Cortijo de María Luisa

Singular places

0, Martos

A nearby site for the inhabitants of the surrounding towns, easily accessible and spacious to go to on summer nights to enjoy the star shower. It is a place with a wide horizon, very dark at the zenith and free of light pollution in a large part of the horizon. Only the light from Martos contaminates the E and NE horizons.

The point we propose is the old esplanade behind the old cortijo of María Luisa, right on the border between the provinces of Córdoba and Jaén, in the municipality of Martos. You can get there very easily from the hamlet of Monte Lope-Álvarez in the direction of Albendín. A few metres from the provincial border there is a turning to the left towards Alcaudete. At this point you can already see the large cereal plain with the old farmhouse preceded by a row of trees which is just the access road.

At the back of the road there is a large place where you can leave your vehicle and settle down to enjoy the night-time spectacle.