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What to see and do in Espeluy

What to see and do in Espeluy (Campiña de Jaén, Jaén): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 3 Historical milestones

When to go to Espeluy: festival calendar

May: Cruces de Mayo de Espeluy (segundo fin de semana de mayo, desde 2004)

How far each place is from the centre of Espeluy

Castillo de Espeluy 200 m
Hacienda del Pilar (Espeluy) 6.1 km

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What to see and do in Espeluy

Espeluy
Village
Municipality of the Campiña with 596 inhabitants (INE 2025), where the Guadalquivir passes through; it was land of the Order of Calatrava after the conquest of 1224.
Castillo de Espeluy
Monument
Fortress declared a historic monument in 1985, on a lordship that belonged from 1321 to Díaz Sánchez de Biedma, whose family later adopted the surname Benavides.
Nudo ferroviario de Espeluy
Historical milestone
The arrival of the railway in 1866 (the Manzanares-Córdoba line) and the later Linares-Puente Genil route turned its station into a significant railway junction by the late 19th century.
Poblado de colonización de 1965
Curiosity
In 1965 a contingent of settlers from the Sierra de Segura was installed in the district, as part of the agrarian settlement plans of the time.
Hacienda del Pilar (Espeluy)
Monument
Former farmhouse built in 1904, today a private residence.
Donación de tierras a la Orden de Calatrava en Espeluy
Historical milestone
In 1246 Ferdinand III granted twenty yugadas of land in Espeluy to the Order of Calatrava.
Señorío de Espeluy y la familia Benavides
Historical milestone
Espeluy was granted as a lordship to Díaz Sánchez de Biedma in 1321; his family adopted the surname Benavides in 1364 and received the countship in 1473 and the dukedom in 1739.
Cruces de Mayo de Espeluy
Activity
Celebration of the May Crosses in Espeluy.
Santa Teresa de Jesús en el castillo de Espeluy
Curiosity
In the late 15th century, Saint Teresa of Ávila was cared for and given shelter at the castle of Espeluy after an accident on the Guadalquivir.