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Airport Málaga Costa del Sol
Ferry Málaga 90.00 km
Train station Puente Genil 50.00 km
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As an activity that we would first recommend you to do is visit the office of tourism in Lucena, just 6 km from the house, offers many tourist attractions , from its history, represented in buildings such as the Castillo del Moral and the old palace of the Medinaceli, the Church of San Mateo , House of the Counts of Santa Ana or Casa de los Rico de Rueda, its artisan tradition, especially in goldsmithing and pottery, its gastronomy, of which they show their wines and, finally, your parties, you can also take a bike route from the old Tren del Aceite train station , where the green lane of the Subbética passes, one of the longest in Andalusia.

Rute, famous for its shortbread, and liquors, where you can visit the museums of the Andean Ham , from the polvorón, etc., where they will be given free tastings of their products and is located 13 km from the house.You can also visit Garganta del Rio la Hoz about 20 km from the house, or Millenary Oak declared a Natural Monument by the Ministry of the Environment of the Junta de Andalucía, just 2 km from the house.

Neither should they stop visiting Iznajar, 26 km away , a village completely surrounded by one of the largest reservoirs in Andalusia, with Valdearenas beach, where you can enjoy water sports such as rafting on the Genil river, or Kayak

In the town of Cabra , 12 km from the house is the Infanta Margarita Regional Hospital, a city very rich in heritage , such as the Municipal Auditorium, Interpretation Center of the Train of the Oil, the Hermitage of the Virgin of the Sierra from where you can see a large part of Andalusia, or the Source of the River .

Priego de Córdoba to 29 km , one of the most beautiful villages in Spain, where you can see the Barrio de la Villa, the Balcón del Adarve and the Fuente del Rey, Royal Butcher's Shop , Arab Castle from the 13th and 14th centuries or the monumentality of the best Andalusian Baroque in its churches such as the Church of the Assumption of the S XVI.

At about 85 km is Antequera , where besides the city you can visit one of the most impressive geological formations in Southern Europe, The Torcal de Antequera, specifically in Villanueva de la Concepción, as well as the archaeological site of Antequera dolmens , a World Heritage Site.

CITIES MORE THAN ONE HOUR

The beaches of the Costa del Sol in Malaga are 100 km from the house, where you can visit the Picasso Museum, the Alcazaba, or the Port of Malaga.

The city of Ronda at 135 km , famous for its historic center, bullring, or impressive Tagus.

The city of Córdoba at 85 km , a World Heritage Site where you can visit the Cathedral Mosque or Medinat Azahara 12 km from the city:

The city of Granada, where Alhambra Generalife is located, 95 km . If you are interested in visiting the second most visited monument in Spain, you should get tickets well in advance on the internet as they run out very quickly.

And, finally, we recommend you, to visit the cities historical centers of Úbeda and Baeza in Jaén to 150 km , World Heritage cities.

Activities near Rute

Sports Tennis in town, Water sports, Horse riding, Fishing
Great for Rural or countryside holidays, City breaks, Cycling holidays

Getting around

Lucena is an Andalusian municipality located south of the province of Córdoba, in an environment of olive trees and vineyards that is part of the Subbética region. La Perla de Sefarad or The City of Three Cultures, Lucena gathers thousands of years of history and presents them through an impressive historical, artistic and cultural heritage. Among the legacy of Lucena we find samples of very high value such as the parish and the San Mateo Shrine (Cordovan Baroque), the Palace of the Counts of Santa Ana, the Shrine of the Most Holy Mary of Araceli (baroque Lucentino) and the Archaeological Museum and Ethnological in the Castillo del Moral, whose prison housed Boabdil "El Chico", the last king of Granada.