Days 1-3 → Discover Cordoba, the Umayyad Capital of Al-Andalus.
Walk through the Medina Al-Qadima of Córdoba.
Upon arrival and check-in to your hotel in Cordoba, we will take a leisurely walk through the Al-Medina Al-Qadima of Córdoba into the very surroundings of the Ummaya Mosque, current Cathedral of Córdoba. Free time is provided here for any extra activities, rest, or shopping! As well as a lively town center and many shops, there are three active mosques in Córdoba today worth visiting, a marvelous opportunity to meet some local Muslims while touring around town. Our welcome group dinner plan is optional at extra cost, we will advise you on possible activities at the hotel lobby upon check-in.
- Aim to meet up in Córdoba by 10 am.
- Visit Umayyad Mosque
- Visit Medina Azahara, the Caliphate City of The Umayyad.
- Visit the historical center of Cordoba, medina al-Qadima including private museums, expositions, and an optional group dinner in town.
2N-ODB CÓRDOBA: CITY OF THE UMMAYAD, EMIRS & CALIPHS
Cordoba Highlight Tours
Córdoba is 350 km South from Toledo through La Mancha, lands of the famous figure Don Quijote, and 400 km from Madrid. Guided visits in the medina of Cordoba, including Cordoba Mosque-Cathedral, the Alkasr Royal Palaces, the Jewish quarters, old city walls, Live Museum of al-Andalus, Andalusi courtyard home and other streets and alleys in the historical medina of Cordoba. Continuing our visits in the city and a break for lunch in the medina, we will depart Cordoba through Medinat al-Zahra, court city and Caliph's palace ruins, including a visit to the museum and expositions there.
As a first time explorer in Cordoba, or to deepen your historical knowledge of the city, we suggest you explore Cordoba's ancient Islamic ‘medina’ , the most ancient town, ‘Madinat alqadima’ of Cordoba and it’s Ummaya Mosque.
We also recommend a series of our favorite expositions and museums in town. While in Cordoba one must also take a short excursion to witness and explore the Ummayad's Government city of Madinat al Zahra the Caliph's ruling city.
There are three active mosques in Cordoba worth visiting, a marvelous opportunity to meet some local Muslims while touring around town.
Further service standards and options are provided at the time of your booking. You must not leave Cordoba without visiting 'Plaza de La Corredera', 'Parque de Colón' where you will find an actual mosque open for Muslims to pray in today. There are also some expositions in town, worth a visit to widen your knowledge of popular culture and the historical roots of Cordoba.