Quesada, Spain

The source of the Guadalquivir River is in its municipal district, in the Cañada de las Fuentes.

[citation needed] In its municipal area there are caves with rock art, although they are rarely visited, and the remains of a Bronze Age necropolis.

There are also the ruins of the Roman villa of Bruñel, which has some preserved mosaics, the most spectacular of which is dedicated to the goddess Thetis (others are exhibited in the Provincial Museum of Jaén).

Tíscar Castle, with a fragmentary tower, is next to the Water Cave, a natural cavern containing an impressive waterfall (except during times of drought).

Its interior contains an altar in Neo-Romanesque style made in painted terracotta by artists from Orea y Baños.

The verses of Antonio Machado dedicated to the Virgin of Tíscar and the Sierra de Quesada are sculpted in the sanctuary square and on a stone slab.

Paintings from all periods of the painter are preserved, in a chronological way, and were donated by the heirs of Zabaleta to the town of Quesada.

Residents of Quesada will wear flags, have drummers, and lights to shine on key areas of the town.

On the mantle of the Virgin of Tíscar, they pin fifty or one hundred euro bills as an offering.

Here, the quesadeños and people of the region give an emotional farewell to the Mother of God and her Most Holy Son.