Hotel	Thumb	Town	Region	Beds
Parador de Ubeda		Ubeda	Andalucia	72
Hotel	Thumb	Town	Region	Beds
Puerta_de_la_Luna_Hotel_Baeza ****		Baeza	Andalusia-Granada-Costa Tropical	.
Palacio_De_Los_Salcedo_Hotel_Baeza ****		Baeza	Andalusia-Granada-Costa Tropical	.
Palacio_de_Mengibar_Hotel ****		Baeza	Andalusia-Granada-Costa Tropical	.
TRH_Hotel_Baeza ***		Baeza	Andalusia-Costa Del Sol	.
Partner_Almoratin_Hotel_Torres ***		Baeza	Andalusia-Granada-Costa Tropical	.

Baeza is tiny, compact and provincial with a kind of perpetual Sunday air about it. At its heart is the combined Plaza Mayor and the paseo which is flanked by pavement cafes but delightfully low key and atmospheric. The Plaza de Leones is a particularly attractive cobbled square enclosed by Renaissance buildings and stands slightly back at the far end. Here on a rounded balcony the first mass of the Reconquest is reputed to have been celebrated, the impressive mansion beneath it houses the tourist office.

The finest palace is the Marquessa de Jabalquinto, now a seminary with an elaborate Isabelline front (showing marked Moorish influence in its stalactite decoration). Just above it is the C16th cathedral which, like many of Baeza's churches, has brilliant painted rejas (iron screens) done by a local 16th century craftsman. However, the cathedral's real novelty is a huge silver custodia cunningly hidden behind a painting of St Peter which whirls aside for a mere 25 pts.

There are several special events in Baeza that are well worth marking down in your diary. Firstly there is the intrinsically Andaluz pilgrimage which is held on the 7th September in honour of the Santisimo Cristo de la Yedra and the Virgin del Rossel. A few days before the event, the image of the Virgin is carried from the shrine of La Yedra to Baeza and on the appointed day it is taken in procession from the San Pablo Church, among orchards and olive groves, to a spot near La Yedra where contests and dances are held. When you return to Baeza, be sure to linger on a few days to discover its impressive monuments, visit the porticoed Plaza Porticada del Mercado Viejo, the Arco del Barbudo and the historic university where the poet Antonio Machado once taught. Carry on to see the paintings in the Church of Santa Cruz and don't miss the Palacio del Jabalquinto.