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Córdoba - Plaza del Potro and Vicinity

Northwest of the Córdoba Cathedral, near the river, is the Plaza del Potro, which gets its name from a fountain with a small figure of a colt (potro). In the square can be seen an old inn, the Mesón del Potro, in which Cervantes once stayed.

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Julio Romero de Torres Museum
Adjoining the Museum of Art in Córdoba is the Museo Julio Romero de Torres, with a large collection of paintings by the artist of that name (1874-1930), who was the son of the director of the Museum of Art; they are mainly portraits of women.
Address
Julio Romero de Torres Museum
Plaza del Porto 1
E-14002 Córdoba
Spain
Hours
May 1 to June 14
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OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0010:00
Close 14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Open 17:3017:3017:3017:3017:3017:30
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June 15 to September 15
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Close 14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:30
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September 16 to October 15
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Close 14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:00
Open 17:3017:3017:3017:3017:3017:30
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October 16 to April 30
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Close 14:0014:0014:0014:0014:0014:30
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Tips
Free on Fridays.
Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
Opposite the Meson del Potro is the entrance to the Provincial Museum of Art in Córdoba, housed in the former Hospital de la Caridad. It has pictures by Spanish masters, including Ribera, Murillo and Goya, and numerous works by the Córdoba-born painter Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra (1616-68).
Address
Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes
Plaza del Potro 1
Córdoba
Spain
Hours
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed14:309:009:009:009:309:00
Close 20:3020:3020:3020:3013:302:30
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Constitution Day - Spain (December 6)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
San Pedro (Santiago)
To the east of the Plaza del Potro in Córdoba are the churches of San Pedro (13th century), with Moorish apses and two doorways from the original church, and Santiago, which dates from the time of the Reconquista, with a tower which was originally the minaret of a mosque.
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