Iglesia de Santa Lucía - Frailes
In 1550, Pedro de Valencia built a small chapel at his own expense, on a site that he acquired from Bartolomé Fernández de Montemolín, and paid for the image of Santa Lucía.
Attractions
Casa del Deán Mudarra - Frailes
The house of Ezequiel Mudarra was built at the end of the 1920s by master builder Domingo Sánchez Velasco, known as ‘Dominguito’.
Casa de José Escribano - Frailes
This mansion from the same period is located a few meters from Casa del Deán Mudarra, but is the work of other master builder Manuel López Ramírez, known by the nickname ‘Manuel de la Morena’.
Ermita del Calvario - Frailes
This chapel is visible from a distance, welcoming travellers as a beacon that guides and illuminates those who approach.
Ermita San Antonio - Frailes
The charming silhouette of this chapel consists of a narrow façade topped by a belfry with a bell which rings every time a devotee arrives or leaves.
Ermita San Pedro - Frailes
San Pedro is a small chapel in the form of a room that Antonio Pareja, better known as Tío Pelos, gave for the followers of the Patron of the town.
Lavadero del Nacimiento - Castillo de Locubín
The washhouse at the source of the Río San Juan has a rectangular floor plan. The building is of great architectural value, but also presents ethnographical points of interest because of the activity which took place there.
Castillo de la Villeta - Castillo de Locubín
The castle has a circular plan, preserving part of the northwest wall. However, its impressive cylindrical tower was demolished by strong winds at the end of the sixteenth century. Declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 1985.
Iglesia de San Pedro Apóstol - Castillo de Locubín
The church was built to replace an old medieval temple, somewhere between the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, coinciding with a significant population growth at the time and taking into account the artistic trends of that time.
Casa Museo Antiguo Hospital - Castillo de Locubín
The Museum of Popular Arts and Customs, curated by Consuelo Castillo González and José Antonio Expósito Torres, occupies a beautiful and spacious eighteenth-century building, patiently refurbished by its creator.
Museo Pablo Rueda - Castillo de Locubin
This museum is modern, elegant, descriptive and entertaining, immersing visitors in the surprising and creative world of sculptor Pablo Rueda. His busts, paintings and recreations of everyday objects invariably evoke a strong response from observers.
Ermita de San Antón - Castillo de Locubín
This chapel dates from 1800, but was demolished and rebuilt in 2001.
Torre de las Mimbres - Castillo de Locubin
This circular tower has a base perimeter of 21.65m and conserves the vaulted structure of the roof and spiral staircases
Ermita de San Antonio - Castillo de Locubin
The chapel of San Antonio is thought to date back to the eighteenth century
Nacimiento del Río San Juan - Castillo de Locubín
The source of the San Juan River is the ‘green lung’ of Castillo de Locubín, with several naturally occurring crystalline pools.
Castillo de Alcaudete - Alcaudete
The impressive fortress was built in Emral times, and became famous for being inaccessible during the Caliphate period. The fortress was the protective centre of a commercially very active medina, located on an important road and commercial network; militarily it was coveted by both Muslims and Christians
Centro de Interpretación - Alcaudete
The Interpretation Centre transports the visitor to the thirteenth century to discover first-hand the origin and history of the Military Order of Calatrava and the inner workings of a castle on the border with the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada
Casa Consistorial - Alcaudete
Since the eighteenth century, the Town Hall has been a symbol of the town, situated in the new urban centre. The structure presents a new cubic volume, whose homogeneity is broken by the verticality of its façade, accentuated by the small clock tower
Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor - Alcaudete
Construction of the church began in the first half of the sixteenth century. Typically for Jaén, it was built on the space formerly occupied by a mosque
Fuente de la Villa - Alcaudete
This fountain is possibly the most important in Alcaudete. Located in the town centre, it is the most visited and used by residents. It was built in 1775 when Juan de Mesa was Mayor of the town.