Eurostars Las Adelfas Córdoba
Avda de la Arruzafa s/n Córdoba, Andalusia, 14012, Spain and Canary Islands
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Cordoba
We stayed in the maze of cobbled lanes branching off each other in the historical centre of town. This area is heritage listed and has a mix of the old Jewish, Islamic and Christian areas. We were in the Jewish quarter just near the original city wall. Way , way back, the Romans made Cordoba the capital of their kingdom, then the Visigoths and then the Arabs forces arrived and conquered the area in 715AD. Throwing the map to the wind – it's only an indication; ...
The Frying Pan of Spain
... the 18th century in order to stamp Rome’s domination over the church a huge cathedral was built in the centre of the Mosquita. The only word for this is desecration. While the baroque church is stunning in its own right and separated from the original building would have been lovely. To put this over-ornate explosion in the middle of a peaceful simple structure has affected both. Don’t get ...
Cordwainers and mezuzot
... synagogue is now a museum. Interestingly, according to our guide (who himself was Jewish) elderly residents of Cordoba still today touch the right lintel of their doorways on entering their homes, although apparently most have no idea why - the origin of the custom (the Jewish custom of touching the mezuzah on entering the house) having been forgotten. But the highlight of Cordoba and the reason that a million or more tourists flock each year ...
That's strange, there's no one at the guesthouse
... it wasn't too difficult, but when we arrived, there was no one there and a sign in Spanish with 2 non-English speaking girls waiting. Not a good sign. Someone finally came along that understood the sign and translated it - "be back in 30 minutes." Great - I was hungry! So, we waited. Finally, the owner arrived and we checked in. Then it was off to find lunch.
After lunch, we walked around the ...
Nice old town where mosque is church
... were open (usually just the churches).
Found the town to be an interesting place to wander and am happy that someone had suggested it as a place to visit. Have found that one of the problems with travelling (provided to dont want to wander aimlessly) is that there are too many possibly places to visit and never enough time to fit in those that seem they might be interetsing. As a result its always useful to get suggestion for places to ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Las Adelfas Hotel



