The route acknowledges the writer Antonio Muñoz Molina’s close ties to the city of his birth, Úbeda, which in 2003 was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It goes through architectural pieces and outdoor places that form a backdrop for his literature and have been highly meaningful to him. The circuit reconditioned a series of urban spaces and nature spots of high patrimonial worth that were degraded. Among all the stops along the cultural itineary, two were acted upon: the Antonio Muñoz Molina Mirador and Visitor Reception, and the San Lorenzo Mirador – both by the Málaga office of Luis Machuca.

In the direction of Granada there is currently a cattle track, and this is where the Antonio Muñoz Molina Mirador and Visitor reception is going up as a pavilion executed in wood with steelwork. The platform is raised on pillars arranged in porticoes equidistant from each other at 2.5 m. The volume was built with prefabricated timber pieces, using a dry-joint system.

The San Lorenzo Mirador is located at a square, next to San Lorenzo Church and on an Almohad wall that circumvents Úbeda’s historical quarter. Facing south, it offers vistas of the Guadalquivir Valley and the peaks of Sierra Mágina. The intervention incorporates small landscaped spaces and wooden benches for encounters, respite, and contemplation of the scenery, combined with traditional stone floors and black ironwork seats.

Mirador y centro de recepción de visitantes Antonio Muñoz Molina

Mirador de San Lorenzo