Photos of Cortes de Baza (Granada) (December 2022)

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Cortes de Baza is a town and municipality in the northeast of the province of Granada, in Andalusia (Spain, Europe). It is part of the Baza region and the natural area (and tourist zone) known as the Altiplano de Granada (along with the neighboring Huéscar region); additionally, since 2020, it has also been part of the territory of the Granada Geopark (also called the Quaternary Geopark of Northern Granada Valleys). It belongs to the judicial district of Baza, which is judicial district No. 6 of the province of Granada, and it is also part of the municipal association of the Baza region.

As of 2023, it has a population of 1,810 inhabitants and an area of 140.56 km².

The beautiful parish church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Annunciation; it dates back to the 16th century and is in the Mudejar-Andalusian style. There is also the Hermitage of the Holy Doctors, where the two images of the patrons of Cortes de Baza, the Holy Doctors San Cosme and San Damián, rest. The patronal festivities of Cortes de Baza (known as Feria y Fiestas), in honor of its patrons, the Holy Doctors San Cosme and San Damián, are celebrated at the end of August; interestingly, the festivities take place at the end of August, but the Solemn Procession in honor of the Holy Doctors is held separately in September.