This little town in the northeast is a gem of Renaissance architecture.
The enticing small town of Baeza is replete with fine Renaissance buildings, erected during the town’s heyday in the 16th century. A quiet, appealing place, Baeza is made for leisurely strolling, and soon has stress levels down a notch or two. An important Roman and Visigothic city, Baeza, then called Bayasa, was the civilian and religious capital of the upper Guadalquivir region. The town’s post-Reconquista wealth came from agriculture; it prospered and so was granted a university, which endured until the 19th century. The poet Antonio Machado lived here for many years teaching in the local school; the town is also known as the training headquarters of the Guardia Civil, the paramilitary police force.
On the way to Baeza from Jaén, look out for the striking medieval bridge over the Guadalquivir at Puente del Obispo.
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