Tourist attractions Martos

The keep of the Castillo de Santa Catalina, now a parador, offers magnificent views of the Sierra de Jabalcuz and the olive groves.

Unearthed in 1913 beneath the Palacio de Villardompardo , the Baños Árabes date from the 11C. Superb restoration work has highlighted their architectural perfection. The first room has a glass floor enabling visitors to view the archaeological remai..

Built between the mid 16C and the late 17C according to plans by Vandelvira, this is one of the finest examples of Andalucian Renaissance architecture. The extraordinary main façade is palatial in appearance. The interior is striking, particularly ..

The large shape of the former Arab fortress, which was transformed by St Ferdinand III, stands at the top of St Catherine's Hill. This was the original point of the ramparts that surrounded the town but of which only the Angel's Gate and the arches..

This Mudéjar chapel with 16C Judaic touches was ordered by the treasurer of Pope Leon X. Its façade is immaculately white and hides a true architectural treasure, the chapel of La Purísima Inmaculada . Its star ribbed vault rests on an octagonal dru..

The largest church in the town after the cathedral. With 14 and 15C Gothic style, it has three portals: one, Gothic, is decorated with a mosaic illustrating the appearance of the Virgin of the Chapel, patron saint of Jaén; a second, Renaissance, is b..

Founded by John I on the ruins of the former palace of the Moslem kings, this monastery was the headquarters of the Inquisition. The Renaissance façade with its elegant proportions is the work of Vandelvira. The 17C patio has a delicate vaulted gal..

Built in the 16C Isabelin Gothic style on the ruins of a former Arab mosque, this church has retained the charming patio with an ablution basin and fruit trees giving it a rustic eel. Inside, the main altar is framed by a fine retable by Jacopo Flo..

The church in this convent has a particularly refined Mudéjar artesonado. The nuns here make famous "yemas" of St Ursula, tasty traditional cakes.

Known simply as the "Arab baths", this elegant 16C building was the home of Fernando de Torres y Portugal, Viceroy of Peru and Count of Villardompardo. Behind the simple façade, there is an arcaded patio leading to several rooms. The pala..

This simple neo-classical church stands against the cathedral and its architecture contrasts with the rich main retable, an 18C baroque masterpiece.

This church was built on the site of a mosque in the 16-17C. The simple 17C façade has a pretty patio with an artesonado Mudéjar of considerable quality. One of the chapels contains a statue of Christ of the Expiration, which is brought out for the..

The seat of the provincial assembly is a former Franciscan convent by Vandelvira. Inside, the pretty patio has a double gallery with columns.

Contains two sections: Archaeology and Fine Arts. In the first, note one of the most important discoveries in Iberian culture, a collection of Iberian sculptures known as De Porcuna , made in the 6C BC. See also the striking mosaic by Bruñel and..

Founded in the 17C, the convent has a classical-inspired portal, a pleasant cloister and a church containing retables of the Annunciation and Assumption of the Virgin by the Italian artist Angelo Nardi.