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What to see and do in Baza

What to see and do in Baza (Comarca de Baza, Granada): 16 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 6 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 4 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Baza: festival calendar

December: Fiestas de Santa Bárbara y Santa Lucía (4 y 12-13 de diciembre)

How far each place is from the centre of Baza

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What to see and do in Baza

Baza
Village
Iberian capital of Bastetania (Basti, on the Cerro Cepero), a Roman city and later a Muslim medina. Recovered by Ismail I in 1324, it capitulated without forced expulsion of its population after the Granada War. In 2025 it has 20,587 inhabitants.
Dama de Baza
Historical milestone
Iberian funerary sculpture found in 1971, one of the finest examples of Iberian statuary. The original is kept at the Museo Arqueológico Nacional; an exact replica is displayed in Baza's local museum.
Baños árabes de Baza
Monument
One of the oldest surviving urban bathhouses in Spain, declared a Monumento Histórico-Artístico in 1975.
Palacio de los Enríquez
Monument
Villa in Italian Renaissance style built in 1506, unique in the region's civil architecture.
Cascamorras
Activity
Festival in the second week of September in which a character tries to carry the image of the Virgen de la Piedad to Guadix while the townspeople stop him by smearing him with black paint.
Gachas tortas y gurupina
Food and drink
Altiplano cuisine: gachas tortas (savory griddle porridge), gurupina (flour with cod and potato), testuz (bean and pork stew), and gurullos (homemade pasta) with game.
El asedio de Baza (1489)
Historical milestone
Baza withstood a long siege by the Catholic Monarchs during the Granada War, between June and December 1489, before capitulating; its surrender hastened those of Almería and Guadix.
Convento de Santo Domingo
Monument
Convent built between 1608 and 1617, notable for its monumental staircase covered by a dome.
Ermita de San Marcos (el Humilladero)
Monument
Hermitage of Baza popularly known as 'el Humilladero', distinctive for the two domes of its roof.
Los Caños Dorados
Monument
17th-century fountain-trough with four spouts, a traditional resting spot for travelers and livestock on the outskirts of Baza.
Casa de las Carnicerías y las balconadas de palo
Monument
The historic center of Baza preserves 16th-century Mudejar houses with wooden balconies and lattice screens ('balconadas de palo'), of which the Casa de las Carnicerías, with its wooden balcony gallery and overhanging upper loft (algorfa), is the most often cited example.
Sierra de Baza
Nature
Natural park covering 60% of the municipal term of Baza, with the Calar de Santa Bárbara (2,271 m) as the range's high point.
Fiestas de Santa Bárbara y Santa Lucía
Activity
Winter celebrations in Baza in honor of Santa Bárbara and Santa Lucía, with processions and popular events in the city center.
El terremoto de 1531
Historical milestone
A powerful earthquake in 1531 destroyed much of Baza's medieval architecture, shaping the present-day appearance of its historic center.
El campo de concentración franquista de Baza
Historical milestone
After the Civil War, the city of Baza held a Francoist concentration camp for Republican prisoners in 1939.
La Plaza de Toros de Baza
Curiosity
Opened in 1903, Baza's bullring makes use of a natural hillside slope for its seating, an unusual construction solution reminiscent of a Greek theater.