This large monumental square in the heart of Úbeda takes visitors back to Spain’s Golden Age. Buildings such as the House of Chains , Chapel of El Salvador , Church of Santa María de los Alcázares , House of the Dean Ortega , the bishop’s prison,..

Designed by Diego de Siloé and built by Vandelvira , this is one of the finest examples of Andalucian religious architecture from the Renaissance period. Behind the main façade decorated with relief work and statues is the sumptuous interior . Th..

The mansion once belonged to High Constable Dávalos. With its two monumental towers, Gothic gargoyles on the cornice and delicately carved relief work on the façade, it is a very handsome building.

The 13C church built over the ruins of a mosque has two tall bell-towers that lend a distinctive note to the square. The 16C main door and the Puerta de la Consolada on the left side are outstanding. Inside, the chapels have fine grilles . Among t..

The 16C palace built by Andrés de Vandelvira for José Vázquez de Molina owes its name to the chains between the columns on the forecourt. First a convent, then a prison and finally a town hall, it has a beautiful emblazoned façade on which the decora..

The Gothic west door contrasts with the Isabelline and highly decorated south door, while the bell-tower is Plateresque and even more profusely decorated! Inside is the superb Capilla de las Calaveras (Chapel of the Skulls), the third chapel on the..

The 16C Renaissance building, in which the architect Vandelvira had a hand, has been converted into a parador. The austere façade belies the delightful patio inside.

Andrés de Vandelvira built the Renaissance palace for the town steward, Francisco Vela de los Cobos, in the mid-16C. Note the elegant arched gallery crowning the building, extended by corner balconies with unusual white columns.

The 16C Renaissance building, also known as the house of Chamberlain Vago - an officer in the service of the bishop - is called the House of Savages because two "savages" in animal skins feature on the façade, holding the crest of Cardinal ..

Dating from the 17C, and clearly Palladian in style (the name derives from the Italian architect Andrea Palladio), the former town hall is on two levels. The ground floor has a portico with three arches. The balcony on the upper floor with its six se..

The square, also known as Plaza del Mercado (Market Square) was where the town's important events, such as bullfights, plays, autos-da-fé and executions took place. Today, the former town hall and Iglesia de San Pablo stand as testimonies to that par..

Built in the early 17C, the palace stands out on account of its attractive tower with corner balconies and its galleries on the third floor.

This 14C house is Mudéjar in style, in other words built and decorated by Muslim craftsmen living in Christian lands after the Reconquest. It has been restored and now houses the archaeology museum, displaying a range of objects found in the region, ..

St John of the Cross, the famous mystic and poet, died in Úbeda in 1591. In the Convento de San Miguel where his Baroque oratorio is kept, you can have a guided tour retracing the last days of his life.

The 15C Mudéjar mansion - built in the Arab tradition - stands near Puerto del Losal and once formed part of the fortified walls at the entrance to the San Millán district. It owes its name to the Plateresque decoration on the façade where numerous r..

On the peaceful square you can see the Plateresque façade of the Iglesia de Santo Domingo with its finely carved decoration. There is also the Casa de los Morales , a sufficiently representative building to have a replica built in Barcelona at the P..

The palace is one of the best examples of the early Plateresque style, a style that became influential at the beginning of the 16C and owes its name to the delicacy of the decoration, reminiscent of silverwork ( platero means silversmith). The badly..

Perhaps not an unforgettable church, but its façade rising above the sentry walk on the old walls near the Puerta de Granada gives it a certain charm.

Úbeda's most elegant street crosses the old part of town. With its monuments, palaces, traditional shops and refined architectural details it takes you back to the time of Charles V, when the town was at its cultural and economic height. This is wher..

The palace gives onto an elegant square. Its façade is decorated with two impressive life-size figures of warriors bearing the owners' coat of arms.