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What to see and do in Los Villares

What to see and do in Los Villares (Área Metropolitana de Jaén, Jaén): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Los Villares: festival calendar

June: Fiestas de San Juan Bautista y Virgen del Rosario (23-24 de junio (San Juan); 7 de octubre (Virgen del Rosario))

How far each place is from the centre of Los Villares

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What to see and do in Los Villares

Los Villares
Village
Municipality with 6,111 inhabitants (INE 2025) that obtained its founding charter on 17 March 1508 from Queen Juana I, with its boundaries set in 1539.
Artesanía de la mimbre
Curiosity
Wickerwork and basket weaving craft constitute the municipality's second source of income, alongside bottled water from the Frío river spring.
Palacio del Vizconde de Los Villares
Monument
Manor palace, one of the main civil monuments of Los Villares.
Ermita de San Juan
Monument
Hermitage located on the Cerro Viejo, the center of the annual pilgrimage (romería) on the last Sunday of June.
Carta fundacional de 1508
Historical milestone
Los Villares received its founding charter from Juana I of Castile in 1508, although its actual founding as a settlement is dated to 1539, under Carlos I. In 1571, following the victory at Lepanto, the Virgen del Rosario became linked as its patroness, officially confirmed in 1781.
Fiestas de San Juan Bautista y Virgen del Rosario
Activity
The festivities of San Juan Bautista and those of the Virgen del Rosario are the two main patronal events of Los Villares.
Aceite de secano y agua del río Frío
Food and drink
Los Villares produces dry-farmed olive oil and quality artisan cured meats, as well as mineral water that rises from the Río Frío itself.