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Overview

One building alone is reason enough to put 颁贸谤诲辞产补 high on your itinerary: the mesmerising multiarched Mezquita. One of the world's greatest Islamic buildings, the Mezquita is a symbol of the worldly, sophisticated culture that flourished here more than a millennium ago when 颁贸谤诲辞产补 was capital of Islamic Spain and western Europe's biggest, most cultured city. But today's 颁贸谤诲辞产补 is much more than the Mezquita. With a lot to see and do, some charming accommodation, and excellent restaurants and bars, it merits far more than the fleeting visit many travellers give it. 颁贸谤诲辞产补's real charms unfold as you explore the winding, stone-paved lanes of the medieval city to the west, north and east of the gaudy touristic area immediately around the Mezquita, wandering between wrought-iron balconies and lamps, potted plants, overhanging trees, golden-stone buildings and verdant interior patios, emerging every few minutes on yet another quaint little hidden plaza.

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  • Cordoba, Spain. Interior of the mosque.

    Mezquita

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    It鈥檚 impossible to overemphasise the beauty of 颁贸谤诲辞产补鈥檚 great mosque, with its remarkably serene (despite tourist crowds) and spacious interior. One of鈥�

  • Ruins of medieval Arabic palace with columns and arched doors. Cordoba Medina Azahara.

    Medina Azahara

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    Eight kilometres west of 颁贸谤诲辞产补 stands what's left of Medina Azahara, the sumptuous palace-city built by Caliph Abd ar-Rahman III in the 10th century鈥�

  • Medieval 'Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos'

    Alc谩zar de los Reyes Cristianos

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    Built under Castilian rule in the 13th and 14th centuries on the remains of a Moorish predecessor, this fort-cum-palace was where the Catholic Monarchs,鈥�

  • The yard (pacio) of Centro de Flamenco Fosforito or Musuem of Flamenco.

    Centro Flamenco Fosforito

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    Possibly the best flamenco museum in 础苍诲补濒耻肠铆补, the Fosforito centre has exhibits, film and information panels in English and Spanish telling you the鈥�

  • Courtyard garden of Viana Palace in Cordoba, Andalusia. Built in XV century. Viana Palace is a tourist attraction known for its 12 magnificent patios and gardens.

    Palacio de Viana

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    A stunning Renaissance palace with 12 beautiful, plant-filled patios, the Viana Palace is a particular delight to visit in spring. Occupied by the鈥�

  • White arches at Ancient Sinagoga de Santa Maria La Blanca, Synagogue in the historical center of Toledo, Spain. Erected in 1180 and is considered the oldest synagogue building in Europe still standing.

    Sinagoga

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    Constructed in 1315, this small, probably private or family synagogue is one of the best-surviving testaments to the Jewish presence in medieval 础苍诲补濒耻肠铆补鈥�

  • House of Sefarad Courtyard at Jewish Quarter (Juderia) - Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain.

    Casa de Sefarad

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    In the heart of the Juder铆a, and once connected by tunnel to the synagogue, the Casa de Sefarad is an interesting museum devoted to the Sephardic (Iberian鈥�

  • Ba帽os del Alc谩zar Califal

    Ba帽os del Alc谩zar Califal

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    The bathhouse of the 10th-century caliphs, part of the Moorish Alc谩zar complex that was later replaced by the Alc谩zar de los Reyes Cristianos, is the most鈥�

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