Palacio Vela de los Cobos

Discover an authentic palace that was a gem in its time, the Renaissance. The Palacio Vela de los Cobos is a stately manor located in Úbeda and designed in 1551 by the eminent architect Andrés de Vandelvira To this day it remains the habitual residence of the family that has owned it since it was purchased by their ancestor Ignacio de Sabater y Arauco in 1873 who undertook a splendid, sumptuous refurbishment of the interior. There is a perfect balance between renaissance sobriety and 19th-century Isabelline refinement that gives you the opportunity to enjoy a guided tour and visit the amazing collection of works of art, the exclusive library and historical archive, the spectacular French salon, the gala dining room and the other rooms and items from a bygone age.

The façade is in two sections, with a lintelled door between two Corinthian columns in the lower part and an upper part with an Ionic balcony that has a gable and two Telamon warriors holding up the coat of arms of the original owner, Francisco Vela de los Cobos, Governor of Úbeda and Cavalry Captain in the war against the Moors of Granada.