Spain is a country with large cities that monopolize international attention. However, sometimes, The most impressive heritage is hidden in smaller places.
This is the case of Baezain the province of Jaén, a city that It holds the title of World Heritage Since 2003, along with its neighbor Úbeda, but by population –Just 15,000 inhabitants– A town could be considered perfectly.
And yet, just set foot in your Impolute Historic Districtfull of churches, palaces, cobbled squares and alleys loaded with history, to understand why UNESCO raised it to the altars of universal heritage.
A day visit, but to always remember
One of Baeza’s great attractions is that can be comfortably traveling on a daywhich makes it an ideal getaway from nearby cities such as Jaén, Granada or Córdoba.
In just a few hours, the visitor can be lost by the Pópulo Squarewith its source of the Lions, the Gate of Jaén and the former butcher shop today converted into a tourism office.
A few steps, the Nativity Cathedral of Our Lady He gets up on the remains of an old mosque and mixes Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles.
Another of its emblems is the Jabalquinto Palacea jewel of the flaming Gothic with a Renaissance interior that today hosts part of the International University of Andalusia.
Right next to the Former San Felipe Neri seminar and the Santa Cruz Churchone of the few Romanesque temples of Andalusia, complete the most monumental walk in Baeza.
A city that formed Antonio Machado
In addition to its architectural beauty, Baeza has a prominent place in Spanish literature. Antonio Machado lived and taught here between 1912 and 1919and its legacy is preserved in the former Secondary Education Institute, today Holy Institute Trinidadwhere you can still visit your classroom and your desk.
Walking through Baeza is also Follow the poet’s footprintswho wrote some of his most moving works under the melancholy of their streets.
A sea of olive trees and a horizon without a hurry
Surrounded by him Olivos Sea That covers much of Jaén, Baeza also offers a leisurely experience, without agglomerations or hurry. Its coffees and terraces invite you to stop, its gastronomy – with dishes such as ajoblanco, pipirrana or the tenderloin – speaks of tradition, and The golden light that stains the stone of its buildings at sunsetTurn every corner into a postcard.
Baeza, the big city “small”
There are few cities in the world that can boast such dazzling heritage and, at the same time, of such a quiet life. Baeza is a city in the papers, but a town in the soulwhere time seems to have stopped to keep the best in its history.
Ideal for a one -day excursion, perfect to disconnect and load beauty without the need for complicated plans. Sometimes, the small can also be a World Heritage.
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