Visit Jaén province, Andalucia, southern Spain

Jaén can trace its origins back to the 7th century BC when the Iberians built an oppidum on an existing agricultural settlement at Puente Tablas, about 5 kilometres northeast of the present city. The Iberians abandoned their town during the 4th century and moved to another oppidum on the side of Sa ... Read More

Jiennenses, as the local population of Jaén are known, call it ‘liquid gold’. It has been produced in Spain for at least eight thousand years, and today Spain is by far the largest producer with over 50% of the world market. Jaén province alone is reckoned to produce more than Italy, the secon ... Read More