After my short beach break in Nerja, I turned inland to visit Córdoba. I tried ride sharing and stayed in a hostel dormitory, both for the first time. The hostel, Bed&Be, turned out to be fantastic, and I met some really amazing people there who persuaded me to spend a couple days in Sevilla after Córdoba instead of my planned trip to Ronda. (The persuader in chief is not pictured… but these folks were a hell of a lot of fun!)
Marian and I posing in the old 14th century Synagogue
Front: Paolo and XT
Back: Rebecca, Ye Seul, and Marian
May means Córdoba’s Patio Festival, wherein various residents show off the pretty inner courtyards of their homes (or sometimes businesses). Apparently it is a competition!
Self-labeled Patio
Hydrangea in Córdoba Patio
Patio Panorama (Córdoba)
Calle de Flores – an iconic street in Córdoba that’s normally lined with flowers and has this great view to the Cathedral in the Mezquita.
Córdoba Patio
But even in May, Córdoba is more than just flowers:
Local legend has it that touching Maimonides shoe means you’ll come back to Córdoba wiser. (Or just bring good luck, depending on who you ask.)
Casa de Sefarad
Patio in the Casa de Sefarad
Old Hannukah Oil Lamp
Unknown Cordobes Procession
Córdoba’s Roman Bridge
Córdoba Triumphal Arch
Lots of cordobes women were dressed up; not sure what for!
Día de la Cruz: Bread and Jamón
Día de la Cruz: Meat Guitar
A Gate in Córdoba
Tortilla de patata is more common in Spain than fish and chips is in England.
Plaza de las Tendillas
Plaza del Potro
A little bit of warmth to greet me to Córdoba
Gran Capitan in Plaza de las Tendillas
You don’t see this combination of symbols every day!
Church in Córdoba
A fake leg of jamón outside a business, just in case there was any doubt that they had jamón…
Typical Cordobes Street
And finally, no visit to Córdoba would be complete without pictures of the beautiful Mezquita.
These kinds of orange trees are EVERYWHERE in Andalusia. Unfortunately, they are too bitter to eat.
Unusually Decorative Side Entrance to the Mezquita
Close up of the ornate qibla wall
Outer Window of the Mezquita
The golden qibla wall (normally direction of Mecca) and mihrab (semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque) of Córdoba’s Mezquita
A peek into the Royal Chapel in the Mezquita, where Fernando IV and Alfonso XI of Castile are buried. The decor was done by Muslim artisans after the reconquista of Córdoba.
Ceiling in Mezquita
Inside the Treasury of the Mezquita
Inside the Treasury of the Mezquita
This floor and the other ruins beneath the Mezquita show that the site held before it had a mosque.
Arches of the Mezquita
Arches of the Mezquita
Arches of the Mezquita
Arches of the Mezquita
Arches of the Mezquita
Crucifix surrounded by typical Moorish architecture of the Mezquita
