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Cordoba, Spain Attractions

Córdoba, chief town of its province and the most important city in Andalusia after Seville, lies at the foot of the Sierra de Córdoba, an outlier of the Sierra Morena, in a plain which slopes gently down to the Río Guadalquivir.
Picture of Mosque-Cathedral
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The Mosque Cathedral in Cordoba is a striking monument of Moorish architecture. Formerly a grand Islamic Mosque, the site now serves as a Christian Cathedral.
Read More Alcázar of the Christian Kings
The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos displays fabulous gardens, pools, and fountains, built by Christians in an Arabian style.
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The old Jewish quarter, known as the Judería, is an area of narrow streets and traditional whitewashed homes.
Read More Puente Romano
The Puente Romano spans the Río Guadalquivir. At the south end is the Torre de Calahorra.
Archeological Museum
Northwest of the Mezquita-Catedral, in Plaza Don Jerónimo Paez, is the Archeological Museum in Cordoba, with Iberian objects, including sculptures of lions and a relief depicting a stag-hunt from Almodóvar del Río, Roman and Early Christian antiquities and a large collection of Moorish art, including a bronze stag of the 10th century and finds from Medina Azahara.
Address
Córdoba Archeological Museum
Plaza de Jerónimo Páez 7
E-14003 Córdoba
Spain
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Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Epiphany (3 Kings' Day ) - Christian (January 6)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1)
New Year's Eve (December 31)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Botanical Gardens
The Ethnobotanical Museum, which focuses on the relationship between man and plants, is unique in Spain.

The rest of the gardens are mainly open-air with numerous trees. A greenhouse divides the plants into a number of different climates.
Address
Botanical Gardens
Avenida de Linneo
Córdoba
Spain
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April 21 to July 17
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Gardens of la Merced
The Gardens of la Merced are located in Córdoba's ancient quarter at the Convent of la Merced.
Palace of La Merced
The Provincial Government is now housed in the Palace of La Merced, a 17th C former convent.
Address
Palace of La Merced
Plaza de Colón
Córdoba
Spain
Palacio Episcopal
Opposite the southwest corner of the Córdoba Cathedral stands the Bishop's Palace, built in the 15th century on the ruins of the Caliph's palace and rebuilt in 1745.
Palacio de los Marqueses de Viana
The Palacio de los Marqueses de Viana in Cordoba is a princely residence with fourteen beautiful patios now houses a collection of leatherwork, fine furniture and an exhibition on falconry.
The entrance to the garden is an ornate stone pedimented gateway surmounted by the arms of the Viana family. The garden enclosed splashing fountains, formal parterres, profusion of pots, cool pebbled floors and elegant arcades. The rubber tree, bougainvillea, agaves, arum lilies, orange flowered clivia miniata, sweet jasmine, oleanders, date palms, orange and lemon trees are used in different settings.
Address
Palace of Viana
Plaza de Don Gome 2
E-14001 Córdoba
Spain
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June 1 to September 30
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Tips
Closed during June 1 to 15.
Palma del Río - Hotel Monasterio de San Francisco
The first phase of Monasterio de San Francisco was completed in 1492. Many of the monks from this monastery founded cities in North America, such as San Francisco or Los Angeles. They also played an important role in the commerce and agriculture of that time, teaching many things, including the cultivation of oranges.

The Moreno de la Cova family restored the property as their home in the 19th century and at the end of the 20th century it was coverted into a hotel.
Address
Hotel Monasterio de San Francisco
Avd. de Pío XII, nº 35
E-14700 Palma del Río
Spain
Paseo de la Victoria
Combined with the Diego de Rivas Gardens and the Gardens of Vallellano, the Paseo de la Victoria is a long stretch of lovely parkland in Córdoba.
Plaza de la Corredera
On the way from the Plaza del Potro to the northeast of Córdoba lies the Plaza de la Corredera, a square surrounded by arcaded houses in which bullfights used to be held.
San Lorenzo
Northeast of the Plaza San Andrés in Córdoba is the Romanesque and Gothic church of San Lorenzo, with a beautiful rose window and a tower of 1555.
San Pablo
In Córdoba's Calle San Pablo is the church of San Pablo (1241), with beautiful Mudéjar and Arab decoration in the interior and some fine sculpture.
Templo Romano
North of the Plaza de la Corredera in Córdoba, to the left of the Town Hall, are the remains of a large Roman temple of the A.D. first century.
Triunfo de San Rafael
South of the Bishop's Palace in Córdoba is the Triunfo de San Rafael, a tall column erected in 1765 bearing a statue of the Archangel Raphael.
Zoological Gardens
A wide variety of local and regional wildlifeis to be found at the Cordoba Zoological Gardens.
Address
Zoological Gardens
Avenida de Linneo
E-14004 Córdoba
Spain
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February 1 to March 31
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April 1 to April 30
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Cordoba Surroundings

Picture of Medina Azahara
Read More Medina Azahara
Medina Azahara was a palace town begun in the first half of the 10th C. In its time it could hold 30,000 people but today all that remains are ruins.
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