Cordoba

Cordoba’s Historic Synagogue

While rambling through the streets of Cordoba we came across this historic Synagogue in the city’s historic Jewish neighborhood.  It was an unexpected finding, making

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BLOGS Sept. 5, 2013     PHeymont      Barcelona’s “Other Architect” Feb. 18, 2014     PHeymont     The Alcazar of Jerez: A Window into History Feb. 20, 2014     PHeymont      Six…

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Gallery: Cordoba’s Great Mosque-Cathedral

Every place wants to be the “most important,” “most popular,” “most famous,” “most beautiful.” It can’t all be true—but there’s no doubt in my mind our visit today to the Great Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, also called the Mezquita, took us to one of the “most unusual.”

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Walking Tours in Andalusia

I’m working on details for my February trip to Sevilla, Cordoba and Granada, and I’m up to walking tours–I’d appreciate any experience from the TG community. In Sevilla, our base for 5 days, I’ve found a Pancho tours 2-hour free tour of main sights that seems like a good orientation, and almost everyone who’s reviewed it on TripAdvisor felt it was really good…I hope so. They also have, not free but for 20€/person, a wine and tapas tour…anyone done? For Cordoba, where we’ll be from…

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Spain Index

BLOGS Sept. 5, 2013     PHeymont      Barcelona’s “Other Architect” Feb. 18, 2014     PHeymont     The Alcazar of Jerez: A Window into History Feb. 20, 2014     PHeymont      Six…

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Gallery: Cordoba’s Great Mosque-Cathedral

Every place wants to be the “most important,” “most popular,” “most famous,” “most beautiful.” It can’t all be true—but there’s no doubt in my mind our visit today to the Great Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, also called the Mezquita, took us to one of the “most unusual.”

Read More

Walking Tours in Andalusia

I’m working on details for my February trip to Sevilla, Cordoba and Granada, and I’m up to walking tours–I’d appreciate any experience from the TG community. In Sevilla, our base for 5 days, I’ve found a Pancho tours 2-hour free tour of main sights that seems like a good orientation, and almost everyone who’s reviewed it on TripAdvisor felt it was really good…I hope so. They also have, not free but for 20€/person, a wine and tapas tour…anyone done? For Cordoba, where we’ll be from…

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