Cordoba was the capital of Al Andalus, and during the 10th century it became the most populated city on the European continent, the center of caliphal power and a metropolis dedicated to knowledge and science. Today, the city retains the charm of ancient times, a magic that recalls that era of splendor.
The best thing is that Cordoba, with its beautiful tree-lined avenues, allows the visitor to discover all its treasures in a single day due to the concentration of its old town. In a small radius of barely one square kilometer, vestiges of the Roman, Arab, Jewish and Christian civilizations are mixed.
If there is a monument visited especially in the capital of Cordoba is the Mosque, whose construction began in the year 785. It is the oldest monument in the West that still remains in use. Inside there is capacity for 25,000 people. In the 16th century, despite serious opposition to the project in the city, a Gothic-Baroque cathedral was built inside the Mosque itself, thus consummating a curious marriage between two historical cultures.
Next to this universal monument is the Jewish quarter, which draws an intricate labyrinth of narrow streets, among which is a 14th century synagogue. The great Cordovan Jewish thinker Maimonides is represented here by a bronze statue. This entire central part of the city is surrounded by walls, a vestige of its fortified past.
Cordoba, with its 13,500 square kilometers, is the second largest province of Andalusia and has vast areas of natural parks and forests. Cordoba is famous, among many other things, for its tradition in manufactured jewelry and silverware, its wines, such as Montilla-Moriles, and its varied and tasty gastronomy. The province’s golf offer is limited to the Cordoba Country Club, about ten kilometers from the city center, in a natural environment of great scenic beauty, and the Pozoblanco Golf Club (9 holes), in the municipality of the same name, an hour’s drive from the capital.
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