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Literary route of Antonio Muñoz Molina
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Follow in the footsteps of Muñoz Molina and discover the city that inspires his stories of light, time, and emotion.
The Antonio Muñoz Molina Literary Route invites you to explore Úbeda through the intimate and profound eyes of one of Spain's great writers. The author of *The Polish Rider* transforms his city into a territory where reality and fiction intertwine to construct a unique universe filled with memory, history, and emotion.
As you stroll through Úbeda, you delve into the settings that shaped his childhood and youth, and which remain alive today in novels such as *Beatus Ille* and *Plenilunio*. Each stop you make is a fragment of that sentimental map, which the author transforms into literature.
In the Sacra Capilla de El Salvador, with its "Juancaballos" carved in stone, you discover the first clue to a route that unites Renaissance heritage and literary evocation. From there, you continue towards the Monument to the Fallen, the Clock Tower, or the House of Towers, spaces that Muñoz Molina transforms into symbols of identity and collective memory.
The San Lorenzo neighborhood, with its cobblestone streets, viewpoints, and white houses, becomes the emotional heart of the route. Here you'll find the author's family home, a place that appears repeatedly in his novels as a refuge from which to contemplate the world. Nearby, the Orozco Palace and the Church of San Isidoro complete an itinerary where architecture and literature engage in a natural dialogue. The Mercado de Abastos (Central Market), the viewpoints along the city walls, and other everyday corners of Úbeda reveal the writer's more human side: daily life, trades, the landscapes of the Guadalquivir Valley, and the memory of a city that becomes a universal metaphor. This route is not just a monumental tour: it is an invitation to discover Úbeda through the sensibility of Muñoz Molina, to view its squares, palaces, and neighborhoods with the same blend of nostalgia, lucidity, and beauty that permeates his work. A journey where literature illuminates the landscape, and the landscape shapes literature.
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Sacra Capilla de El Salvador (Juancaballos): Renaissance façade featuring the “juancaballos,” mythical creatures revived by the author.
Sculpture to the Fallen: In the Town Hall Square. A space mentioned in several of the writer's works.
San Lorenzo Neighborhood: The emotional heart of his literature: cobblestone streets, viewpoints, the Church of San Lorenzo, the Granada Gate, and the Cava Gardens.
Antonio Muñoz Molina's Residence: The author's family home, located in the neighborhood square. It appears in The Polish Rider.
Casa de las Torres: A palace-fortress that houses the School of Arts. A key setting in The Polish Rider and in the legend of “the walled-up woman.”
Orozco Palace: The only 19th-century palace in Úbeda. A central space in Beatus Ille.
Clock Tower: An old Moorish tower converted into a clock in the 16th century. A symbol of the city and a recurring literary location.
Statue of General Orduña: A historical figure linked to Úbeda and mentioned in the author's work.
Church of San Isidoro: A setting recreated in The Polish Rider, full of atmosphere and characters.
Central Market: An everyday and symbolic place in The Polish Rider, where the protagonist's father worked.
Viewpoints along the city walls: Lookouts from which the Guadalquivir Valley can be seen. An essential landscape in his memory and literature.
