Castillo de Baena

An exceptional castle keeper!

A totally worth visit. My family with kids from 11 to 18 loved it. Excellent views but the best part was the keeper at the entrance. We were genuinely impressed by his knowledge of the local and regi...

The Catholic Kings' royal lodge while visiting Baena ...

Driving from Seville to Granada, we stopped for lunch at Baena, a small Andalusian town and just found an old castle at its historical center. The "Castillo de Baena" dates as far back as the 9th cent...

This is a charming little town, but far from top level for Spain

The town is built for Mountain Goats. Be prepared to do a lot of climbing--steep climbing in some spots. There are taxis available if you have any mobility issues. If you do, use them! The squar...

WORTH THE CLIMB

Nice enough but perhaps over restored. Old town area well worth the short stroll around, with the castle and some churches.

Castillo remodelado

Lo han levantando casi todo. Queda poco del original. Lo han levando usando otra piedra, para diferenciar lo nuevo de lo viejo, buenas vistas desde arriba.