In search of the mysterious Mágina

“I see the lights turn on one after another in the viewpoints of Mágina under a smooth, violet sky in which it is not yet night, the bulbs that flicker and tremble in the corners of the last houses like gas flames, and the lamps that hang over the squares and whose circles of clarity oscillate when the wind shakes the cables stretched between the roofs displacing the shadows of the lonely women who walk with the head down and the chin sunk in the woolen toque carrying a milk tin or a reddish ember picker covered with ash.”
Antonio Muñoz Molina

If you prefer discovering little jewels laying off the beaten track to the en masse tourism, this excursion is just perfect for you. Come with us, and explore two spectacular gems inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: Úbeda and Baeza. Once Moorish strongholds, today they overwhelm visitors with a subtle charm of the gothic and renaissance cathedrals, palaces and houses, proving us that time has been very generous to them. Stroll down the peaceful cobbled streets decorated with pelargonium standing on the sills of limestone and sandstone buildings, taste the traditional heavenly pastry called virolo, and hear the whispers of the past generations tangled in the complex Andalusian history. Do not forget to bring your camera though: there are more spectacular edifices per square mile here than anywhere else in Andalucía…

WHAT TO EXPECT:

• A full-day tour in a comfortable, air-conditioned car to úbeda and Baeza
• An opportunity to visit two of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and taste premium quality cuisine
• Charming little localities seldom frequented by the tourists