Discover Linares: Culture, Nature and Mining Heritage

Linares reveals its distinctive cultural character in a Plateresque altarpiece considered particularly beautiful.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Linares, you can compare travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective offer pages. These three details form a separate part of travel planning, alongside the question of which cultural, landscape or activity-related themes appeal to you most.

Culture

The Hospital de San José y San Raimundo is a Neo-Gothic building constructed between 1904 and 1917. Its crypt houses a marble and bronze mausoleum by Lorenzo Collault Valera, where the mortal remains of the Marquises of Linares rest.

El Pósito is a recently restored 18th-century building that serves as a tourist and exhibition space in Linares. A collection donated by the artist is presented there in chronological order, including his discography, awards, posters, films, costumes, graphic documents and memorabilia.

The Museo Arqueológico Monográfico de Cástulo presents the development of Cástulo in six rooms, from the Palaeolithic to its gradual abandonment after the Christian conquest. It is housed in a representative 16th-century Renaissance and aristocratic building that belonged to the Dávalos Biedma family, who lived in Linares.

The archaeological history includes the site of Cástulo, which can be visited in Linares. A visitor reception centre provides access to the archaeological treasures of the Ibero-Roman settlement. The Centro de Interpretación del Paisaje Minero is located in the former loading area of the Estación de Madrid in Linares.

Nature

El Piélago is a natural monument in the northern part of the municipality of Linares. The PR trails provide access to Linares's mining heritage and some of the most beautiful landscapes in the municipality.

Things to do

Linares has six hiking trails designated PR, with a total length of 57.4 kilometres. The PR trail network is suitable for hiking, long-distance running, mountain biking and horse riding.

For planning your day, you can view route length, duration and difficulty level side by side; these details make different formats comparable. The figures make different time and distance ranges comparable.

The Linares audio guides are available in Spanish and English and include maps and headphones.

The audio tour “Linares, de villa a ciudad” is 3 kilometres long, takes 4 hours and has a low difficulty level.

Linares also offers an audio-guided experience with three tours through the city and its cultural heritage.

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Local life

The Santa Bárbara festival takes place in Linares every year.

A small dish is served with drinks in Linares, provided free of charge by the respective establishment.

To the broader travel overview: Jaen.