Monday, April 1, 2013

Cordoba for Easter

Plaza de Potro right outside our front door

Three days and nights in Cordoba, Spain, what a treat! Our lodgings unbelievably comfy, the sights amazing & the company great!

The weather during our visit has varied from sunny heat to downpours of rain. Luckily when the rain was more than a sprinkle we have had each had a window to look out over the small, lovely ancient plaza our apartment borders.


This town has a long history. There are Roman, Visigoth, Moorish & Christian buildings to view in the small center. 
Roman Temple ruins

Roman Bridge
City Walls

Aqueducts outside the City Walls
The narrow walkways wind through homes with doors open to reveal flower-filled porches where colored tiles & plates are hung as decorations.


The main tourist draw is The Mezquita, a huge Muslim Mosque built between the 8th & 10th centuries. Inside is a renovated Cathedral, simply exquisite!
Torre del Aminar once used to summon the Muslim faithful to prayer

Outside The Mezquita


Some of the 850 columns inside


Ceiling of the Mihrab, Muslim prayer niche






Cathedral ceiling within the Mosque

Cathedral Altar


This is a livable city. We have very much enjoyed being here!



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