Beautiful places of Barcelona and Catalonia: SPAIN: CORDOBA

As soon as we arrived at Sevilla, we rented a car and drove to Córdoba, where a fascinating monument and a beautiful surprise were waiting for us. The monument, the Córdoba Mosque. The surprise, the Alcázar and its gardens.

White and red archs inside the Mosque of Córdoba

Interesting places we visited in Cordoba:

Old town - Jewish Quarter *
Artisan's Zoco
Alcázar of Cordoba and Gardens*
The Great Mosque of Cordoba *

* Strongly recommended

Day 1 - 03 Oct 2010

Courtyard of Córdoba Mosque

Courtyard of the Mosque of Cordoba in Spain

Inside the courtyard of the Mosque of Córdoba

Courtyard of the Mosque of Córdoba in Spain

Fountain inside the courtyard of the Mosque of Córdoba

Old town - Jewish Quarter

The streets arround the Mosque of Córdoba are an interesting place to walk

Walking along the streets of Córdoba

Andalusian Courtyard

Having breakfast (some tostas with tomato and olive oil) in Córdoba

This restaurant had a lot of plants which gave a colorful look to this place

Artisan's Zoco

Artisan's Zoco in Córdoba

Lovely look of Artisan's Zoco in Córdoba

One more picture of this nice place of Córdoba

Alcázar of Córdoba

The minaret of the Mosque of Córdoba from the Alcázar

Flowers in the Alcázar of Córdoba

The gardens of the Alcázar of Córdoba are really beautiful

Walls of the Alcázar of Córdoba from its gardens

Another nice view of the gardens of the Alcázar of Córdoba

Vase of flowers in the gardens of the Alcázar of Córdoba

View of the Córdoba Mosque from the Alcázar

Another view of the Mosque of Córdoba from the Alcázar

Mosque of Córdoba

Inside the Mosque of Córdoba, a really beautiful building

Córdoba Cathedral

The cathedral of Córdoba was built inside the mosque

From the cathedral, on the right you can see the arches of the Mosque of Córdoba

Mosque of Córdoba

Mihrab of the Mosque of Córdoba

Arches of the Mosque of Córdoba

A last picture of the Mosque of Córdoba, a fantastic monument you can visit in Spain

After visiting Córdoba we began to visit some nice villages of Cádiz. The first ones, Arcos de la Frontera and Zahara de los Atunes, in the next post.

Besides, clicking on the next link, you will find more links to the other Cádiz beautiful villages we visited in this trip.