🏛️ Historical Heritage
🏰 Alcazaba of Baza
A medieval urban fortress defending the Baza basin, one of the largest walled enclosures of the Nasrid kingdom; it withstood a seven-month siege by the Catholic Monarchs.
Castle⚱️ Cerro de la Virgen de Orce
A Copper Age settlement in Orce with the oldest known irrigation system in western Europe, in the district where the continent's oldest human remains were found.
Archaeological Site⛪ Church of Santiago Apóstol
A 16th-century Gothic-Mudéjar church notable for its exceptional wooden roof structure, the best preserved in the province of Granada.
Church / Cathedral🏯 Enríquez Palace
A palace in Baza conceived as an Italian Renaissance villa, with rich polychrome Mudéjar ceilings and murals that make it unique in southeastern Spain.
Palace or civil architecture🌿 Nature
🏞️ Castril River
It rises in the natural park of the same name and runs boxed in between vertical limestone walls, followed by a spectacular wooden walkway hanging over the water.
River, lake or reservoir💧 Negratín Reservoir
The third largest in Andalusia, set in an impressive badlands landscape resembling a desert canyon. It has freshwater beaches and bathing areas.
River, lake or reservoir🌲 Sierra de Baza Natural Park
A forested bioclimatic island amid the arid basins of northern Granada, with pine and juniper woods and surprisingly rich wildlife.
Natural Park🌲 Sierra de Castril Natural Park
Spectacular rock formations, deep canyons and crystal-clear river sources in the far north-east of Granada.
Natural Park🎭 Culture
🐂 Baza Bullring
Opened in the early 20th century, it is the historic bullring of reference for the whole Baza basin district.
Bullring🎭 Dengra Theatre
A magnificent historic building in Baza opened in 1930 and completely restored to recover its original Art Deco splendour.
Theatre🏄 Sports Activities
🥾 Cerrada del Castril Trail
A short, spectacular walk along a wooden walkway hanging over the Castril river, with a suspension bridge and a tunnel carved into the rock.
Hiking trail Easy🛶 Kayaking at Negratín Reservoir
Andalusia's third largest reservoir, in a badlands landscape resembling a desert canyon, with an inland beach and turquoise water.
Watersports Easy🪢 Río Castril Canyons
Descents in the natural park of northern Granada, with narrow limestone canyons, waterfalls and reliable spring-fed flow.
Canyoning Moderate🚴 Sierra de Baza MTB Route
Forest tracks through a wooded island amid the arid basins of the highland, with old farmsteads, abandoned mines and peaks over 2,000 metres.
Cycling route ModerateBaza on the map
Every place geolocated, filterable by category, in four languages.
Open the interactive map