{"id":7709,"date":"2025-02-10T16:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=7709"},"modified":"2026-01-10T15:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:42:53","slug":"cordoba-on-the-banks-of-the-guadalquivir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/cordoue-sur-les-rives-du-guadalquivir\/","title":{"rendered":"Cordoba, on the banks of the Guadalquivir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cordoba is the second most attractive city in Andalusia after Seville. Over the centuries, it has blended Moorish, Jewish and Christian heritage. The narrow streets and squares resonate with the echoes of a tormented and glorious history.<\/strong> <strong>The largest city in Europe in the 10th century, Cordoba is home to four UNESCO World Heritage sites.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/cordoue-sur-les-rives-du-guadalquivir\/#Le_Pont_Romain\" >The Roman Bridge<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/cordoue-sur-les-rives-du-guadalquivir\/#LAlcazar_palais-forteresse_des_Rois_Catholiques\" >The Alcazar, fortress-palace of the Catholic Monarchs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/cordoue-sur-les-rives-du-guadalquivir\/#Temple_romain\" >Roman temple<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/cordoue-sur-les-rives-du-guadalquivir\/#Lessence_cordouane_la_ruelle_des_Fleurs\" >The essence of Cordoba: Flower Alley<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_Pont_Romain\"><\/span>The Roman Bridge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-Romain-0100-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. Pont Romain et tour de la Calahorra, forteresse d&rsquo;origine almohade situ\u00e9e sur la rive gauche du Guadalquivir. B. Postel.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. Pont Romain et tour de la Calahorra, forteresse d&#039;origine almohade situ\u00e9e sur la rive gauche du Guadalquivir. B. Postel.\" title=\"C\u00f3rdoba. Roman bridge and Calahorra tower, an Almohad fortress on the left bank of the Guadalquivir. B. Postel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-Romain-0100-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"C\u00f3rdoba. Roman bridge and Calahorra tower, an Almohad fortress on the left bank of the Guadalquivir. B. Postel.\" class=\"wp-image-7714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-Romain-0100-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-Romain-0100-1K-JPEG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-Romain-0100-1K-JPEG-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-Romain-0100-1K-JPEG-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-Romain-0100-1K-JPEG-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pont-Romain-0100-1K-JPEG-36x20.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>C\u00f3rdoba. Roman bridge and Calahorra tower, an Almohad fortress on the left bank of the Guadalquivir. \u00a9<\/em> <em>B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>From the Roman Bridge, visitors can admire the majestic Mosque-Cathedral and the Albolafia water mills, reminders of the time when the river was a source of life and energy for the city. The Roman bridge, built in the 1st century BC during the reign of Augustus, is one of the oldest bridges in Spain still in use. Its length of 247 metres and its architecture make it a tourist attraction. It spans the River Baetis (now the Guadalquivir), navigable from C\u00f3rdoba to the Atlantic Ocean. The bridge has undergone several restorations throughout its history. The main structure dates back to the Middle Ages, and the most recent restoration was carried out in 1876. It comprises sixteen arches, four of which are lancet arches and the others semicircular, resting on solid abutments with semi-cylindrical forebays. The centre features a 1651 sculpture of Saint Raphael by Bernab\u00e9 G\u00f3mez del R\u00edo. The bridge reflects the city's Roman, Islamic and Christian heritage, each of which has left its mark.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_pont-romain2432-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. Vue sur le pont Romain et la ville. M. Lasseur.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. Vue sur le pont Romain et la ville. M. Lasseur.\" title=\"Cordoba. View of the Roman bridge and the city. M. Lasseur.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_pont-romain2432-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Cordoba. View of the Roman bridge and the city. M. Lasseur.\" class=\"wp-image-7718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_pont-romain2432-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_pont-romain2432-1K-JPEG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_pont-romain2432-1K-JPEG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_pont-romain2432-1K-JPEG-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_pont-romain2432-1K-JPEG-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_pont-romain2432-1K-JPEG-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_pont-romain2432-1K-JPEG-24x24.jpg 24w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cordoba. View of the Roman bridge and the city. <em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em> <em>M. Lasseur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>One of the most pleasurable aspects of the Roman Bridge is the panoramic view it affords, on one side over the majestic Mosque-Cathedral of C\u00f3rdoba, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, and on the other over the Calahorra Tower. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2489-1K-JPEG-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. La mosqu\u00e9e-cath\u00e9drale abrite une for\u00eat de 856 colonnes occupe onze nefs longitudinales et douze transversales, unies par 365 doubles arcs en fer \u00e0 cheval inspir\u00e9s des acqueducs romains.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. La mosqu\u00e9e-cath\u00e9drale abrite une for\u00eat de 856 colonnes occupe onze nefs longitudinales et douze transversales, unies par 365 doubles arcs en fer \u00e0 cheval inspir\u00e9s des acqueducs romains.\" title=\"C\u00f3rdoba. The mosque-cathedral houses a forest of 856 columns occupying eleven longitudinal and twelve transverse naves, joined by 365 double horseshoe arches inspired by Roman aqueducts.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2489-1K-JPEG-1.jpg\" alt=\"C\u00f3rdoba. The mosque-cathedral houses a forest of 856 columns occupying eleven longitudinal and twelve transverse naves, joined by 365 double horseshoe arches inspired by Roman aqueducts.\" class=\"wp-image-7724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2489-1K-JPEG-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2489-1K-JPEG-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2489-1K-JPEG-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2489-1K-JPEG-1-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2489-1K-JPEG-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_2489-1K-JPEG-1-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>C\u00f3rdoba. The mosque-cathedral houses a forest of 856 columns occupying eleven longitudinal and twelve transverse naves, joined by 365 double horseshoe arches inspired by Roman aqueducts. <em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em> <em>B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mosquee-Cordoue_IMG_2491-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. Une des trav\u00e9es de la Mosqu\u00e9e-Cath\u00e9drale. B. Postel.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. Une des trav\u00e9es de la Mosqu\u00e9e-Cath\u00e9drale. B. Postel.\" title=\"Cordoba. One of the bays of the Mosque-Cathedral. B. Postel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mosquee-Cordoue_IMG_2491-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Cordoba. One of the bays of the Mosque-Cathedral. B. Postel.\" class=\"wp-image-7771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mosquee-Cordoue_IMG_2491-1K-JPEG.jpg 683w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mosquee-Cordoue_IMG_2491-1K-JPEG-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mosquee-Cordoue_IMG_2491-1K-JPEG-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mosquee-Cordoue_IMG_2491-1K-JPEG-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Mosquee-Cordoue_IMG_2491-1K-JPEG-16x24.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cordoba. One of the bays of the Mosque-Cathedral. B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This unique perspective provides an insight into the strategic and economic importance of the bridge through the ages. The mosque built on the banks of the Guadalquivir near the Umayyad Alc\u00e1zar, a major monument to the Muslim presence in Spain from the 8th to the 15th century, underwent successive extensions until the 10th century. Until the bishop, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alfonso_Manrique_de_Lara_y_Sol%C3%ADs\">Alonso (or Alfonso) Manrique<\/a>In 1523, he began building a Christian cathedral inside the mosque!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to our guide, this Christian integration is like<em> \"a tall tree that hides a wonderful forest of arches and columns\".<\/em>. Visitors will marvel at the 23,400 m\u00b2 of surface area and the 856 granite, jasper and marble columns supporting two levels of two-tone arcades. And... the Tower of the Mosque-Cathedral that we see today is breathtaking: it covers the minaret inside, which dates back to 952!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC_0075-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. La tour a \u00e9t\u00e9 construite au Xe si\u00e8cle pendant le califat de Cordoue. Ses 54 m\u00e8tres de hauteur en font la construction la plus haute de la ville. \u00a9 B. Postel.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. La tour a \u00e9t\u00e9 construite au Xe si\u00e8cle pendant le califat de Cordoue. Ses 54 m\u00e8tres de hauteur en font la construction la plus haute de la ville. \u00a9 B. Postel.\" title=\"C\u00f3rdoba. The tower was built in the 10th century during the Caliphate of C\u00f3rdoba. At 54 metres, it is the tallest building in the city. \u00a9 B. Postel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC_0075-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"C\u00f3rdoba. The tower was built in the 10th century during the Caliphate of C\u00f3rdoba. At 54 metres, it is the tallest building in the city. \u00a9 B. Postel.\" class=\"wp-image-7768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC_0075-1K-JPEG.jpg 683w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC_0075-1K-JPEG-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC_0075-1K-JPEG-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC_0075-1K-JPEG-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC_0075-1K-JPEG-16x24.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>C\u00f3rdoba. The tower of the Mosque-Cathedral was built in the 10th century during the Caliphate of C\u00f3rdoba. At 54 metres, it is the tallest building in the city. View from the orange tree patio. \u00a9 B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Averroes-Cordoue_DSC_0122-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. Devant la muraille de l&rsquo;Alcazar on peut voir la statue du grand Averro\u00e8s (1126-1198) c\u00e9l\u00e8bre m\u00e9decin, astronome, jurisconsulte et philosophe. B. Postel.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. Devant la muraille de l&#039;Alcazar on peut voir la statue du grand Averro\u00e8s (1126-1198) c\u00e9l\u00e8bre m\u00e9decin, astronome, jurisconsulte et philosophe. B. Postel.\" title=\"C\u00f3rdoba. In front of the walls of the Alc\u00e1zar stands the statue of the great Averroes (1126-1198), a famous physician, astronomer, jurisconsult and philosopher. B. Postel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Averroes-Cordoue_DSC_0122-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"C\u00f3rdoba. In front of the walls of the Alc\u00e1zar stands the statue of the great Averroes (1126-1198), a famous physician, astronomer, jurisconsult and philosopher. B. Postel.\" class=\"wp-image-7753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Averroes-Cordoue_DSC_0122-1K-JPEG.jpg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Averroes-Cordoue_DSC_0122-1K-JPEG-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Averroes-Cordoue_DSC_0122-1K-JPEG-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Averroes-Cordoue_DSC_0122-1K-JPEG-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Averroes-Cordoue_DSC_0122-1K-JPEG-14x24.jpg 14w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>C\u00f3rdoba. In front of the walls of the Alc\u00e1zar stands the statue of the great Averroes (1126-1198), a famous physician, astronomer, jurisconsult and philosopher. B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On the way to the old town, our guide makes the introductions. Here is the philosopher Seneca, frozen for eternity in bronze, at Almodovar's gate. And also the seated statue of the Jewish scholar and rabbi <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mo%C3%AFse_Ma%C3%AFmonide\">Maimonides<\/a> (1138-1204), in the small square of Tiberias. It was here that Arabs, Berbers, Jews and Christians, descendants of the Romans, were enriched by their differences... As we run along, we discover palaces, terraces, orchards, gardens and fountains... Sol y sombra, the sun and the freshness!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"LAlcazar_palais-forteresse_des_Rois_Catholiques\"><\/span>The Alcazar, fortress-palace of the Catholic Monarchs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_Alcazar_2499-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. L&rsquo;Alcazar est ceint de longs murs de pierres taill\u00e9es flanqu\u00e9s aux angles de quatre tours. M. Lasseur.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. L&#039;Alcazar est ceint de longs murs de pierres taill\u00e9es flanqu\u00e9s aux angles de quatre tours. M. Lasseur.\" title=\"Cordoba. The Alcazar is surrounded by long walls of carved stone flanked at the corners by four towers. M. Lasseur.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_Alcazar_2499-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Cordoba. The Alcazar is surrounded by long walls of carved stone flanked at the corners by four towers. M. Lasseur.\" class=\"wp-image-7735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_Alcazar_2499-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_Alcazar_2499-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_Alcazar_2499-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_Alcazar_2499-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_Alcazar_2499-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_Alcazar_2499-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cordoba. The Alcazar <em>is surrounded by long, carved stone walls, flanked at the corners by four towers. <em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em> <em>M. Lasseur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The highlight of the visit is the Alcazar of the Christian Kings. In 711, the Muslims seized Cordoba, taking over the fortress built by the Visigoths and giving it the name of \"Alcazar of the Christian Kings\". <em>\" al ksar \" <\/em>\"which means \"castle\" in Arabic. You can admire the Mosaic Room, which houses Roman mosaics from the 2nd century discovered in Cordoba during various archaeological excavations, and, in one of the entrance galleries, a superb sarcophagus dating from the first quarter of the 3rd century. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cordoue_DSC_0138-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. Alcazar des rois Chr\u00e9tiens. Le fronton du sarcophage situ\u00e9 dans une des galeries de l&rsquo;entr\u00e9e montre un haut-relief sur l\u2019all\u00e9gorie du passage des d\u00e9funts dans l\u2019au-del\u00e0 par une porte entrouverte. B. Postel.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. Alcazar des rois Chr\u00e9tiens. Le fronton du sarcophage situ\u00e9 dans une des galeries de l&#039;entr\u00e9e montre un haut-relief sur l\u2019all\u00e9gorie du passage des d\u00e9funts dans l\u2019au-del\u00e0 par une porte entrouverte. B. Postel.\" title=\"Cordoba. Alcazar of the Christian kings. The pediment of the sarcophagus in one of the entrance galleries features a high relief allegorising the passage of the deceased into the afterlife through a half-open door. B. Postel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cordoue_DSC_0138-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Cordoba. Alcazar of the Christian kings. The pediment of the sarcophagus in one of the entrance galleries features a high relief allegorising the passage of the deceased into the afterlife through a half-open door. B. Postel.\" class=\"wp-image-7766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cordoue_DSC_0138-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cordoue_DSC_0138-1K-JPEG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cordoue_DSC_0138-1K-JPEG-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cordoue_DSC_0138-1K-JPEG-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cordoue_DSC_0138-1K-JPEG-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cordoue_DSC_0138-1K-JPEG-36x20.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cordoba. Alcazar of the Christian kings. The pediment of the sarcophagus in one of the entrance galleries features a high-relief allegory of the passage of the deceased into the afterlife through a half-open door. <em><em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em><\/em> <em>B. Postel.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The jewel in the Alcazar's crown is undoubtedly its gardens, designed in Moorish style and adorned with delicate fountains and rows of cypress and orange trees.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoue_jardins-de-lAlcazar_1981-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. Les jardins de l&rsquo;Alcazar d\u00e9clinent une succession de pi\u00e8ces d&rsquo;eau paisibles entour\u00e9s de parterres color\u00e9s et de terrasses parsem\u00e9es de cypr\u00e8s, orangers, palmiers et lauriers. M. Lasseur.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. Les jardins de l&#039;Alcazar d\u00e9clinent une succession de pi\u00e8ces d&#039;eau paisibles entour\u00e9s de parterres color\u00e9s et de terrasses parsem\u00e9es de cypr\u00e8s, orangers, palmiers et lauriers. M. Lasseur.\" title=\"C\u00f3rdoba. The Alcazar gardens are a succession of peaceful water features surrounded by colourful flowerbeds and terraces dotted with cypress, orange, palm and laurel trees. M. Lasseur.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoue_jardins-de-lAlcazar_1981-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"C\u00f3rdoba. The Alcazar gardens are a succession of peaceful water features surrounded by colourful flowerbeds and terraces dotted with cypress, orange, palm and laurel trees. M. Lasseur.\" class=\"wp-image-7743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoue_jardins-de-lAlcazar_1981-1K-JPEG.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoue_jardins-de-lAlcazar_1981-1K-JPEG-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoue_jardins-de-lAlcazar_1981-1K-JPEG-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoue_jardins-de-lAlcazar_1981-1K-JPEG-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoue_jardins-de-lAlcazar_1981-1K-JPEG-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>C\u00f3rdoba. The Alcazar gardens feature a succession of peaceful water features surrounded by colourful flowerbeds and terraces dotted with cypress, orange, palm and laurel trees. <em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em> <em>M. Lasseur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferdinand_III_(roi_de_Castille)\">Ferdinand III of Castile <\/a>(1201-1252) recaptured C\u00f3rdoba from the Muslims in 1236. During the Reconquista, the Alc\u00e1zar was divided between the<a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ordre_de_Calatrava\">, Order of Calatrava<\/a>the bishop and the nobles. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alphonse_X\">Alphonse X<\/a> (1221-1284), son of Ferdinand III, had certain parts of the palace, devastated by the wars of succession to the Caliphate and looting, rebuilt with the aim of turning it into a royal residence. <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alphonse_XI\">Alfonso XI<\/a>  le Justicier (1311-1350), son of the king <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferdinand_IV_(roi_de_Castille)\">Ferdinand IV<\/a> (1285-1312), fortified the Alc\u00e1zar between 1327 and 1329. He rebuilt the Alc\u00e1zar as we see it today. La <em>Reconquista<\/em> of the Kingdom of Granada in 1492.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spain_Andalusia_Cordoba_BW_2015-10-27_16-19-27_stitch.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. Vue sur l&rsquo;Alcazar, plais des Rois chr\u00e9tiens. Berthold Werner\/Commons.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. Vue sur l&#039;Alcazar, plais des Rois chr\u00e9tiens. Berthold Werner\/Commons.\" title=\"Cordoba. View of the Alc\u00e1zar, home of the Christian Kings. Berthold Werner\/Commons.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spain_Andalusia_Cordoba_BW_2015-10-27_16-19-27_stitch.jpg\" alt=\"Cordoba. View of the Alc\u00e1zar, home of the Christian Kings. Berthold Werner\/Commons. \" class=\"wp-image-7749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spain_Andalusia_Cordoba_BW_2015-10-27_16-19-27_stitch.jpg 640w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spain_Andalusia_Cordoba_BW_2015-10-27_16-19-27_stitch-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spain_Andalusia_Cordoba_BW_2015-10-27_16-19-27_stitch-18x7.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spain_Andalusia_Cordoba_BW_2015-10-27_16-19-27_stitch-600x222.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Spain_Andalusia_Cordoba_BW_2015-10-27_16-19-27_stitch-36x13.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cordoba. View of the Alcazar, palace of the Christian Kings. <em>\u00a9<\/em> Berthold Werner\/Commons. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is where the Catholic kings, <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferdinand_le_Catholique\">Ferdinand II of Aragon<\/a> (1452-1516) and <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Isabelle_la_Catholique\">Isabella of Castile<\/a> (1451-1504), lived here for several years while planning the reconquest of the kingdom of Granada, which was then ruled by Muslim dynasties. The Christian kings met Christopher Columbus in this palace as he prepared to make his first voyage to the Americas. Once the Reconquest was complete, the Alcazar became the headquarters of the Spanish Inquisition, created at the request of the Catholic Monarchs to combat the numerous false conversions, until it was disused in 1821.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Temple_romain\"><\/span>Roman temple<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_temple-romain2465-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. Les colonnes et les chapiteaux du temple romain ont \u00e9t\u00e9 sculpt\u00e9s en marbre blanc. M. Lasseur.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. Les colonnes et les chapiteaux du temple romain ont \u00e9t\u00e9 sculpt\u00e9s en marbre blanc. M. Lasseur.\" title=\"Cordoba. The columns and capitals of the Roman temple were sculpted in white marble. M. Lasseur.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_temple-romain2465-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Cordoba. The columns and capitals of the Roman temple were sculpted in white marble. M. Lasseur.\" class=\"wp-image-7746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_temple-romain2465-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_temple-romain2465-1K-JPEG-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_temple-romain2465-1K-JPEG-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_temple-romain2465-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_temple-romain2465-1K-JPEG-600x413.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_Cordoue_temple-romain2465-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cordoba. The columns and capitals of the Roman temple were carved in white marble. <em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em> <em>M. Lasseur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The remains and columns of this temple, located near Cordoba's Town Hall in the centre of a large arcaded square, show the splendour of ancient Cordoba. The temple stands on a high podium supported by Corinthian columns and was dedicated to imperial worship. Construction began during the reign of the emperor <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Claude_(empereur_romain)\">Claude <\/a>(10-54) (Julio-Claudian dynasty), and was completed in the 1st century AD under the reign of <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domitien\">Domitian<\/a> (51-96). Visible from afar, its purpose was to impress travellers arriving on the via Augusta, the road leading into Cordoba.<br>The archaeologists uncovered a number of objects and inscriptions: fragments of statues, votive altars and decorative bas-reliefs that testify to the artistic wealth of the temple. The excavations also revealed traces of colourful frescoes and mosaics that adorned the walls and floors, adding a spectacular visual dimension to this place of worship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lessence_cordouane_la_ruelle_des_Fleurs\"><\/span>The essence of Cordoba: Flower Alley<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoba_Sergei-Gussev_49488924423-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. De la rue des Fleurs, on peut apercevoir la tour de la cath\u00e9drale. Sergei Gussev.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. De la rue des Fleurs, on peut apercevoir la tour de la cath\u00e9drale. Sergei Gussev.\" title=\"Cordoba. The cathedral tower can be seen from the Rue des Fleurs. Sergei Gussev.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoba_Sergei-Gussev_49488924423-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Cordoba. The cathedral tower can be seen from the Rue des Fleurs. Sergei Gussev.\" class=\"wp-image-7761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoba_Sergei-Gussev_49488924423-1K-JPEG.jpg 640w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoba_Sergei-Gussev_49488924423-1K-JPEG-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoba_Sergei-Gussev_49488924423-1K-JPEG-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoba_Sergei-Gussev_49488924423-1K-JPEG-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Cordoba_Sergei-Gussev_49488924423-1K-JPEG-18x24.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cordoba. The cathedral tower can be seen from the Rue des Fleurs. <em><em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em><\/em> <em>Sergei Gussev.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This beautiful <em>\"Calleja de las Flores<\/em>in the heart of the Jewish quarter, reveals the soul of Cordoba, with its Arab, Berber, Jewish and Christian heritage. It is an alleyway that ends in a flower-filled square. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_La-ruelle-aux-fleurs_2402-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"Cordoue. Ruelle des Fleurs. Les maisons blanchies \u00e0 la chaux sont orn\u00e9es de balcons couverts d\u2019\u0153illets, de g\u00e9raniums rouges et de bougainvilliers roses. M. Lasseur.\" data-rl_caption=\"Cordoue. Ruelle des Fleurs. Les maisons blanchies \u00e0 la chaux sont orn\u00e9es de balcons couverts d\u2019\u0153illets, de g\u00e9raniums rouges et de bougainvilliers roses. M. Lasseur.\" title=\"Cordoba. Ruelle des Fleurs. The whitewashed houses are adorned with balconies covered in carnations, red geraniums and pink bougainvillea. M. Lasseur.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_La-ruelle-aux-fleurs_2402-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"Cordoba. Ruelle des Fleurs. The whitewashed houses are adorned with balconies covered in carnations, red geraniums and pink bougainvillea. M. Lasseur.\" class=\"wp-image-7760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_La-ruelle-aux-fleurs_2402-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_La-ruelle-aux-fleurs_2402-1K-JPEG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_La-ruelle-aux-fleurs_2402-1K-JPEG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_La-ruelle-aux-fleurs_2402-1K-JPEG-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_La-ruelle-aux-fleurs_2402-1K-JPEG-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_La-ruelle-aux-fleurs_2402-1K-JPEG-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_La-ruelle-aux-fleurs_2402-1K-JPEG-24x24.jpg 24w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Cordoba. Ruelle des Fleurs. The whitewashed houses are adorned with balconies covered in carnations, red geraniums and pink bougainvillea. <em><em><em>\u00a9<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em> <em>M. Lasseur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>The district is full of flower-filled patios. Children play hide-and-seek among the flowerpots, while adults chat peacefully in the shade of the terraces. Here, the history and culture of Cordoba come together in a burst of colours and scents. Retracing our steps, we find ourselves once again facing the elegant tower of the Mosque-Cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Accommodation<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/odbco-ac-hotel-cordoba\/rooms\/\"><strong>AC CORDOBA Marriott<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-06-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"AC Cordoba-06 &#8211; 1K JPEG\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"AC Cordoba-06 - 1K JPEG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-06-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-06-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-06-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-06-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-06-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-06-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-06-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Excellent location, opposite the AVE train station, in one of the city's main business districts. Spacious rooms and sober decor: avant-garde style in public areas. Beautiful views of C\u00f3rdoba from the all-glass restaurant on the ground floor. AC lounge, ideal for working, relaxing or simply reading. After a few minutes' drive, we reached the Mezquita, a symbol of the Muslim presence in Spain from the 8th to the 15th century.<br>C\u00f3rdoba airport can be reached in 20 minutes by car, while the AVE bus and train stations are 100 metres away.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-37-1K-JPEG.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"Une des chambres tr\u00e8s \u00e9pur\u00e9e de l&rsquo;h\u00f4tel Marriott AC Cordoba.\" data-rl_caption=\"Une des chambres tr\u00e8s \u00e9pur\u00e9e de l&#039;h\u00f4tel Marriott AC Cordoba.\" title=\"One of the uncluttered rooms at the Marriott AC Cordoba hotel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-37-1K-JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"One of the uncluttered rooms at the Marriott AC Cordoba hotel.  \" class=\"wp-image-7774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-37-1K-JPEG.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-37-1K-JPEG-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-37-1K-JPEG-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-37-1K-JPEG-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-37-1K-JPEG-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AC-Cordoba-37-1K-JPEG-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>One of the uncluttered rooms at the Marriott AC Cordoba hotel. <\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>Marriott, the world's largest hotel chain, merged with Starwood hotels in 2016. When opening new properties, Marriott is fortunate to be able to leverage its Mariott Bonvoy loyalty programme, which has 177 million members.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marriott.com\/en-us\/hotels\/odbco-ac-hotel-cordoba\/overview\/\">AC HOTEL CORDOBA BY MARRIOTT<\/a><br>Avenida de la Libertad, 24<br>Cordoba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What to see<\/strong><br>The Cordoba feria in May celebrates Andalusian traditions with passion and flair. For a week, the streets and squares of the city are transformed into a huge theatre of festivities, where music, dance and gastronomy come together. Locals and visitors alike gather under colourful marquees to savour tapas, sample local wines and dance to the rhythm of flamenco into the night. Horse parades, bullfights and open-air concerts add to the charm of this festival, which embodies the friendly, festive spirit of Cordoba. The feria is a true tribute to the city's cultural heritage and the joie de vivre of its people, marking a memorable end to spring in this city with a rich historical past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text :<\/strong> Mich\u00e8le Lasseur<br><strong>Photos :<\/strong> Mich\u00e8le Lasseur and<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cordoba is the second most attractive city in Andalusia after Seville. Over the centuries, it has blended Moorish, Jewish and Christian heritage. The narrow streets and squares resonate with the echoes of a tormented and glorious history. 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