Medina Azahara 
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10km/6mi west of Córdoba, reached by way of C 431 and a secondary road which in 8km/5mi goes off on the right, stands Medina Azahara, a palace-town built by Abderrahman III from 936 onwards and named after his favorite wife Zahara which is said to have been large enough to house 30,000 people. In 1010 it was destroyed by the Almoravids and thereafter used as a quarry of building material; as a result it is now largely in ruins.
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Medina Azahara, Carretera de Palma del Ríom, Km 8, E-14029 Córdoba, Spain
Hours:
May 1 to September 30: 10am-2pm, 6pm-8pm; Closed: Mon
September 16 to April 30: 10am-2pm, 4pm-6:30pm; Closed: Mon, Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6), Greek National Day (March 25), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), Assumption Day - Christian (August 15), All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Constitution Day - Spain (December 6)
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
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