Free Tour Jaén: Capital of the Holy Kingdom

Welcome to Jaén Walker!!!

On this occasion, we embark on a new adventure in the Capital of the Holy Kingdom of Jaén.

Jaén is undoubtedly the great unknown of Spain, but it is undoubtedly a place full of charm, with a great heritage and full of history. And it is precisely because of history that Jaén has long been known as the Holy Kingdom of Jaén. In this tour we will try to reveal why.

We will start our free tour in the Plaza de Santa María right in front of the Cathedral of the Assumption where the architect Andrés de Vandelvira made this temple an absolute Renaissance architectural reference in the world, serving as a model for the construction of other Christian temples on the other side.

Next, we will visit the Palace of Constable Iranzo, of exquisite Mudejar style, where its former owner, Constable Miguel Lucas de Iranzo, turned it into a court where he entertained his most distinguished guests with different events such as concerts and plays. We will talk about the different intrigues and conspiracies hatched against him that led to a fatal outcome.

Once we go out into the street again we will head to the Arch of San Lorenzo , a surviving vestige of the old Church of San Lorenzo where the body of Fernando IV "El Emplazado" was laid to rest. We will tell the story that led the young monarch to die in the capital as a result of a particular curse.

A few meters from the Arch of San Lorenzo, we will stop right in front of the Santiago Air Raid Shelter and we will describe how this fratricidal conflict would affect the Capital of the Holy Kingdom.

Next we will take a walk until we reach the Palace of the Lord of Villardompardo , currently home to two museums: The International Museum of Naïve Art and the Museum of Popular Arts and Customs. But the most important thing it houses are the Arab Baths of "El Niño", one of the five Arab baths that existed in medieval Jaén and considered today the largest in all of Spain with a total of 450 m2.

A few meters from the Arab Baths we will find the Convent of Santo Domingo , founded in 1382 on the site of an old Moorish palace and where the Court of the Holy Office of Jaén was founded, one of the oldest in all of Spain.

After this short walk we will arrive at the Fuente del Lagarto , located in the heart of the Barrio de la Magdalena, where we will tell the story of the famous Magdalena Lizard and how it has terrified the local people since time immemorial. We will discover its former home in the Raudal de la Magdalena and we will talk about how its days of terror came to an end.

We will end our visit in front of the Church of La Magdalena , where in its day, a The old Aljama mosque occupied its site, there We will be able to delight in the sight of a beautiful Patio del Sahn , where Muslims practiced their ritual bath before entering the temple.

Jaén is a city full of heritage and history that overwhelms us once we venture to walk through the streets of its historic center.

Do you dare to discover it with me?!?!

I'll wait for you!!!


Joshua

IMPORTANT: For the tour to take place, 5 walkers must attend. If the agreed minimum number is not reached, the tour may be cancelled at most 1 hour before the start of the tour.