Its inauguration took place on November 16th, 1504, by the Bishop of Jaen, Don Alonso Suárez de la Fuente del Sauce, and was attended by everyone from the Counts of Bailén; Don Rodrigo Ponce de León and Doña Blanca Sandoval, to the last vassals on a day of celebration and festivity for such an event. […]
Standing before the Museo de la Batalla de Bailén (Museum of the Battle of Bailén), this is the start of a journey into the heart of Bailén’s historic quarter. Later, the Plaza de General Castaños or “El Paseo” (The Avenue) will open up to us to connect with some of the town’s most relevant streets, […]
This unique walk starts in the Plaza Príncipes de Asturias, situated next to the Museo de la Batalla de Bailén (Museum of the Battle of Bailén). This small and welcoming park pays tribute to the BRIMZ “Guzmán el Bueno” (Guzman the Good) X, since the town of Bailén has a special relationship with the Armed […]
To start this route, this time we start from calle Pablo Picasso, a street which is home to the town’s most modern temple, Iglesia de El Salvador. Walking along calle Donantes de Sangre, and after crossing Paseo de las Palmeras, we will make the next stop at the first of the hermitages that we will […]
Without a shadow of a doubt, the historic event of the Battle of Bailén of 1808 is crucial to the town’s history. So much so that, with this itinerary, we will rewind two hundred years to make the same journey that the Spanish troops made to the battlefield to face Napoleon’s powerful army. We will […]