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What to see and do in Arjona

What to see and do in Arjona (Campiña de Jaén, Jaén): 11 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Arjona: festival calendar

August: Fiestasantos de San Bonoso y San Maximiano (August 11-24)
September: Feria Real de Arjona (mid- September)

How far each place is from the centre of Arjona

Aljibe almohade de Arjona 200 m
Iglesia de Santa María (Arjona) 6.7 km

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What to see and do in Arjona

Arjona
Village
Municipality of the Campiña with 5,330 inhabitants (INE 2025), compared with the 7,041 it had in 1900. Its town center sits on a hill overlooking the surrounding olive groves.
Cuna de Mohammed I, primer rey nazarí
Historical milestone
In the ancient Aryuna, Mohamed ibn Yusuf ibn Nazar was born in 1194, future founder of the Nasrid dynasty of Granada, in the alcazar that today houses the Hospital de San Miguel.
Cripta del Barón de Velasco
Monument
Funerary pantheon built between 1902 and 1906 by the architect Antonio Flórez Urdapilleta, of remarkable craftsmanship for a town of its size.
Hornazo y bizcochos de los santos
Food and drink
Pastries and festive cooking tied to the August Fiestasantos: migas (fried breadcrumbs), pipirrana (chopped salad), hornazo (festive bread), and the so-called 'bizcochos de los santos' (saints' sponge cakes).
Fiestasantos de San Bonoso y San Maximiano
Activity
Patron saint festivities from 11 to 24 August in honor of Saints Bonoso and Maximiano, with the main procession on the 21st.
Iglesia de Santa María (Arjona)
Monument
16th-century Isabelline-style church built over Roman, Visigothic and Muslim remains.
Iglesia del Carmen (Arjona)
Monument
Church erected in 1898, in historicist style with a neo-baroque façade and a Neo-Mudejar tower.
Aljibe almohade de Arjona
Monument
Almohad-era Muslim cistern with three barrel-vaulted naves resting on Roman alabaster pedestals, within the old castle.
Rendición pacífica de Arjona a Fernando III
Historical milestone
In 1244, after the siege by Nuño González, Arjona surrendered peacefully to Ferdinand III.
Feria Real de Arjona
Activity
Livestock fair with traditional Andalusian festivities.
Helvia Paulina, madre de Séneca
Curiosity
Helvia Paulina, mother of the philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca, was born in the ancient Urgabo, present-day Arjona.