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Cordoba : The Mosque-Cathedral

In the morning, we left Granada and traveled on a high-speed train to Cordoba, which took around an hour and a half.

We passed a beautiful park on our way from the station. There was a food court Mercado Victoria next to it; shops were still opening up as it was early in the morning; we grabbed some coffee and croissant from a bakery.

Cordoba

We continued our walk towards Plaza de las Tendilas. Monument of Gran Captain at the famous Plaza

Beautiful buildings surrounded the plaza.

Cordoba
Cordoba

We then continued walking towards the center of Cordoba. There were beautiful flower pots in front of a restaurant.

Cordoba

Calleja de las Flores is the most famous street in Cordoba, with white walls and beautiful flowers.

Cordoba

From the other side of the street, we can see the cathedral’s tower.

Cordoba

We could see the large Mosque in the distance, the largest mosque in the country, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site. We had the ticket for the afternoon, so we’ll be back later.

Mosque-Cathedral
Mosque-Cathedral

A beautiful courtyard is decorated with flowers.

Cordoba

Bronze sculpture of Philosopher, theologian & doctor.

Cordoba

Monument dedicated to the Archangel San Rafael. It is next to the Gate as you walk towards the Roman bridge.

Jewish Quarter

Mosque-cathedral is one of the top tourist attractions in the Andalusia region.

We booked an advanced ticket for the Mosque-cathedral, also called Mesquita. It costs €11 to enter and an additional €3 if you want to climb the tower.

Here is the website to get more information and book tickets.

https://mezquita-catedraldecordoba.es/en/

As we entered the Mosque-cathedral, it was dark and crowded, lot of columns with red and white stripes. There were a lot of tour groups too.

Mosque-Cathedral
Mosque-Cathedral

As we keep moving towards the center, the crowd spreads out.

Mosque-Cathedral

Here is the cathedral in the middle of the mosque.

Mosque-Cathedral

The cathedral has a massive dome in the middle and a beautiful ceiling.

Mosque-Cathedral

There was a wedding going on in there.

Mosque-Cathedral

The other side of the mosque. It was a vast one-floor building with columns, and the cathedral was in the middle.

Mosque-Cathedral
Mosque-Cathedral

It took us around 1 hour to see it all.

Mosque-Cathedral

The gate next to the Roman bridge.

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The view of the gate and the city from the bridge

Cordoba

Roman Bridge, we walked the whole bridge. It was hot on this day and had no shade on the bride.

Cordoba

Torre De Calahorra, you can go up the tower, it costs €4.50

Cordoba

Old city from the Roman bridge

Cordoba

Narrow streets of Cordoba as we walked towards The Roman Temple of Cordoba.

Cordoba

Roman Temple of Cordoba. The pillars look renovated, but we also saw the old stones next to them.

Cordoba
Cordoba

We grabbed some sandwiches on our way to the Cordoba station. We had the evening train to Seville, which took around 45 minutes. Cordoba can be easily visited on a day trip from Madrid, Seville, or Granada using a high-speed train. Our hotel was closer to Seville Santa Justa station, so very convenient.

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