Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos
14th-century fortress where Columbus met the Catholic Monarchs. Roman mosaics, four climbable towers and stunning gardens. Free entry on Tuesdays. UNESCO site.
7 monuments to visit in La Judería. A labyrinth of whitewashed lanes and flower-filled patios where the echo of three cultures lingers
The Judería's monuments tell the story of medieval three-culture coexistence — Andalusia's only surviving synagogue, Moorish city walls, and churches built on mosque foundations, all minutes apart on foot.
14th-century fortress where Columbus met the Catholic Monarchs. Roman mosaics, four climbable towers and stunning gardens. Free entry on Tuesdays. UNESCO site.
Whitewashed walls and red geraniums framing the Mezquita bell tower. Córdoba's most photographed alley in the Judería. Free, open 24 hours, best before 10am.
A late 14th-century Gothic-Mudéjar chapel in Córdoba with exquisite plasterwork, blending Christian and Islamic artistic traditions over 600 years old.
Baroque palace facing the Mezquita, free with your entrance ticket. Diocesan Museum inside: 14 centuries of Córdoba art and a courtyard most visitors skip.
Arab baths in Córdoba's Judería, steps from the Mezquita. Hot, warm and cold pools with optional massages in brick-vaulted, candlelit rooms. From €24.
856 columns, 1,300 years of Islamic and Christian history inside one UNESCO building. Red-and-white arches, Byzantine mosaics, and a Renaissance nave.
Built in 1315, one of only three medieval synagogues still standing in Spain. Mudéjar stucco and Hebrew inscriptions in the heart of Córdoba's Judería.