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What to see and do in Benamejí

What to see and do in Benamejí (Subbética, Córdoba): 4 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 2 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Benamejí

Benamejí
Village
Municipality of the Subbética with 4,895 inhabitants (2025) and 53.35 km², at 497 m altitude. In the 9th century Emir Abd Allah built the fortress of Banu Bashir; after Ferdinand III's conquest in 1240, Diego de Bernuy, an official from Burgos, refounded the settlement in 1549 with a new urban layout.
Puente renacentista y castillo de Gómez Arias (Benamejí)
Monument
Bridge over the río Genil built in the context of the 1549 refounding, next to the ruins of the Castillo de Gómez Arias.
Refundación de Benamejí por Diego de Bernuy
Historical milestone
In 1549 Diego de Bernuy refounded Benamejí, granting it a charter.
Paso de Felipe V por Benamejí
Historical milestone
The royal retinue of Philip V passed through Benamejí on 7 and 8 June 1730.