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The city of Madinat Al-Zahra is located 6 Kilometres to the west from the city of Córdoba. It is a Palace City designed to be the capital city of the Caliphate of Córdoba during Abd al- Rahman III´ s reign.
It has a rectangular floor of 1500 meters by 750 meters with octagonal design. It also has a network of sewers and a well designed network of conducts for the water supply. It is built on stepped terraces that are separated by walls dividing the city into three areas.
In the highest area stood the palaces (Viziers´ House, the Guard, the Rich Hall, the administrative rooms); in the middle area there were orchards and gardens, and in the lowest area the major Aljama mosque and the houses were built.
The Rich Hall is important. It has a basilical structure with three naves and is decorated with marble relieves with decorative motifs inspired in vegetation. In this monument the characteristics of the Caliphal horseshoe arch are formalized.
Built: X Century (936-976)
Author: Abd al–Rahman III
Style: Caliphal
Category: Civil
Type: Monumental Complex
Three essential monuments of Cordoba are the Mosque-Cathedral, the Alcázar of the Christian Kings, and its Jewish Quarter. We propose you a waking tour to know these wonders of the Historical Quarter of Córdoba.
With the complete guided tour: Jewish Quarter + Alcázar + Mosque-Cathedral, you will discover all the historical and artistic details of these emblematic places.
If you book this tour, you will access to a lot of monuments: Mudejar Chapel of San Bartolomé, Synagogue, Califales Baths, Alcázar, Mosque-Cathedral.
Make the most of your stay in Cordoba!
In your trip to Córdoba, you can’t miss a guided visit to the Mosque-Cathedral. This is the temple of the capital of the ancient caliphate of Cordoba. This Mosque was the largest Muslim culture in the Occident.
The best way to discover this monument, is visiting it along with an expert official local guide, who will explain you all the historical and artistic details of this unique place declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The ticket is included.
If you do not know the historic center of Córdoba and its main heritage sites, do not miss this tour.
With the company of historians, you will contemplate every corner of the Alcázar of the Christian Monarch, where even the Catholic Kings (Isabel and Fernando) came to live. You will enter the old Jewish quarter, including its Synagogue. Of course, you will visit the symbol of the city, the Mosque-Cathedral.
The reservation includes the price of tickets and the guided tour. Do not miss the opportunity and discover Córdoba in depth.
Delve into the incredible Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba with the company of historian tour guides. They will take you on an incredible journey through time. In addition, you will complete the experience walking through the narrow streets of the Jewish quarter, where you will see by first-hand the Synagogue, the Monument to Maimonides and the Souk.
Tickets are included in the tour. Make your reservation and enjoy delight yourself with the historical wonders of Córdoba.
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Three essential monuments of Cordoba are the Mosque-Cathedral, the Alcázar of the Christian Kings, and its Jewish Quarter. We propose you a waking tour to know these wonders of the Historical Quarter of Córdoba.
With the complete guided tour: Jewish Quarter + Alcázar + Mosque-Cathedral, you will discover all the historical and artistic details of these emblematic places.
If you book this tour, you will access to a lot of monuments: Mudejar Chapel of San Bartolomé, Synagogue, Califales Baths, Alcázar, Mosque-Cathedral.
Make the most of your stay in Cordoba!
In your trip to Córdoba, you can’t miss a guided visit to the Mosque-Cathedral. This is the temple of the capital of the ancient caliphate of Cordoba. This Mosque was the largest Muslim culture in the Occident.
The best way to discover this monument, is visiting it along with an expert official local guide, who will explain you all the historical and artistic details of this unique place declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The ticket is included.
If you do not know the historic center of Córdoba and its main heritage sites, do not miss this tour.
With the company of historians, you will contemplate every corner of the Alcázar of the Christian Monarch, where even the Catholic Kings (Isabel and Fernando) came to live. You will enter the old Jewish quarter, including its Synagogue. Of course, you will visit the symbol of the city, the Mosque-Cathedral.
The reservation includes the price of tickets and the guided tour. Do not miss the opportunity and discover Córdoba in depth.
Delve into the incredible Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba with the company of historian tour guides. They will take you on an incredible journey through time. In addition, you will complete the experience walking through the narrow streets of the Jewish quarter, where you will see by first-hand the Synagogue, the Monument to Maimonides and the Souk.
Tickets are included in the tour. Make your reservation and enjoy delight yourself with the historical wonders of Córdoba.
If you have to choose an essential monument to learn about the history and culture of Córdoba, that is the Mosque-Cathedral. But, you can discover better this wonderful "forest" of columns and arches accompanied by a tour guide. You will follow the itinerary in chronological order: since it was the ancient Visigoth basilica of San Vicente to the current cathedral, going through the different construction phases of the mosque.
You will fall in love with this beautiful construction which unites Islamic and Christian religious architecture in great harmony. You will understand why UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site. Make your reservation and immerse yourself in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba. Don't even worry about tickets. They are included!
Delve into one of the most important monuments of Córdoba: the Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs. Do it with a historian guide.
It will reveal to you incredible secrets of this place built on the old Umayyad fortress, which was the home of the Catholic Kings. You will learn how the first royal reception of the discoverer Christopher Columbus took place here and other outstanding events in the history of Spain.
Make a trip back the time walking throught its enchanting palatial halls and gardens. The entrance is included in the tour, do not miss it!
An essential place to learn about the Caliphal past of Córdoba is its center of power, Medina Azahara. This is an Archaeological Ensemble that brings to light an impressive palatine city, which shows the glorious past of the reign of Abd al-Rahman III.
Discover it with historian and archaeologist guides. You will imagine "in situ" what the beautiful palatial rooms of Medina Azahara were like. You will visit the Interpretation Center, where you will see unique pieces found in this very special enclave. In your reservation you can choose the transport from Córdoba, or go to the meeting point with the guide at the same site.
Get to know up close what the popular Cordovan patios are like. You will be accompanied by an expert historian guide. You will visit these charming domestic spaces, while you meet their owners who will tell you stories about their patios and their care.
This visit is visit full of tradition and authentically Cordovan culture in the historic center.
Delve into the Arab and Jewish past of Córdoba with this guided tour. You will visit the spectacular Mosque-Cathedral, knowing all its Muslim history until it became a Catholic Cathedral.
You will walk through the charming streets of the Jewish Quarter, discovering corners such as the Souk and visiting the Synagogue. You will enjoy the company of an official tour guide, who will reveal the history of this multicultural city during the Middle Ages.
The tour includes entrance tickets to the Mosque-Cathedral and Synagogue.
One of the most demanded routes in Córdoba, in addition to its Monuments, is through its "patios" in the San Basilio neighborhood.
Enjoy these charming corners in the historic center of the Córdoba city, full of colorful flowers and centuries-old Andalusian tradition. Do it with this guided tour, which includes an official guide and tickets to 6 spectacular courtyards.
You can reserve and enjoy it at any time of the year (except July and August).
Let yourself be seduced by the most authentic Cordoba on this guided tour. You'll discover the old Jewish quarter in the city's historic centre, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
You'll marvel at one of the best-preserved synagogues in Spain. And you'll be accompanied by an official tourist guide.
If there are three sites that symbolize the city of Córdoba, they are undoubtedly its Jewish Quarter, its Alcázar, and its Mosque-Cathedral. With this combined tour, you will visit all three monumental sites in detail, as you will be accompanied by a guide on a tour lasting more than three hours. Moreover, you don't have to worry about entrance fees because their price is included in the tour, and the guide will take care of everything.
All you have to do is make your reservation and enjoy the route.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs will remain completely closed until further notice, so the visit to this monument cannot be carried out as usual. Instead, the visit will include the Caliphal Baths of the Alcázar and a tour of the Alcázar Viejo Quarter, including some of its most emblematic courtyards, at no additional cost and with no changes to your reservation. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The Mosque of Córdoba (Mezquita de Córdoba) is considered nowadays as one of the major treasures of the Arabic-Andalusian art and a key monument in the Spanish-Arabic architecture from the Caliphal period.
A place which is used for praying and delighting is, without any type of doubt, unique in the Islamic and Christian world.
It has elements from different cultures such as the Visigothic, Byzantine, Persian and Syrian; so that is how it shows its political, economic and cultural relevance in this city.
This military building was ordered by the King Alfonso XI in 1328. It was built on the ruins of Roman.
The Islamic constructions, being enlarged during the Trastámara dynasty´ s reign (XIV Century). It consists of courtyards and marvellous gardens such as the Paseo de los Reyes (Kings´ Avenue), with statues of the main monarchs. It has a square floor finished off by four towers. You access to the precinct through the Torre de los Leones (Tower of the Lions).
The Salón de Mosaicos (Room of Mosaics) has mosaics in its walls that belong to the Plaza de la Corredera and to a Roman sarcophagus from the III and II Centuries. Finally, we can find the Royal Baths and the Patio Morisco (Spanish Moor´ s Courtyard).
Attached to the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos we can see the stables, ordered by the king Felipe II in 1570 with the aim of breeding healthy horses for the Royal Family. Although its date of construction was during the XVI Century, they were rebuilt during Carlos III´ s reign, after suffering a great fire.
This place was used as residence of the Catholic Kings during 8 years and it was in this place where they met Christopher Columbus.
It is a Hebrew temple to which you access throught a narrow street called Los Judíos (The Jews). It is a semi- hidden building, whose structure is not exposed to the exterior.
Firstly, we could find a small courtyard where there is a pond for ablutions. The oratory has a square floor and is covered by coffered ceilings, on its Eastern side a tabernacle is opened and is reserved to keep the Torá (divine teaching of the people from Israel).
The opposite side to the tabernacle presents a small niche with a polilobed and pointed arch, where the Santa Quiteria altarpiece was placed.
The decoration used plaster as main element. In the courtyard, an upper gallery has three small balconies with finely scalloped compound arches in which you arrive through a narrow street with the same name. It is decorated with Mudejar elements, using plaster as main element.
It is the only one that has survived in Andalusia and the most important one in Spain regarding inscriptions.
It was built in Cordoba in Roman times by the Emperor Augusto, being part of the Via Augusta. It is 225 meters length and consists of 16 round arches except for four of them which are pointed and the extreme ones that are segmental, and lean on stirrups, communicating both banks of the Guadalquivir River.
It was built using stretcher and header bond. Along History, it has suffered many reforms especially because of battles and riots. As a result, many reconstrutions have taken place, the first one in 720, acquiring its current aspect between the VIII and XIII Centuries. In the centre, it has a sculpture of St Rafael from 1651, by the sculptor Bernabé Gómez del Río.
