úbeda for Families

Here you can find a guide divided into three blocks: The first contains six routes included in a map and differentiated by colors; the second block is aimed at presenting sports and oil tourism activities, as well as the wide cultural offer that the visitor can find in Úbeda as a tourist destination; the third block focuses on a summary of hotels, restaurants and tourist guide companies suitable for family enjoyment, such as toy libraries, dramatized tours, children's menus and much more.

Úbeda

Town of Conferences and Events

Úbeda is much more than a World Heritage town. It is a meeting point for travellers who love art and monuments, who seek serenity, rest and delicious cuisine. In addition, it is an essential destination for professionals and conference goers. Located in the centre of the province, facing the Guadalquivir valley, it offers unique facilities, professional attention of the highest quality and the necessary infrastructure for the most demanding conferences. Located in Renaissance monuments, avant-garde buildings and charming hotels, Úbeda´s meeting and exhibition centres are the ideal setting for holding conferences, fairs and other events.

The Palacio de Congresos Hospital de Santiago de Úbeda is a landmark monumental centre located in the heart of the city. But there is more. The city owns numerous palaces and modern buildings where you can successfully hold a professional meeting or convention. The geographical location of the town, conveniently accessible by road, as well as the pleasant climate, the value of its monumental and artistic heritage, the charm of its accommodation and its delicious cuisine are compelling reasons to hold your meeting in Úbeda.

Tapas Areas

Úbeda is famous for its tapas. The custom of the town's bars is to give their clients a small free sample of their gastronomy with each drink that the client orders. We recommend that you enjoy a drink in the many good bars that Úbeda offers you.

Some Tapas Areas are:

Part of the historic town centre: Calle Real, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Plaza Primero de Mayo, Baja del Salvador, Miradores... The area around the Hospital de Santiago: Avenida Cristo Rey, Avenida de la Constitución, as well as North Park. We advise you to walk around Úbeda and discover these bars and enjoy, in addition to the monuments, the rich gastronomy of the city.

Gastronomic Days

In Úbeda, gastronomic days are held between the months of January and March each year in which you can enjoy Renaissance dishes prepared with care by the town's restaurants.

These days are organised by the Úbeda City Council in collaboration with various local restaurants, producers of extra virgin olive oil and pastry shops.

crafts in úbeda

Craftwork in Úbeda dates back to time immemorial and has continued to this day. Its identifying traits and quality are such that various local artisans have won numerous awards. The city has one of the largest and most varied concentrations of craft workshops in Andalusia. Its border location and its cultural mix have generated a richness of traditional crafts, where Arab, Mudéjar and Renaissance influences have been blended.

Most of the workshops are family-run and make everything from pottery to wrought iron, including cabinetmaking, woodcarving, artistic stained glass, stonework, jewelry and vegetable fibers. Undoubtedly, the timeless latticed pottery stands out, so characteristic with its green colours, of which numerous samples can be found in the Potters´ Quarter, located on Valencia street, and in the surroundings of Plaza Vázquez de Molina and the city walls.

In short, it is a craft that currently not only enjoys artistic recognition locally and regionally, but also internationally, with the creation of the Spanish Association of Ceramic Cities, of which Úbeda is a member of the Executive Committee.

Craft workshops

EVOO Liquid Gold

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Olive oil, also called liquid gold, is the star of Úbeda and the entire province of Jaén´s cuisine. Every day science manages to discover its innumerable health and medicinal benefits, not forgetting of course its excellent culinary qualities.

Extra virgin olive oil is the highest quality; it is obtained directly from olives by mechanical means only, with an impeccable taste and smell. Its acidity level cannot exceed 0.8°.

In Spain, the province of Jaén is the world's largest producer of olive oil, as it is the place with the highest concentration of olive trees and olive oil production in the world. This fact explains why city of Jaén has been given the slogan ´world capital of olive oil´. Since 1983, Expoliva has held a world-renowned International Fair dedicated to the olive oil sector and related industries, where the prize for Quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil is awarded. The fair is held every two years at the Institución Ferial de Jaén. By towns, the largest producers are Úbeda, Martos, Villacarrillo, Baeza, Villanueva del Arzobispo and Vilches.

Olive Grove and Oil Visitor Center

The best showcase of olive oil production

The Casa de la Tercia houses the interesting Olive Grove and Oil Visitor Center, where the culture of this product is promoted. They carry out various activities such as tastings, training courses, extraction, gastronomy, conferences and workshops. It also has an area for children.

The entire Olive Grove and Oil Visitor Center is a modern and interactive space with audiovisual panels, where you will learn everything there is to know about Extra Virgin Olive Oil, its history, production, varieties of olives, gastronomy, uses and health benefits.

Olive Grove and Oil Visitor Center

HOLY WEEK IN ÚBEDA

Holy Week is one of the most important events of the year in the town of Úbeda. Holy Week of Úbeda has been declared of Tourist Interest in Andalusia. Images, taken out in processions from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Sunday, offer a tour of the most exalted religious imagery in the province of Jaén.

Among the most emotional moments of the many in Holy Week in Úbeda, two stand out. The exit at dawn on Good Friday of Jesús Nazareno, and the rapid ascent of the Virgen de la Soledad (Virgin of Solitude) carried on the shoulders of penitents up the steep hill Cuesta de la Merced. Not to be missed is the General Procession, which takes place on the night of Good Friday, an impressive chronological representation of the Passion in which twenty thrones and nearly 3,000 penitents participate. It is especially recommended to see it in the Plaza Vázquez de Molina.

International Festival of Music and Dance

"Town of Úbeda"

The Úbeda Festival may be one of the most special festivals on the national and international scene. The essential basis for its success lies in its program rich in diversity, with complementary style, and always based on excellence. The quality of the programming, the presence of great artists, great orchestras, soloists and chamber ensembles of the highest international level are the main attraction of the festival in its 33 years of life.

In addition, all this takes place in the dream location of Úbeda. Úbeda is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the programming acquires a special dimension by becoming an experience that goes beyond the purely musical. Add to this, the high quality cuisine and hospitality of Úbeda and the festival becomes a sensory experience of the highest order. A weekend at the Úbeda Festival is 48 hours dedicated to art, music, and gastronomy; a first-class tourist and cultural experience.

XIX RENAISSANCE FESTIVALS

In June-July the Renaissance Festivals are celebrated, festivals that commemorate the declaration of Úbeda and Baeza as World Heritage Cities on July 3, 2003.

For a few days the city is transformed to recover its history. It is decked out to be the stage for a series of activities that will make you relive the splendor of Úbeda in the 16th century: Theater and dance, exhibitions, concerts and period dinners...

28 AUTUMN THEATER SHOW

From September 29 to November 26, 2022

The Autumn Theater Show is characterized by the theatrical performances of the best national, traditional and contemporary companies, who bring first-rate works to our city.

Accessible Úbeda

The diversity of visitors, their different needs and the firm commitment to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by Spain in 2007, which guarantees that they can exercise their right to enjoy leisure, art, culture and tourism on equal terms with other people, has led us to develop the guide Inclusive Tour of the Southern Renaissance.

USEFUL INFORMATION

Here you will find information to make your stay in our town more comfortable.