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.
We continued our walk towards Plaza de las Tendilas. Monument of Gran Captain at the famous Plaza
Beautiful buildings surrounded the plaza.
We then continued walking towards the center of Cordoba. There were beautiful flower pots in front of a restaurant.
Calleja de las Flores is the most famous street in Cordoba, with white walls and beautiful flowers.
From the other side of the street, we can see the cathedral’s tower.
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.
A beautiful courtyard is decorated with flowers.
Bronze sculpture of Philosopher, theologian & doctor.
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.
As we keep moving towards the center, the crowd spreads out.
Here is the cathedral in the middle of the mosque.
The cathedral has a massive dome in the middle and a beautiful ceiling.
There was a wedding going on in there.
The other side of the mosque. It was a vast one-floor building with columns, and the cathedral was in the middle.
It took us around 1 hour to see it all.
The gate next to the Roman bridge.
The view of the gate and the city from the bridge
Roman Bridge, we walked the whole bridge. It was hot on this day and had no shade on the bride.
Torre De Calahorra, you can go up the tower, it costs €4.50
Old city from the Roman bridge
Narrow streets of Cordoba as we walked towards The Roman Temple of Cordoba.
Roman Temple of Cordoba. The pillars look renovated, but we also saw the old stones next to them.
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.