# Sunday in Úbeda and Baeza: El Salvador, the Cathedral and a Michelin-Starred Table

The Sinagoga del Agua and the Sacra Capilla del Salvador in Úbeda, lunch in a Baeza convent and the cathedral with its tower in the afternoon. About 45 minutes from Jaén.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/ubeda-and-baeza/itineraries/ubeda-and-baeza-el-salvador-cathedral-and-michelin-table · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:30 · Salida: 45 min by car (from Jaén via the A-316, about 45 min)
- 10:30 · Water Synagogue, in Úbeda (30-min guided tour · €6 · booking) · Artificis, From €6 per adult (€4.50 for ages 7 to 12)
  - 5 min on foot
- 11:15 · Plaza Vázquez de Molina and the Palaces of Úbeda (Palaces and Santa María from the outside)
  - 3 min on foot
- 12:00 · Sacra Capilla del Salvador, in Úbeda (Opens on Sunday at 12:00 · €7)
  - 15 min by car, 11,2 km
- 13:45 · Vandelvira (Tasting menu in a 16th-century convent · €€€€ · booking) · Vandelvira, €€€€
  - 7 min on foot
- 16:15 · Baeza Cathedral and the Tower Climb (With tower · from €7 · closes at 17:30 in winter)
  - 4 min on foot
- 17:15 · Walk Around Baeza: Plaza del Pópulo, Jabalquinto and the Old University (Down to the Plaza del Pópulo · 45 min)
- 18:15 · Vuelta (In Jaén around 19:00)

Jaén's two Renaissance cities fit into a Sunday if you respect their opening hours: Úbeda in the morning, with the medieval synagogue before El Salvador opens; lunch in Baeza and its cathedral in the afternoon. From Jaén it is about 45 minutes; from Granada and Córdoba, a good hour and a half.

## The Day, Hour by Hour

9:30 · Departure. From Jaén, the A-316 towards Úbeda. Park around the centre and walk in.

10:30 · Sinagoga del Agua. On Calle Roque Rojas, a medieval synagogue that turned up under a house and opened in 2010: prayer hall, women's gallery, the rabbi's house and the mikveh, the ritual bath, reached by a steep medieval stairway. Guided only, in half-hour visits roughly every 45 minutes. €6, €4.50 for ages 7 to 12. Book.

11:15 · Plaza Vázquez de Molina. Walk the square from end to end: the Deán Ortega palace, the Marqués de Mancera one, Santa María de los Reales Alcázares, the Vázquez de Molina palace, the Pósito and the Bishop's prison.

12:00 · Sacra Capilla del Salvador. On Sundays it opens at 12:00. It is the pantheon of Francisco de los Cobos and Úbeda's essential visit: €7, €4 for ages 8 to 15. An hour.

13:45 · Lunch at Vandelvira, in Baeza. A quarter of an hour by car. The restaurant occupies part of a 16th-century convent: you are welcomed in the cloister and eat one of its two tasting menus, with produce from Jaén and from its garden. It has a Michelin star. On Sundays you reach the table between 13:30 and 14:45; book well ahead on its website. If you prefer something simpler, Bar Pacos, next to the cathedral, serves tapas and a tasting of appetisers for €22.

16:15 · Baeza Cathedral. At the top of the city, on Plaza de Santa María. General admission, with an audio guide, costs €7 and includes the cloister, the museum and the climb up the tower. From October to March, on Sundays it closes at 17:30, with last entry 45 minutes earlier.

17:15 · Baeza on foot. Walk down the Cuesta de San Felipe Neri, past the Jabalquinto palace and the Old University, to Plaza del Pópulo.

18:15 · Return. To Jaén, about 40 minutes.

## With Children and Dogs

With children over seven the day works: the underground synagogue and the cathedral tower go down well. With little ones, the mikveh stairway is tricky. With a dog, the stroll along the street yes; pets are not admitted in the synagogue.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
From Jaén, about 45 minutes along the A-316. From Granada, an hour and a half along the A-44 and A-316; from Córdoba, a little over an hour and a half along the A-4 and A-32. Between Úbeda and Baeza, 9 km.

### Without a car
Úbeda has a bus station with regular lines from several Andalusian capitals. Check the Sunday timetables before you set off: with few services, the day is shortened.

## Consejos

### Respect the order
El Salvador opens at midday on Sundays and Baeza cathedral closes early in winter.

### Book lunch and the synagogue
Both have limited places.

### If it rains
Stretch out El Salvador and the cathedral: almost the whole plan is indoors.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How long does it take from Jaén?
About 45 minutes to Úbeda.

### What are El Salvador's Sunday hours?
From 12:00 to 14:30 and from 16:00 to 19:00.

### Where do you eat on Sunday in Baeza?
At Vandelvira, by reservation with a tasting menu, or tapas at Bar Pacos.

### How much do the tickets cost?
Synagogue, €6; El Salvador, €7; Baeza cathedral, from €7.