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What to see and do in Cortes de Baza

What to see and do in Cortes de Baza (Comarca de Baza, Granada): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

When to go to Cortes de Baza: festival calendar

August: Fiestas de San Cosme y San Damián (third weekend of August)
October: Fiesta de la Almendra de Los Laneros (mid- October)

How far each place is from the centre of Cortes de Baza

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What to see and do in Cortes de Baza

Cortes de Baza
Village
With remains of Argaric and Roman culture, the Muslim settlement of Qultis was fortified by Ibn al-Ahmar between 1248 and 1261; the Catholic Monarchs conquered it in 1488. In 2025 it has 1,769 inhabitants.
Iglesia de la Anunciación y Torre de la Cañada
Monument
16th-century Renaissance church with Mudéjar work by Morisco craftsmen, alongside the Torre de la Cañada, a 14th-century Nasrid tower.
El castillo nazarí de Qultis
Historical milestone
The Islamic-period settlement of Cortes de Baza, called Qultis, was organized around a castle fortified by Ibn al-Ahmar between 1248 and 1261 as part of the defensive system of the Nasrid kingdom of Granada; today only foundations and wall remains survive, demolished in the 1980s.
Villa romana de Llano del Tablón
Historical milestone
Roman site discovered in the 1940s in the Llano del Tablón area, with remains of baths, pottery and columns.
Fiestas de San Cosme y San Damián
Activity
Patron saint festivities of Cortes de Baza in honor of Saints Cosmas and Damian.
Fiesta de la Almendra de Los Laneros
Activity
Festival held in the hamlet of Los Laneros, within the term of Cortes de Baza, celebrating the almond harvest.
Las casas-cueva de Cortes de Baza
Curiosity
The municipality of Cortes de Baza, made up of six population centers and numerous scattered farmsteads, preserves a large group of cave houses now converted for rural tourism.