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    PATIOS

    The patios are popular elements of Cordoba, they are located in the oldest houses in the Old City of the city and they start preparing when the spring begins. The main aim is have a good image when the "festival of the Patios Cordobeses" comes. This festival was declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 2012 so its compulsory to visit the patios when you come to Cordoba.

    Jesús Corredor
    Ángel Iniesta
    Álvaro Merino

    SALMOREJO

    If there is one thing that you have to know about Córdoba’s gastronomy, it’s definitely “salmorejo”: Córdoba’s most famous dish. “Salmorejo” is a cold creamy tomato soup, often served as first course (or as a "tapa") and with some topping on it (serrano ham and boiled eggs). Its ingredients are:

    Tomatoes.
    Bread.
    Olive oil.
    Garlic.
    Salt.

    As you may know, our city reaches really high temperatures in summer. That’s the reason why “salmorejo” is the perfect dish to enjoy while sitting on one of our famous terraces alongside a refreshing drink!

    Laura Benítez Roldán, María García Molina y Cristina Gómez Artero

    Córdoba Mosque

    The Mosque is the most famous monument of Córdoba. It is one of the most amazing monuments in the world. At first in that place was the Saint Vincent Visigothic basilica. In 789 Abderramán I start the construction of the Mosque using the materials of the basilica. And finally, Christians establish the cathedral here respecting the ancient building. The main interest of this monument is the mixture of Islamic and Christian cultures.

    Cosin Belda, Carla
    Romero García, María
    Simón Pedraza, Gema María

    Spanish omelet from Santos

    A very typical thing to do in the sunny weekends is to go to the famous bar ‘Santos’, placed right next to the Mosque, where many people can sit to enjoy a piece of Spanish omelette in company of friends or family. This place is that famous due to the huge size of every Spanish omelette they make, which is about 15 cm high and 25 cm diameter.

    If you have the chance, just let you drop by there!!

    Esther Bermúdez
    Jorge Jiménez
    María Osuna

    Baños de Popea

    Baños de Popea is located in the province of Cordoba, near the town of Santa María de Trassierra. It is a natural area with an unusual climate.
    There are several waterfalls and rivers.
    Places like Baños de Popea are well-known spaces frequented by citizens.They are full of history with visible references such as ruins of mills, which indicate the importance that our city has been playing for its water wealth.

    Michalina Pastuszko, Klaudia Drozda, Aleksandra Wloch

    Cordoba CF

    Cordoba CF is the best team in our city. Its colours are white and green. It was founded in 1954. The stadium is known as the "Nuevo Arcangel". In the 2014-2015 season we were in Elite Division. Also at the start of each match the teams anthem is sung by everyone at the stadium. In the past this outstanding team was in a pinch economically speaking, but thanks to an offer from an arab millionaire Cordoba CF was bought and saved from bankruptcy. But not all was bad, Cordoba CF was, after more than 40 years without playing in the Elite division, playing again at a professional level with the bigger teams to show them what they were made of.
    Miguel Gómez Pareja
    Jesús Molina Slater
    Rafael Torres Morales

    Fair

    It is one of the most popular celebrations in Córdoba. Everyone dances, eats typical food, and enjoys with family and friends in stands all over the place called casetas . It is very typical to dance famous sevillanas (traditional dance) and for women to wear a dress called traje de gitana. There are also attractions.
    María Montero Giménez
    Javier Rojano Gálvez

    May Crosses

    May crosses is a festivity in Córdoba. The first weekend of May in Córdoba, people make a big crosses in the squares of the city decorated with flowers. The origin of this festivity become from a christianity believe. There is a competition in which the winner cross is awarded by the town hall. People meet each other to dance and drink wine in the squares where are the crosses.


    Luisa García García
    Irene Perales Palomares
    Carmen Urbano Santos

    The Corredera Square

    The Corredera Square (in spanish, “Plaza de la Corredera”) is one of the most visited places in Córdoba. The actual square is like that since, 1687. This place has been a market where a lot of celebrations took place, like bullfights (corridas de toros), that’s where its name comes from. Currently, it is a place with many different bars where you can have fun and rest with friends. But also, other festivities are carried out in there, like “Noche Blanca del Flamenco”, where very recognized flamenco artists sing in there, also there are celebrated concerts, and the Carnival.

    Marta González Rojas
    Emilia Saray Porras Dugo

    Medina Azahara

    Medina Azahara was a city attributed as the seat of government of the Caliphate of Córdoba and where the Caliph resided. It was built by Muslims in the Middle Ages for the civil and military administration of the new state.

    It was destroyed by the Berbers as a result of a Civil War, thus ending the caliphate of Córdoba.

    Madinat al-Zahra is its original name in Muslim and today it is one of the most important monuments of the city of Córdoba and Andalusia and it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2018.

    Miriam Araceli Cerezo Muñoz
    Sara María García Calvo
    Araceli Nieto Caballero

    Alcazar of the Christian Kings

    The alcazar is one of the most representative monuments of Cordoba, located near the Guadalquivir river. Practically all the cultures that have passed through our city have intervened and inhabited it, from the Romans to the present day.
    You can climb the towers from where we can see incredible views of the city and the surrounding nature.
    It has very beautiful gardens that surround some fountains, which are illuminated at night. Therefore, if you have the opportunity to visit it, do not hesitate to enter.
    Beatriz Alcalá Vargas
    Laura Carvajal Ortega
    Cristina Mejías Bonilla

    Muslim Córdoba (medieval greatest city in the X century)

    In the X century, the islamic culture is in its greatest epoch, with Cordoba being the most important and the biggest city (with more than half a million people) in the world under the Omeya Caliphate, reigned by Abderraman III. This Caliph impulsed culture in Córdoba, creating many libraries, a university, a medicine school and a translating school. He did quite an achievement, considering we were in the Middle Age.

    The image is an Abderraman III painting by Theodore Chasseriau (1845).

    María Torres Ramos, Lisa Maria Fuchs and Ricardo Barbieri Pleiss.

    Flamenquin

    Flamenquin is a typical dish from Cordoba, specifically from a town called Bujalance. This recipe is not as easy to do as other typical dishes of Cordoba, but you can always try it in restaurants. It is also commonly served as a tapa, and there are many variants.

    However, the original recipe consists in rolling ham in pork loin, battering it in breadcrumbs and frying it with flour.

    We highly recommend you to try it! It's delicious.

    Beatriz castaño Rodríguez and Clara Quintero Luna.

    The battle of flowers

    This tradition celebrates the arrival of spring and marks the beginning of the month of May in Córdoba. It takes place on the last Sunday of April, each year. This is a cultural festival, very popular in the city. It is a parade of floats adorned with flowers. The people who go on top of these, dressing the typical costume of the city, gypsy or flamenco, throws carnation to the people. In turn, the public returns them, producing a battle of flowers.

    Pilar Rodríguez Morilla
    Juan Pedro Macario Espinosa

    Bull tail

    This is one of the main dishes in our gastronomy in Cordoba. So, if you ever decide to come here, you can’t miss it!
    The bull tail consists of a delicious stew of bull in pieces with vegetables, and it can be served with potatoes. It is tender meat so is very easy to eat and carve.
    It is made with the following ingredients:
    The meat of the bull tail
    Garlic
    Onion
    Black pepper
    Red wine
    Chicken soup.
    Water.
    Flour
    Olive oil
    Salt.
    This dish has been part of our gastronomy since Roman times and had a great boom at the end of the nineteenth century because it was normally cooked after the bullfights.
    Although the origin of the bull tail is in Córdoba, some other cities have made his own version.

    One of the restaurants where you can find the bull tail is El Bonillo.

    María Martínez Trujillo
    Mercedes Capitán López

    Bar Santos

    Bar Santos is a place you have to visit if you come to Córdoba. It's famous for its spanish omelettes, each of them made with 30 eggs and 5-6kg of potatoes. It is also known for making a very good salmorejo. The best thing about it is that it doesn't have chairs or tables, so you have to eat your meal at the foot of the mosque.

    María Cabello Huertas
    Belén Corral Durán
    Gloria Rubio Rico

    Cuesta del Bailío

    “La Cuesta del Bailío” is a very famous stairset located in the neighborhood of “Santa Marina". It used to be one of the entrances to the wall of Córdoba and now it is a very famous and beautiful spot that every tourist should check out when visiting this city.

    Leticia Herzog Simancas
    Pablo Marín Junguito

    Aubergines with honey

    Aubergines with honey is a typical dish in Córdoba. It is one of the main dishes that are proposed to the tourist who visit the city. It is made up of breaded aubergines with a touch of cane honey.
    If you want to try this delicious dish you need the following ingredients: two aubergines, flour for frying, salt, olive oil and cane honey.
    Lucía Abad Gómez and Carmen Rocío Barrero del Pozo.

    Malmuerta Tower

    Malmuerta tower is a monument which was built above muslim ruins, with a defensive function and after, as a prison for the nobility. Currently, it is only for touristic interest due to a legend. It is said that in the 15th century, the knight Fernando Alfonso of Córdoba, killed his wife because the thought she was cheating him with another member of the nobility. When he discovered that it was false, the punishment of the king Juan II for this knight was to build a tower in the name of the wife. That is the reason why the monument is called “Malmuerta”, which means “Bad-killed”.
    Nuria Fernández Romano
    Eloísa Mínguez Sánchez

    Viana Palace

    Viana Palace is a palace-museum which is located in Santa Marina neighborhood (Córdoba). In 1981, it was considered a ‘’Cultural Interest’’ in the category of Monuments. It is formed by houses of the cordoban nobility and there are twelve attractive courtyards with a wide diversity of flowers. Moreover, if you have the opportunity to visit it during the weekend, you will have the pleasure to enjoy magnificent plays.

    Alba Gallardo Albarrán
    Marta Martínez Aranda

    SNAILS

    We would like to introduce you something different about gastronomy in Cordoba. To people from Cordoba snails are very known and tasty, however, the rest of the world think that they can be quite disgusting. Snails can be eaten in our city during the whole spring in different stands around the city. In any neighbourhood you can find plenty of them. You can eat snails in tables that you can find there, or even you can take out them.

    Please, if you have the opportunity to come to Cordoba in spring, you should try the experience even if it sounds strange. You will not regret!

    Lucía Domínguez Villalba
    Isabel Cuesta Jiménez

    Arabic Baths

    In 1930, when two brothers found hydraulic structures damaged, they decided to rebuild them. Then, they founded their own establishment of Arabic baths and hostelry.
    These baths have three different water rooms: a template one (36ºC), a hot one (40ºC) and a cold one (15ºC). This combination of temperatures stimulates our circulatory system. What is more, during your visit, you can have a relaxing massage with aromatic oils.

    Pilar Pacheco Villaitodo
    Ana Zea Alonso

    Good weather and terraces

    Cordoba is famous for its good weather, especially in spring season and at the end of the summer, when temperatures are less extreme. This sunny weather gives us the possibility not only to enjoy walking along the streets but also to have some cold drinks sitting in the terraces. We love spending time hanging out with our friends in those places, and we find it very enjoyable.

    Jewish Quarter

    In Augustus Era the Jewish quarter started to get organised and urbanised.
    After the muslim conquest in 711, it was still a relevant place due to all the public buildings located within. But Jewish people were not living there yet, and they will not start to reside there until the Christian late medieval period.
    The Jewish quarter is located between Almodóvar’s Arch, the Mosque and the Episcopal Palace, in the heart of the historic center. It is a labyrinth of narrow streets that don’t follow any pattern. It is an area declared a World Heritage Site.
    In the heart of the quarter you can find the famous “Calleja de las flores”. It is known because of colourful flowers that decorate the white walls of this short street.

    Marina Espinosa Barrero
    Esperanza Ríos Gómez

    Roman Bridge of Córdoba

    The Roman Bridge is in the historic center of the Córdoba and it goes across the Guadalquivir that is flowing through Córdoba. Its pedestal was built by the Romans in the early 1st century, but the new parts are Moorish work. In the middle of the bridge is a statue of the archangel Raphael, to whom the townspeople bring flowers as a way of saying thanks because it protected Córdoba from the plague. It is almost 300 meters.

    Nelli NEVALAINEN
    Gamze Hazal ÖNER