In this guide you will find all the information of interest to visit Marmolejo.

This Marmolejo guide will be very useful for moving through its streets, locating each bar, restaurant, accommodation, or visitable places of tourist or cultural interest, you will be able to learn how its main festivals are celebrated, or discover incredible trails through Sierra Morena.

Marmolejo is located on a small plateau bathed by the Guadalquivir and in a privileged natural environment, it is the gateway to two Natural Parks: Sierra de Andújar, in Jaén, and Sierras de Cardeña and Montoro, in the province of Córdoba.

Marmolejo has its historical roots in the founding by the Carthaginians of the ancient city of Utica in 261 BC.

The date that has the most prominence in the History of the Marmolejeños is June 27, 1791, the day on which Charles IV signed the independence of Marmolejo from the city of Andújar, making Marmolejo an independent town in its own right. In 2016, Marmolejo celebrated that date in a very special way, turning 225 years old.

Marmolejo is known for its Mineral Waters, which are considered among the best in Europe. Although the Mining-medicinal Waters of Marmolejo were known and had been exploited since ancient times, it was not until the end of the 19th century when a Water Society was established and the construction of a Spa in the modern sense of the term began.

It will be thanks to the Spa that, throughout the century that is ending and until the beginning of the Civil War, Marmolejo will become one of the most prosperous municipalities in all of Andalusia and one of the best known in Spain, achieving international fame. . The Marmolejo of today being a worthy heir to that of those years.