Castle of Muslim origin that had a great strategic importance after its Castilian conquest by Ferdinand III in 1229, being in the front line against the kingdom of Granada.
This brought great modifications in its citadel, while two large towers of homage (Vieja and Nueva) were built, used as the residence of the ancient lords. One of the towers was restored in the 80’s and is cur- rently the Reception and Interpretation Center of the Natural Park of Sierra Magina. It can be visited on weekends. It was declared a Historic Monument in 1985. In 1993 the Junta de Andalucía granted special recognition to the castles of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia
Cuevas
The creation of industries attracted many people to Jódar and the poorest people were forced to live in caves that each family dug according to their needs.
Jódar was the most traditionally troglodytic town in Sierra Mágina and the province, with more than 25% of the inhabited caves in the province in 1900.
In 1944, in Jódar, when 3,000 people lived in 400 caves, some inhabited by more than one family. Even at the end of the 1960s, numerous families were still living in them, but their number was gradually decreasing: 11 in 1981 and 4 in 1991.
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Castillo y Las Cuevas de Jódar
C. Alhorí, 16
23500 Jódar, Jaén
T. +34 953 77 97 18
www.jodar.es
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