The best city hikes and walks in Cerro San Cristóbal

Jaén is undoubtedly the olive oil capital of Spain. This vibrant provincial capital is the ideal base for exploring the surrounding mountains and countryside and enjoying its gastronomy.

After the cathedral, this is the largest religious building in the city. The church was built in the 14th and 15th centuries in Gothic style and has three portals: a Gothic portal with a mosaic of the apparition of the Virgin of the Chapel, the patron saint of Jaén, who according to legend liberated the city in 1430 during a Moorish siege; a Renaissance portal by Valdelvira; and a neoclassical portal added in the 18th century by Ventura Rodriguez, which is also the main entrance to the church. Inside, you can admire the main altarpiece by Pedro and Julio Roldan and the tabernacle by Pedro Duque Cornejo. In the Capilla de la Virgen, which is decorated with stained glass windows and frescoes, there is a statue of the patron saint of Jaén. Andrés de Vandelvira is also buried here.

In this oval-shaped neoclassical church, which is of particular architectural purity, the eye is drawn by a monumental Assumption of Mary by the 18th-century painter Mariano Salvador Maella.

On the ruins of the palace of the Moorish kings, Juan I had this monastery built, which would later house the Inquisition. The well-proportioned Renaissance façade was designed by Vandelvira. The 17th-century patio* has an elegant arcade on the ground floor and beautifully shaped windows above. Today, the monastery is home to the Archivo Historico Provincial.

This monument represents the difficult and difficult feeling of remembering all those who were victims of injustice and who paid with their lives for the high levels of human stupidity. Here is a small reminder so we don't forget them.

The Jaén Bullring, or Coso de La Alameda, was inaugurated on October 18, 1962, with a lineup featuring swordsmen Diego Puerta, Paco Camino, and Palmeño. On October 18, 2010, the last day of the San Lucas Fair, the 50th anniversary of the first bullfight in the bullring was commemorated with a bullfight featuring Enrique Ponce, El Juli, and José Carlos Venegas. Bullfighting is deeply rooted in the city of Jaén, as the livestock sector is very important in the province, home to some of Spain's most important ranches, such as Apolinar, Cernuño, and Enrique Ponce. The city has one bullring, the Coso de La Alameda, with a capacity of 10,500 spectators. Its main events are held during the San Lucas Fair in October, making it the last bullfighting fair of the season in Spain.

Currently the headquarters of the Historical Archive of Jaén, it was run by the religious community of the Dominicans and later remodeled to house the city's Men's Hospice.

The Catedral de la Asunción de Jaén, also known as the Cathedral of the Holy Resurrection of the Virgin, is an impressive Renaissance building in the centre of Jaén. It was built to replace a 15th-century Gothic church and is one of the city's most important architectural gems. The cathedral is located in the Plaza de Santa María, opposite the Town Hall and the Bishop's Palace. The interior is richly decorated with beautiful works of art, and the building houses the famous relics of the Holy Face. Note its imposing towers and elegant façade.