The back story
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The back story
Jaén, Úbeda and Baeza: the back story
Renaissance towns among the olive groves, five starred restaurants and the mountains of Cazorla.

Region guide · Andalusia
UNESCO-listed Úbeda and Baeza, Jaén’s cathedral and castle, five starred restaurants and the Sierras de Cazorla.
The back story
Renaissance towns among the olive groves, five starred restaurants and the mountains of Cazorla.
UNESCO World Heritage
Two Renaissance towns among the olive groves, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2003.
Forest and mountain
The great forested mountains of Jaén, source of the Guadalquivir.
One MICHELIN Star
A single tasting menu of local produce, beside the San Ildefonso basilica.
Calle Reja de la Capilla 3, 23001 JaénExplore View on map
One MICHELIN Star
Two tasting menus in part of a 16th-century convent.
Plaza de San Francisco, 23440 BaezaExplore View on map
The first palace converted into a Parador
A Parador in a Renaissance palace on Úbeda’s great square.
Plaza de Vázquez Molina s/n, 23400 Úbeda (Jaén)Explore View on map
A Renaissance palace
A family-run hotel in a Renaissance palace in Úbeda.
Plaza del Marqués 9, 23400 ÚbedaExplore View on map
In the heart of Baeza
A hotel in a historic building in the centre of Baeza.
Calle Canónigo Melgares Raya 7, 23440 BaezaExplore View on map
A viewpoint over the capital of olive oil
A Parador beside the castle of Santa Catalina, high above Jaén and its olive groves.
Castillo de Santa Catalina s/n, 23001 JaénExplore View on map
A farmhouse in the mountains
A Parador in the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas, for walkers and nature lovers.
Sierra de Cazorla s/n, 23470 Cazorla (Jaén)Explore View on map
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