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Splendour of Renaissance
If you envisaged to travel to Andalusia, then do not forget to point out Baeza on your road book.
Located close to Guadalquivir, in the province of Jaén, Baeza offers to the curiosity of the visitor an exceptional heritage.
The history of this city, of more than 16.000 inhabitants, is particularly rich. It goes back indeed to the Bronze Age and numerous excavations carried out on its territory testify of its Iberian, Roman and Visigoth past.
Its strategic situation, at the crossing of natural important ways, made it an important fortified city during califal time and omeyyade occupation. Then renamed Bayyasa under Al' Andalus, walls were built and the urban structure of Baeza is set up gradually. During all the medieval period and the centuries of requonquista its position between Castille and Andalusia, gives it a great importance at the regional level.
It is nevertheless in XVI century that Baeza, developing with the Spanish "siglo of oro" movement, knows its cultural apogee. It was time when the splendour and the radiation of this small Andalusian city reached a remarkable refinement architectural degree of constructions that one can still admire those days in the different areas of the city.
Within the many public and religious buildings, Islamic, mudéjar, Gothic, or baroque styles are gathered and made of Baeza one of the jewels of Renaissance in Andalusia. It is for all these reasons that Baeza, is associated to its neighbour, Ubeda, has been registered since 2003 on the list of world heritage of UNESCO.
This pearl Renaissance period awaits you. For all practical and essential information, for the preparation of your stay, please consult the web site: www.baeza.es
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