This town in Jáen stands on a small promontory overlooking a landscape of olive groves in the heart of the region of La Loma. Declared of historic and artistic importance, Baeza is home to an incredible Renaissance architectural site which, together with the site at Úbeda, has been awarded the World Heritage designation by the UNESCO, and where ornate carved stone mingles with traditional whitewashed houses. A stop on both the Route of the Andalusian Renaissance and the Nasrid Route, this is an exceptional point from which to visit the whole region and to sample its pure olive oil, at the heart of the Mediterranean diet.