Iberian sanctuary of Collado de los Jardines (Santa Elena, Jaén, Spain)

The Iberian sanctuary of Collado de los Jardines is located in a rocky shelter of Sierra Morena, in the so-called Escalón de la Meseta, at the northern edge, where a series of quartzite mountains, aligned from east to west and cut by streams in deep sickles or narrow valleys (Despeñaperros, Valmayor), form an abrupt and elevated relief over its surroundings.

The founding of the sanctuary of Coll…