Lahiguera

Lahiguera is a little town located in the east of La Campiña. The city centre is in the top of a hill from where you can see the River Guadalquivir, to the north, and the mountain ranges of Jaén, to the south. It is an agricultural town that has the 100% of its lands cultivated, taking the olive grove the 80% and the herbaceous cultivations the 20%, that we can find them in the banks of the Salado de Arjona. The main economic activity of Lahiguera is the olive growing, the oil industry and the kitchen units.

Lahiguera has a Roman name. It depended on Andújar until the XVII century and it belonged to La Orden de Calatrava. It changed its name of Higuera de Arjona for La Higuera.

Monuments

Church of Ntra.Sra. de la Consolación, XVI century. It has a Mudejar coffered ceiling.  
 
Archaeological Sites 
 
Remains of the Roman Bridge.

Gastronomy

Cardillas esparragados

Flamenquines

Roscos de baño blanco

Mantas (a sponge cake filled with chocolate)

How to get there

You have to exit Jaén and continue via J-14. In the roundabout, you have to take the exit 2 and continue in E-902 / A-44 towards Bailén - Madrid. Then continue in the Motorway A-316 towards Torredelcampo - Córdoba. Take the exit 60 - Jaén (Centre) - Fuerte del Rey - Andújar. Continue in the Motorway A-311 towards Fuerte del Rey. Then you get Lahiguera.

Distances

To Jaén 40 km 
To Arjona 9 km  
To Andújar 11 km  
To Arjonilla 17 km  
To Alharilla 18 km  
To Cazalilla 13 km  
To Escañuela 17 km  
To Marmolejo 21 km  
To Fuerte del Rey 15 km  
To Villanueva de la Reina 9 km