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Don't mistake the Fortress of La Mota for a castle! The entire city of Alcalá la Real was once located within its walls, and you'll need more than an hour to explore it. Guided tours are also available in German, French, and English (in addition to Spanish) if you'd like (maicamero.com).

Peace and harmony of the elements.

The Martos City Council headquarters is located in a building that formerly served as a prison and town hall, a monument declared a Site of Cultural Interest as a national monument of historical and artistic interest in 1931.

Beautiful, lonely on the road between the masses of olive trees and the peaks of the picos on the horizon.

The Jaén River is the name given to the confluence of the Eliche and Quiebrajano rivers, which now form a significant flow. I passed by when they were clearing the riverbanks and removing the weeds that cause flooding at the Jontoya Bridge, so the widening of the channel can be seen.

This is where the Eliche and Quiebrajano rivers meet, the latter being the subject of the photograph. The Quiebrajano River doesn't normally carry water because the dam located several kilometers upstream retains almost all of it, and the subsoil absorbs the small amount that flows through the stream.

This roundabout, decorated with agricultural motifs, serves to divert traffic towards the Quiebrajano reservoir or the Jontoya Bridge. However, this road only carries significant traffic during the summer months, as during the winter and spring there is hardly any traffic, except for cyclists who travel to reach the reservoir or the Cañada de la Azadillas.

This important river, whose flow remains stable throughout the year, serves to guarantee irrigation throughout the Vega de los Puentes area of Jaén, as it is fed by other small tributaries that guarantee the flow of water. This river gives rise to the well-known canyons, which in the future may contain walkways to navigate the gorge for the enjoyment of citizens, although we don't know how far this political proposal will last.