Free Jaén Night Tour

Welcome to the Jaén Free Night Tour!!!

It is a real pleasure to welcome you to the capital of the so-called Holy Kingdom of Jaén , which led the safeguarding and protection of the Christian kingdoms after the Reconquest carried out by King Ferdinand III "The Saint" back in 1246.

We will start our night tour in the Plaza de San Ildefonso , an old square outside the walls where we will talk about the oldest Christian religious temple in Jaén, the Basilica of San Ildefonso , founded in 1248 and where you can still see its clear medieval overtones. We will talk about the miraculous descent of the Virgin of the Chapel , which took place in 1430 and who, in the end, would end up becoming the patron saint of the city.
 
A few meters away we will reach the Cathedral of La Asunción , unique in the world as it is the only cathedral on the entire planet that has balconies everywhere since it is also a Cathedral-Reliquary that houses one of the most important relics. important of Christianity, The Holy Face . We will also talk about some of the most disturbing mysteries of this paradigmatic temple, among them, that of the popular Mona of the Cathedral , which today represents one of the most disconcerting enigmas of said temple.

We will walk along Maestra Street and stand in front of what was the Palace of Constable Miguel Lucas de Iranzo and we will talk about his figure, his excessive ambition that transformed Jaén and turned it into his particular personal court where he entertained the elitist world with great parties in his palace. This lifestyle would arouse great jealousy and the occasional enemy. We will talk about these palace intrigues.

Later, we will arrive at the Arch of San Lorenzo, vestiges of the old medieval church of San Lorenzo that was erected in the 13th century but would end up disappearing in the 19th century. It represents one of the emblematic places of the capital where its interior also houses the fantastic story in which the body of King Ferdinand IV "El Empladodo" was laid to rest. We will tell the intriguing story that led the king to die in Jaén as a result of a particular curse...

On the way to the Magdalena neighborhood we will pass by the Civil War Anti-Aircraft Shelter , and we will talk about one of the darkest episodes in Spanish History that also affected the city with a terrible bombing that took hundreds of human lives one fateful April afternoon, 1937.

We will stop in front of the Arab Baths of "El Niño", with its 450 m2, which makes them the largest Arab baths in Spain. We will talk about the use that they were given and we will also be overwhelmed by the story of Sultan Ali, whose murder caused the legend to abound for a long time in which his ghost is still present in the warm room of these same baths.

We will end our visit in the popular Barrio de la Magdalena , the neighborhood with the most history in the capital where we could not say goodbye without talking about the legend of the fearsome Malena Lizard and how it caused fear among the people of the city from time immemorial until a brave volunteer decided to put an end to the threat of the infamous reptile.


This tour will be peppered with various curiosities and anecdotes of popular Jaén folklore where, in addition, we will learn things in relation to the city's festivals and of course, typical expressions that will make this tour something simply unforgettable...

Are you going to miss it?!?!

I hope to see you all in Jaén, see you soon!!!

Josue

IMPORTANT: For the tour to take place, 5 walkers must attend. If the agreed minimum is not reached, it may be canceled at most 2 hours in advance prior to the start of the event.