Santuario de la Virgen de Tíscar

The current shrine of the Virgen de Tíscar was established in the mid-20th century and is situated in the Quesada village of Tíscar, among impressive rocks near the Cueva del Agua, where — according to legend — the Virgin appeared over the ruins of what was probably a small church built after the Christian reconquest.

Our Lady of Tíscar is patron saint of Quesada and El Adelantado in Cazorla, but she had many devotees throughout the region of Alto Guadalquivir and in the provinces closer to Murcia, Granada and Almería.

The church has a rectangular floor plan and its walls were built with an irregular stone face. The interior lighting comes from various skylights in the upper part, close to the ceiling. At the main entrance, above the lintel, there is an image of the Virgin between two trees, sculpted in high relief. The bell tower tops off this façade.

At the shrine, you can see:

Gothic doorway from the 16th century.
Baptistery with baptismal font from the 16th century.
Oil painting “Tíscar Pilgrimage” by the Quesada artist Rafael Zabaleta.
Altarpiece with works by the artist from Linares Francisco Baños Martos and the sculptor Antonio González Orea (1956).
Four votive lamps from the 18th century in silver.
Crucifix attributed to Alonso Cano with a silver pedestal from the 18th century.
Doors with Granada marquetry from the 17th century.
Mudejar tiling from the 14th century.
Ruins possibly of the rooms where Mohammed Andón resided.
Oil painting "Head of Christ” by Rafael Hidalgo de Caviedes.
Oil painting ”San Sebastian” by Hipólito Hidalgo de Caviedes.