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What to see and do in Cambil

What to see and do in Cambil (Sierra Mágina, Jaén): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

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What to see and do in Cambil

Cambil
Village
Municipality with 2,654 inhabitants (INE 2025) that obtained jurisdiction independent from the provincial capital in 1558.
Caída de los castillos de Cambil y Alhabar
Historical milestone
On 21 September 1485, after a twelve-day siege, the castles of Cambil and Alhabar fell in a decisive episode of the Granada War; in 1676 present-day Cárcheles split off from its district.
Castillos de Cambil, Alhabar y Mata Bejid
Monument
The three fortresses were declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1993; the historic ensemble of the town center was declared in 2012.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación de Cambil
Monument
Parish church of Cambil that preserves a notable baroque altarpiece attributed to Sebastián de Solís.
Cristóbal Montoro, hijo de Cambil
Curiosity
The economist Cristóbal Montoro Romero, Minister of Finance and Public Administration between 2011 and 2018, was born in Cambil in 1950.