Here under Spain - Southwestern Tour - Day 5, you will find travel information for that day, with all the practical information including the opening hours and addresses of the different attractions.
The main place to visit in Cordoba is the Mezquita, a wonderful mosque which is one of great creations of Islamic architecture. See its shimmering golden mosaics and rows and rows of red-and-white-striped arches disappearing off into infinity.
After that, go to the Juderia, a beautiful Jewish district which is today a maze of narrow streets and small plazas, white-washed buildings with flowery window boxes, and wrought-iron doorways giving glimpses of plant-filled
patios.
In the Castle of the Christian Monarchs, at the southwest of the Mezquita, discover its gardens, full of fish ponds, fountains, orange trees, flowers and topiary which are among the most beautiful in Andalucia. Have a break visiting the archaeological museum, housed in a Renaissance mansion, provides a real insight into pre-Islamic Cordoba.
To finish, go to the Plaza del Potro and have a look to the Museo Julio Romero de Torres devoted to this local
painter (same name that the museum) who specialized in sensual portraits of Cordoban women.
Night in Cordoba
The Mezquita
Address : C/ de Torrijos - Cordoba
Tel : 957 47 05 12
Opening hours : Open Jan and Dec 10am-5.30pm (Feb and Nov 6pm; Mar and Jul-Oct 7pm; Apr-Jun 7.30pm); Sun and hols 10am-2pm.
Rates : €6.50, includes visit to Cathedral, Mosque and treasure.
Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos
Address : Campo Santo de los Martires - Cordoba
Tel : 957 48 50 01
Opening hours : Open 10am-2pm and 4.30pm-6.30pm (May-Sep 6pm-8pm). Sun and hols 9.30am-3pm. Closed Mon.
Rates : €2.95; no charge Fri (€7.05 combined ticket with Bull Museum and Julio Romero de Torres Museum).
Museo Arqueologico
Address : pl. Jeronimo Paez 7 - Cordoba
Tel : 957 47 40 11
Opening hours : Open 9am-8pm (Tue 3pm-8pm). Sun 9am-3pm. Closed Mon and hols.
Rates : €1.50, no charge for E.U. citizens.
Museo Julio Romero de Torres
Address : pl. del Potro 2 - Cordoba
Tel : 957 49 19 09
Opening hours : Open 10am-2pm and 4.30pm-6.30pm; Jul-Aug 8.30am-3pm, Sun and hols 9.30am-3pm. Closed Mon.
Rates : €2.95; no charge Fri (€7.05 combined ticket with Alcázar y Bull Museum).
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The main place to visit in Cordoba is the Mezquita, a wonderful mosque which is one of great creations of Islamic architecture. See its shimmering golden mosaics and rows and rows of red-and-white-striped arches disappearing off into infinity.
In the Castle of the Christian Monarchs, at the southwest of the Mezquita, discover its gardens, full of fish ponds, fountains, orange trees, flowers and topiary which are among the most beautiful in Andalucia. Have a break visiting the archaeological museum, housed in a Renaissance mansion, provides a real insight into pre-Islamic Cordoba.