Cordoba

Today we had a field trip to Cordoba, a 2 hour drive from Seville. Córdoba is one of my favorite cities in Spain. Even though I have been here two times previously, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. This was the first time I actually had a guide so I was able to learn more about the city I love. We visited the Mesquita, walked through the Jewish quarter and visited some garden patios. After a wonderful lunch we drove back to Seville.

The Mesquita was once one of the largest mosques in the world. Next to the Hagia Sophia, it is one of my most favorite structures in the world. After the Christian conquest, they built a cathedral in the middle of the Mesquita. Thankfully they did not destroy the whole mosque. Here are pictures of this exquisite edifice.

Outside wall
Street alongside the Mosque
Bell tower
Main entrance

A couple of pictures of the church inside the Mosque.

We next walk-through the Jewish quarter on the way to see some patio gardens.

Statue of Maimonides
Sefardi restaurant which serves food from the time before the expulsion from Spain. Both times I visited Córdoba previously, I ate here.

We visited a couple of garden patios. In May, there is a competition among these patios. On a previous visit in May, I actually got to see the competition. Obviously in May, the flowers are more profuse.

Old kitchen
Another photo of the kitchen
Statue

After seeing the patios, we ate lunch in a charming restaurant here are some pictures of the restaurant.

Some additional photos of Cordoba, some taken from the pedestrian bridge crossing the Guadalquivir.

Looking at the Mesquita

The pedestrian bridge looking across from the Mesquita.

Along many highways, there is a statue of a bull. It once was an advertisement for a liquor company. It was decided that was not a propos to advertise liquor along a highway so the lettering was removed. The bull remained.

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  1. I have also been to Cordoba and the Mosque/Cathedral. I think I also took a million pictures in there. What impressed me was how normal the outside looks. You would never guess of the grandure inside! We also went to the Jewish quarter and saw the statue of Maimonides. I have the same picture of me standing next to it.

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  2. I went back to look at my pictures from that trip and remembered that our guide told us that each of the stone carvers that made the colums, signed them! There is a “mark” somewhere on each column !

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