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Cordoba Villages Information: BAENA Information |
 This town seems to be a compendium of Andalusian history since pre-Roman times. The place-name Bayyana comes from the Hispano-Roman owner of the villa. someone called Baiw. On arrival of the Muslims in the 8th c. this was an active military, administrative and agricultural centre. The old part called Almedina. still has an Oriental air. The castle was begun in the 9th c. and enlarged during the Caliphate and the Christian conquest. Subsequently it became the summer palace for the lords of Baena who in the 16th c. were great patrons and, therefore, responsible for the town's most outstanding buildings. The church of Santa Maria la Mayor is flamboyant Gothic and there are references to it in the 12th c. when it was a mosque before being turned into a Christian church in the 14th c. Nowadays, it is a delightful building with three splendid facades and some lovely chapels. It was reformed after the earthquake of 1681. Another remarkable building is the church of the convent of the Dominican nuns dating from the 16th c. that contains marble statues, carved frameworks and paintings such as a Zurbaran, another by Sanchez Coello and two by Bassano. El Coso square is a pleasing composition and a good example of the old part of the town, that is also the centre of a large area of olive groves that produce an excellent type of virgin oil under its designation of origin; a visit to the installations of Aceites Nunez de Prado and its traditional press is quite interesting. Holy Week is a popular feast, with its processions of judios coliblancos and judios colinegros (white and black-tailed Jews). The former also participate in the pilgrimage of La Virgen Blanca de la Alegrfa (the white Virgin of Joy) at the end of June. Transportation a car is the most advisable. Coaches otherwise connect all towns and villages along the way. Museums the enchanting museums of Priego. Cabra and Alcala la Real are well worth a visit. |
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