Ermita Madre de Dios hosts weddings, company meals, congresses and private celebrations for up to 270 seated guests, and the whole estate can be hired in exclusivity. The venue occupies the restored ruins of a 15th-century sanctuary on the edge of Úbeda, in the province of Jaén, Andalusia.
Seminars and company events
The venue sells company lunches and dinners, cocktails, congresses and family gatherings. For a large group, the Salón Dovela in the former cloister seats up to 270 guests and is fully air-conditioned. Smaller meetings or working lunches can use one of the private rooms of the restaurant, such as the Sala Sacristía, which the venue offers for meals and meetings. When the estate is hired in exclusivity, the package can include guest transport from any point in the province of Jaén, valet parking, a cloakroom, childcare and audiovisual equipment with video projection, lighting and a sound system.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a main activity, with dedicated wedding menus. Exclusive hire gives the couple the entire estate for the day. The team helps with decoration details such as menu cards, seating plans, centerpieces, table linen and chargers, and provides the waiting staff. A dressing room with a private bathroom is reserved for the couple, and the site has a nursing room and a supervised area for children. Before the meal, guests gather in a dedicated drinks area set among olive gardens. Birthdays and family celebrations for all ages, with children's menus, are also accepted.
Rooms and capacities
The site covers more than 10,000 square meters. The Salón Dovela, inside El Claustro, takes 270 guests and faces the classicist facade of the chapel and the stone arcades of the courtyard. La Capilla, the former church, houses the Sacrum restaurant with 100 seats and reserved corners for smaller groups. Around it, the Coro looks onto the main altar and the dome, the Camarín holds a single reserved table above the altar, the Sala Sacristía occupies the old sacristy and the Sala Dome sits beneath the restored dome. Outdoors, the Terraza Gazebo is a raised terrace of more than 200 square meters with views over Úbeda and the Sierra Mágina, next to the Jardín Olea olive garden.
Catering
Catering Delicias holds the exclusive catering contract for the complex, so outside caterers are not used. The company cites more than 16 years of experience and ISO 9001 certification. Restaurante Sacrum, on site, serves seasonal dishes that draw on the countryside and the sea, and its terrace and olive garden form the summer dining area.
History and setting
The first record of the hermitage dates from 1495. The church was rebuilt between 1738 and 1787, and the site ran a guesthouse until at least 1844. After the 19th-century sale of church property it stayed open for worship thanks to local devotion, then declined through the 20th century. In 1977 the building was blown up and its stones reused to extend another chapel, leaving a roofless church and fragments of wall. Work on the current complex began on March 29, 2019, and it opened on July 23, 2020.
Getting there
The address is Camino Madre de Dios, 23400 Úbeda. The venue has its own parking and, on exclusive hire, can bring guests by coach from anywhere in the province. It does not list bedrooms, so guests stay in hotels in Úbeda, whose Renaissance center is a few minutes away.
