morena, Tomás González de Carvajal. The sundial located in one of its corners stands out, installed to tell the time to the stagecoaches that made their stop at the post house.

This square, located on the main street of Guarromán, bears its name in honour of the first child born in the town after its colonisation. The sculpture in the centre is dedicated to the settlers who arrived in 1767 and symbolises their dreams of achieving a better future in this land.

In 1887, the Mayor, Don Lucas Guillén carried out a project to bring water to Guarromán, commissioning public fountains. The most ornamental of the fountains in Guarromán was known as Fuente Taza, made of sandstone like all the important buildings in the town.