Baeza Cathedral and the Tower Climb

The cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady presides over the Plaza de Santa María, at the top of Baeza, the Renaissance city which, with Úbeda, is a World Heritage Site. It is visited as a monument, with an audioguide or with a guide, and admission includes the climb up the tower, the cloister and the exhibition rooms, as well as a virtual reality experience. Allow about 45 minutes or an hour.

Tower, cloister and high altar

The visit passes through the nave and the high altar, the cloister and the exhibition rooms, and climbs the tower. With general admission an audioguide is used; with the guided visit, a professional guide explains the building and the 360º virtual reality experience accompanies the tour.

Prices and options

The general visit costs €7 with audioguide. The guided visit, of about an hour, costs €10, and there is a special 45-minute guided visit with the tower and virtual reality, also at €10, on Fridays at 17:00, Saturdays at 12:00 and 17:00 and Sundays at 12:00. Over-65s (€6), young people aged 13 to 25 with ID (€5) and groups pay less; children under 13 enter free. There is a combined ticket with Jaén cathedral. The website itself gives a different price for the same ticket in places, so confirm at the ticket office.

On Mondays and Tuesdays, in the last hour of the afternoon, entry is free because it is a Property of Cultural Interest: from 18:00 to 19:00 from October to March and from 18:30 to 19:30 from April to September, except public holidays and their eves. That access does not include the audioguide, tower or cloister.

Seasonal hours

From October to March it opens Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:30 and from 16:00 to 19:00, Saturday from 10:00 to 19:00 and Sunday from 10:00 to 17:30. From April to September, on Sunday it closes at midday and reopens from 16:00 to 17:30, and in July and August the hours change again. In November 2026 there are days with special hours, such as the 14th, with a break from 12:30 to 14:30. Last entry is 45 minutes before closing, and it is not open to visitors during services. Information on 610 18 73 34.

Rules and a walk

Photos and video are not permitted, nor are animals except guide dogs; appropriate clothing and silence are requested. On leaving, the Plaza de Santa María is the start of the walk around Baeza. The cathedral is one of the stops of the Sunday in Úbeda and Baeza, which continues with the Sacra Capilla del Salvador in Úbeda.