landmark
Úbeda Renaissance Quarter
A UNESCO ensemble of golden Renaissance palaces and chapels amid an endless sea of Andalusian olive groves.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Andalusia, Spain · Europe
Linares is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Guarromán, 33km from Despeñaperros Gorge.
Linares is a town located in Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 57,414, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Linares sits in Spain, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Madrid time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Linares to your route.
Linares (Spanish pronunciation: [liˈnaɾes]) is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Jaén, Andalusia. It is the second-largest city in that province, with a population of 55,261 in the most recent census (2024). The altitude is 419 metres (1,375 feet) and the total area of the municipality is 195.15Read more
square kilometres (75.35 sq mi).
Located on top an easily defendable terrace of the Guadalimar, the site of Castulo in the vicinity of Linares was an important mining center in the Upper Guadalquivir, both as an Oretani oppidum and as a Roman city. Losing population since the 3rd century CE, as well as local primacy (mint and bishopric) to Viatia (Baeza) in late antiquity, Castulo was largely abandoned and ruined by the 8th century, and only temporarily inhabited afterwards. Located some kilometres north of Castulo, Linares' origins lie on urban development around the Islamic fortress, although chronology is moot. First mentioned in 1152 under Castilian rule as a hamlet, Linares had consolidated as a sizeable rural settlement of Baeza by the turn of the 15th century. It received the privilege of township in 1565, thereby emancipating from Baeza.
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Linares is located in Andalusia, Spain, Europe. The coordinates are 38.0952 latitude, -3.6360 longitude.
Linares has a population of approximately 57,414 people, making it a town in Spain.
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Full driving guide for Spain3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
A UNESCO ensemble of golden Renaissance palaces and chapels amid an endless sea of Andalusian olive groves.
25 km · about 30 min drive
historic highway
The dramatic granite defile that has carried every road from Madrid into Andalusia for centuries; the A-4 now sweeps through this natural-park gorge of jagged rock walls.
33 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
A monumental Renaissance cathedral dominating the olive-oil capital, a model for many churches in Latin America.
39 km · about 45 min drive
April to October
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