Logbook · 8 places

What to see and do in Linares

What to see and do in Linares (Sierra Morena, Jaén): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

How far each place is from the centre of Linares

Santuario de la Virgen de Linarejos 1.1 km
Cástulo 7.1 km

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What to see and do in Linares

Linares
Village
City of the Sierra Morena with 55,633 inhabitants (INE 2025), first documented in 1155 and raised to city status in 1875.
Capital minera del plomo
Historical milestone
Between the 1870s and the 1920s Linares was the world's leading lead producer, wealth that earned it the opening in 1910 of the second branch of the Banco de España in all of Spain, after the one in Madrid.
Muerte de Manolete
Historical milestone
The bullfighter Manuel Rodríguez 'Manolete' died in Linares on 29 August 1947 from a goring suffered in the city's bullring.
Cástulo
Monument
Ancient Ibero-Roman city, capital of Oretania, a major mining center for lead, silver, and copper in antiquity; among its finds are bronze sphinxes and terra sigillata pottery.
Santana Motor
Curiosity
The Land Rover Santana car factory, operating since 1956 (own production since 1961), closed in 2011 and was finally wound down in 2018.
Santuario de la Virgen de Linarejos
Monument
Sanctuary dedicated to the Virgen de Linarejos, patron saint of Linares, with devotion documented since 1666.
Real Casa de la Munición, Castillo de la Tobaruela y Basílica de Santa María la Mayor
Monument
Among Linares's heritage are the Real Casa de la Munición y la Moneda, a former production facility linked to mining activity; the Castillo de la Tobaruela, a medieval fortification; and the Basílica de Santa María la Mayor, in the city's historic centre.
Ensanche de Linares de 1875
Historical milestone
The boom in lead mining prompted an expansion plan in 1875 that gave Linares a modern grid layout, with wide avenues such as the Paseo de Linarejos, transforming the old medieval settlement into a contemporary industrial city.