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Choose what you feel like doing and we will show you matching plans. Then follow one of our routes below.

Mezquita-Catedral
The forest of eighth-century columns and arches, with a Renaissance cathedral inside.

Medina Azahara
The palace-city of Caliph Abd al-Rahman III, a few kilometres from the capital.

Jewish quarter and Calleja de las Flores
White lanes, a medieval synagogue and courtyards full of flowerpots.

Roman bridge and Calahorra
Cross the Guadalquivir by the Roman-origin bridge and see the city from the tower.

Patios Festival
In May dozens of courtyards open their doors full of flowers.

Semana Santa
Brotherhoods and floats through the old town and around the Mezquita.

Salmorejo and oxtail stew
The dishes of Cordoban cooking in the capital's taverns and bars.

Montilla-Moriles wineries
Finos, amontillados and Pedro Ximénez in the cellars of the Southern Campiña.

Olive-oil tourism
Mills, extra-virgin oil tastings and walks among olive trees.

Priego de Córdoba
The Fuente del Rey, the Adarve and the Villa quarter: Subbética baroque.

Zuheros
A white village below a castle, with a prehistoric cave and cheese.

Almodóvar del Río Castle
A medieval fortress above the Guadalquivir, very close to the capital.

Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park
Limestone mountains, caves, lakes and trails for every level.

Sierra de Hornachuelos
Mediterranean woodland, vultures and eagles, in a Biosphere Reserve.

Laguna de Zóñar
A bird hide and a saline lake surrounded by olive groves.

Los Pedroches pastures
Oak woods, Iberian livestock and a Starlight destination for stargazing.
One-day routes
Caliphal Córdoba
- Morning at the Mezquita-Cathedral (book ahead).
- Stroll through the Jewish quarter and Calleja de las Flores.
- Lunch of salmorejo, flamenquín and oxtail stew.
- Roman bridge and Calahorra Tower.
- Sunset by the Guadalquivir.
Medina Azahara and Almodóvar
- Medina Azahara first thing, in soft light.
- Almodóvar del Río Castle (about 30 km from Córdoba).
- Lunch in Almodóvar or back in the capital.
Montilla-Moriles and the Subbética
- Visit a winery in Montilla or Moriles.
- Lunch in Aguilar de la Frontera or Cabra.
- Afternoon in Zuheros: castle and Bat Cave.
A three-day route
- Day 1 · CórdobaMezquita-Cathedral, Jewish quarter, Alcázar, Roman bridge and a night of tapas.
- Day 2 · Medina Azahara and the CampiñaMedina Azahara in the morning; a winery in Montilla and a stroll in Aguilar in the afternoon.
- Day 3 · SubbéticaPriego de Córdoba, Zuheros and an olive mill with an oil tasting.
Distances in the province map will help you fit the plan together.