Beas de Segura, municipality in the province of Jaén, Spain
Beas de Segura is a municipality in Jaén Province in southern Spain, continuously inhabited since prehistoric times with remains found from the Stone Age onward. The town spreads along the Guadalimar River valley and contains buildings from multiple periods, from Roman bridges to medieval dwellings.
Settlement began in the Old Stone Age with people hunting along the Guadalimar River. During Roman times, the Islamic period, and medieval era, the location served as a strategic point for trade and defense until Christian forces finally conquered it in the 13th century.
Beas de Segura shows how past and present blend in its narrow streets and stone buildings. Visitors experience living traditions through local festivals, traditional food like cured meats and olive oil made with inherited recipes, and guided tours that help people understand how life unfolded here over centuries.
The town is best explored on foot since narrow streets and historic buildings make walking rewarding. Marked hiking routes lead into the surrounding countryside, including the nearby Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas Natural Park.
The Holy Teresa route traces places connected to Santa Teresa de Jesús, who founded a Carmelite convent here in 1575. The poet and mystic San Juan de la Cruz also spent time in a hermitage nearby, linking the location to Spain's spiritual and literary heritage.
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