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Córdoba: Mezquita & Judería Highlights
From the Roman bridge over the Guadalquivir to the breathtaking Mosque-Cathedral and the whitewashed lanes of the old Jewish quarter.
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Welcome to Córdoba, a city that was once among the greatest and most sophisticated in the world. A thousand years ago, as the capital of the western Islamic caliphate, it was the largest city in Europe, a dazzling centre of learning where Muslims, Jews and Christians lived and worked side by side. On this gentle loop we cross a Roman bridge, step into the astonishing Mosque-Cathedral with its endless forest of striped arches, wander the whitewashed, flower-filled lanes of the old Jewish quarter with its medieval synagogue, and visit the fortress-palace where the Catholic Monarchs received Christopher Columbus. Córdoba wears its layered history lightly, in sunlight and flowers. Let us explore its golden heart.
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Puente Romano
Bridge
An ancient bridge of sixteen arches spanning the Guadalquivir, first built by the Romans two thousand years ago and rebuilt by the Moors, offering the classic view up to the Mosque-Cathedral.
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Puerta del Puente
City Gate
A stately Renaissance triumphal gateway marking the entrance to the old city at the head of the Roman bridge, built on the site of the Roman and Moorish gates that stood here before.
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Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba
Mosque-Cathedral
One of the wonders of the world: a vast former great mosque filled with a mesmerising forest of red-and-white double arches, with an entire Christian cathedral astonishingly built into its centre.
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Calleja de las Flores
Alley
A tiny, dazzlingly white cul-de-sac hung with blue flowerpots full of geraniums, framing a perfect view of the Mezquita's bell tower, the most photographed little street in Córdoba.
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Sinagoga de Córdoba
Synagogue
A small but precious medieval synagogue from 1315, one of only three to survive in all of Spain, its walls covered in delicate Mudéjar stucco and Hebrew inscriptions.
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Zoco Municipal
Craft Market
A craft market set in a traditional Andalusian courtyard in the Jewish quarter, where local artisans sell leather, silver, ceramics and jewellery, keeping Córdoba's ancient craft traditions alive.
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Casa de Sefarad
Museum
An intimate museum in an old house in the Jewish quarter, dedicated to the history, music, traditions and daily life of Sepharad, the Jews of medieval Spain.
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Capilla de San Bartolomé
Chapel
An exquisite hidden funerary chapel from around 1400, a jewel of Mudéjar art with walls of intricate carved stucco and dazzling tilework, tucked away on the edge of the Jewish quarter.
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Baños del Alcázar Califal
Historic Baths
The royal Arab baths of the caliphs, a tenth-century hammam of vaulted, star-lit chambers that served the great palace of the rulers of Moorish Córdoba, now an atmospheric museum.
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Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos
Fortress
The fortress-palace of the Christian kings, with mighty towers and glorious terraced gardens of pools and fountains, where Ferdinand and Isabella planned the conquest of Granada and received Columbus.
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