Cordoba Travel Blogs

Cordoba was once the capital of the Islamic Al-Andalus region. It was originally founded as a Roman colony in 152 BC, some traces of which can still be seen in the city. In 711 it fell to the Muslim invaders and in the centuries that followed it developed into the biggest city in Western Europe, dr…

This is the story of my attempt to learn Spanish during a 15 week stay in Granada and Salamanca (Spain) during 2008.

I had missed on Cordoba the other times I had been driving around in Andalusia, which by now had been a lot. Cordoba was supposed to be a wonderful city so I don't really have an explanation on why. I arrived Thursday evening and had a good first impression. I managed to drive around the cathedral…

We go to that nice square again, with the fountains and the pigeons, to eat our breakfast. We stay here for a wile enjoying the sun and chatting with some local people. Mainly old men sit here to drink a beer or smoke a cigar, and they are all very friendly and willing to tell stories. They see…

Now I don't know if it was the time of year I went to Cordoba but when I arrived there was definitely a sense of peacefulness. The afternoon was sweltering and eerily quiet. I found my way to my hostel. And also due to the time of day I think I saw all of 2-3 other people on the street. Went u…

Walked around the city had a nice lunch Visited the Huge Mesquitte, a cathedral and mosk in one  

Tim will join me at the end of my stay in Rome. We will visit Croatia and Budapest. The last week I will go solo to visit Spain.

Wednesday, Februrary 14. 2007We arrived in Cordoba a little after 4pm and checked in at this small hotel just a couple of blocks from the city center. I forgot the hotel name but as always, we, again, found challenging ourselves on carrying our big luggages along the small staircases than waiting f…

Llegue a cordoba como a las 3 de la tarde y en lo que arreglaba mi reserva de tren para en la noche empezo a llover un aguacero y pues ni modo a salir a andar como si nada jaja, y pues ya total me fui directo a la catedral �" mezquita de cordoba y pues en el camino pase antes por el barrio ju…

A month spent travelling through some cities in Portugal, Spain and Morocco

Here are some pictures I took while I was in Sicily Italy. I was there in business but found some time to visit the town of Catania and see some Roman ruins that are on the island.

We got to Córdoba at 7:10am... I must admit that the train station in there is the prettiest I've ever seen. At first we jump up into a cab and go to find a Hostel... Later got a shower and start to walk around the city. Made a few calls, and wait for a really good friend of mine who lives in here…

Malaga - Granada - Cordoba

Went to Cabra, Malaga, Benalmadena, Cordoba and Sevilla...

So I stopped in Cordoba for the morning/afternoon on my way back to Madrid.  The old town has a few big tourist attractions.  All in all, it was a little disappointing for me, but I think that's because I had already been to the Alhambra and the Real Alcazares.  The Mezquita is simil…