ANDALUCIA, SPAIN
UBEDA
ACCOMODATIONS, HOSTELS, BUDGET HOTELS, BED AND BREAKFAST, HOTELS, GUEST HOUSES, ROOMS, APARTMENTS
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The city of Úbeda (approximately 35.000 inhabitants), lies at 10 km from Baeza, both the two citizens has been declared from UNESCO, in 2003, World-Heritage properties of the humanity. The historical centers of these two cities represent the first amazing example of civil architecture and city planning in Spain at the beginning of the 16th century. Úbeda was founded from the Arabs with the name of Madinat Ubbadat Al-Arab (Úbeda de los Árabes), it was reconquered from king Ferdinand III in 1233, but the definitive development of the city only had after the fall of Granada Emirate, when thanks to some nobles of the city, as Francisco de los Cobos, secretary of the Emperor Carlos I, or Juan Vázquez de Molina, that covered high assignments in the state hierarchy, were commissioned important building works to the architect Andrés de Vandelvira. This intense building activity carried to the edification of some authentic works of art of the Spanish renaissance, Úbeda, in its historical center counts nearly fifty remarkable monuments of the renaissance. Ubeda main attractions: Plaza Vázquez de Molina, in the heart of the city, is one of the best renaissance spaces of Spain. In the monumental square there are the Sacra Capilla del Salvador (1540-1556, projected by Diego de Siloé and realized by Andrés de Vandelvira), the gothic Iglesia de Santa María de los Reales Alcázares, the Palacio de Vázquez de Molina (work of Andrés de Vandelvira, known also as Palacio de las Cadenas), the Palacio del Deán Ortega (renaissance palace, work of Andrés de Vandelvira), the Palacio del Marqués de Mancera, the Antiguo Pósito (grain warehouse of 17th century), the house de Juan de Medina, the Cárcel del Obispo and the Palacio Francisco de los Cobos. |
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To the right of the Capilla del Salvador, Calle Baja del Salvador begins, this street goes to the Hospital de los Honrados Viejos del Salvador and to a lookout from where admire beautiful panoramas towards the mountains of Cazorla and Mágina. The Hospital de Santiago was planned by Andrés de Vandelvira in late 16th century. From the square Vázquez de Molina, we can easily arrived to the square of the Mercado, partially reconstructed in 19th century, but that introduces some interesting constructions as iglesia de San Pablo (15th-16th century), and the Ayuntamiento Viejo. Other interesting monuments of Úbeda are: the Palacio de los Vela de los Cobos, the Palacio of Conde de la Guadiana, the Casa de las Torres, the Santa Clara, the Iglesia de San Pedro, the Iglesia de San Lorenzo, the Convent de San Miguel y Oratorio de San Juan de la Cruz, the Convent de Carmelitas Descalzos, the Convent of the Inmaculada Concepción, the Palacio de D. Luis de la Cueva, the Palacio del Marqués de la Rambla and the Palacio de los Medinilla. USEFUL INFORMATION: Accommodations in Ubeda: Search for Hotels and Accommodation in Ubeda. Search for Budget Hotels and Hostels in Ubeda.
Climate in Andalusia: Andalusia is one of the warmest regions in Europe, it has in fact a Mediterranean climate with hot and dry summers and mild winters with irregular rains. The better period for a visit start from March to June and from the September until all November. In July and August the temperatures are torrid and often 40°C are overcome. The climate on the shoreline is more moderated, while inland the winters are rigid and the summers are torrid. In the eastern zones the climate is more dry that in the western ones. The winter, can be dark and rainy and rather cold in mountain. | ||
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