Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Córdoba, Spain

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 5 km
Ascend 76 m
Descend 67 m

Explore Córdoba in Spain with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in CórdobaIndividual Sights in Córdoba

Sight 1: Molino de Martos

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The Molino de Martos is an ancient mill located in Córdoba in the Guadalquivir River, known between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries as Aceña or Noria de Tire. The Molino de Martos is found in what was known as the "San Julián Stop", which took its name from the "San Julián dam", and in front of the "Martos Puerta", entrance of the wall a The city whose road came from the municipality of Jiennense. It is framed in the eleven so -called Molinos del Guadalquivir, declared of Cultural Interest in 2009.

Wikipedia: Molino de Martos (Córdoba) (ES)

545 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Iglesia de San Pedro

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San Pedro is a minor basilica in Córdoba, Spain. The church is located in the square of the barrio (quarter) bearing its name.

Wikipedia: San Pedro (Córdoba) (EN)

696 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Baños de la Pescadería

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The Pescadería Baths are Arab baths or hammams located on Calle Cara in the city of Cordoba, Spain. These baths date back to the 10th century and were later renovated in the 14th and 15th centuries. The complex was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in the category of historic site in 1954.

Wikipedia: Baños árabes de la Pescadería (Córdoba) (ES)

496 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Triunfo de San Rafael

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The triumph of San Rafael of the Roman Bridge is the oldest of the many wins in the city of Córdoba (Spain) dedicated to the Archangel San Rafael, Angel Custodian of the city. The work of Bernabé Gómez del Río in 1651 was incorporated into the Roman Bridge in his pretil, to bless all those visitors who came out and entered through the door of the bridge.

Wikipedia: Triunfo de San Rafael (Puente romano de Córdoba) (ES)

8 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Roman Bridge of Córdoba

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The Roman bridge of Córdoba is a bridge in the Historic centre of Córdoba, Andalusia, southern Spain, originally built in the early 1st century BC across the Guadalquivir river, though it has been reconstructed at various times since. It is also known locally as the Old Bridge as for two thousand years, until the construction of the San Rafael Bridge in the mid-twentieth century, it was the city's only bridge across the river.

Wikipedia: Roman bridge of Córdoba (EN), Url

301 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Seminario de San Pelagio

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The Major Seminary of San Pelagio is a priestly formation center of the Catholic Church located in the Andalusian city of Cordoba, Spain. It was created in 1583, and is very close to the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba and the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos. With its more than four centuries of history, it is one of the oldest living institutions in Cordoba.

Wikipedia: Seminario Mayor de San Pelagio (ES)

16 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Palacio Episcopal

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The Episcopal Palace in Córdoba, Spain, is situated in the historic centre of the city, just opposite the west front of the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba.

Wikipedia: Episcopal Palace, Cordoba (EN)

57 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Biblioteca Provincial

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The Córdoba Public Library is a public library located in Córdoba, Spain. The Public Library of the State - Provincial Public Library of Córdoba is a center of state ownership managed by the Ministry of Culture of the Junta de Andalucía and integrated into the Andalusian System of Libraries and the Spanish Library System. In 1984, the Ministry of Culture transferred its management to the Junta de Andalucía, although the ownership of the buildings and bibliographic funds continue to belong to the State.

Wikipedia: Córdoba Public Library (EN)

212 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Monumento a los Enamorados

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Monumento a los Enamorados Justojosemm / GFDL

The Monument to the Lovers or Monument to the Lovers is a monument located in Córdoba (Spain), inaugurated in 1971 in memory of the love between the poet Ibn Zaydun and the poet and princess Wallada. They lived around the same time as the Infantes de Lara, but are best known for their love poetry. The monument is a pavilion made up of four columns without a base, a roof and a pedestal with two hands.

Wikipedia: Monumento a los Enamorados (Córdoba) (ES)

47 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Baños del Alcázar Califal

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The Caliphal Baths are an Islamic bathhouse complex in Córdoba, Spain. They are situated in the historic centre which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994. The complex was contiguous to the former Caliphal Palaces of the Umayyads, whose inhabitants it served. Today the baths have been partially reconstructed and are open as a museum.

Wikipedia: Caliphal Baths (EN), Website, Wheelchair Website

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Centro de Arte Moderno Rafael Botí

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The Rafael Botí Art Center is a contemporary art center based in Córdoba (Spain), promoted by the Rafael Botí Provincial Foundation of Plastic Arts, dependent on the Provincial Council of Córdoba. It was launched in June 2015 after an investment of more than 2.4 million euros.

Wikipedia: Centro de Arte Rafael Botí (ES)

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Iglesia de San Pedro de Alcántara

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Iglesia de San Pedro de AlcántaraKennosuke Yamaguchi from Saitama, Japan / CC BY-SA 2.0

The church of San Pedro de Alcantara is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Cordoba, Spain. It is located in the Plaza del Cardenal Salazar de la Judería Córdoba, included in the denomination of Historic Center of Cordoba, recognized as a World Heritage Site. Likewise, it is also protected with the category of Asset of Cultural Interest.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Pedro de Alcántara (Córdoba) (ES)

54 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Capilla de San Bartolomé

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Capilla de San Bartolomé José Luis Filpo Cabana / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Chapel of San Bartolomé is a funerary chapel in the historic centre of Córdoba, Spain. It is dated between 1390 and 1410. Richly decorated, it is one of the city's finest examples of Mudéjar art.

Wikipedia: San Bartolomé, Córdoba (EN)

40 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Museo Taurino

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The Municipal Bullfighting Museum of Córdoba is the bullfighting museum of the city of Cordoba, in Spain. It is located in Maimonides Square in that city.

Wikipedia: Museo Taurino Municipal de Córdoba (ES)

76 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Sinagoga

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Córdoba Synagogue is a historic edifice in the Jewish Quarter of Córdoba, Spain, built in 1315. The synagogue's small size points to it having possibly been the private synagogue of a wealthy man. It is also possible that Córdoba's complex of buildings was a yeshivah, kollel, or study hall. Another possibility is that this was the synagogue of a trade guild, which converted a residence or one of the work rooms into the synagogue. The synagogue was decorated according to the best Mudejar tradition.

Wikipedia: Córdoba Synagogue (EN)

528 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Molino de la Albolafia

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Molino de la AlbolafiaHarvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Albolafia, also known as the Molino de la Albolafia in Spanish, is a medieval noria along the Guadalquivir River in the historic center of Córdoba, Spain. It is one of several historic watermills of Cordoba and is located close to the Roman Bridge and to the Christian Alcazar. It is commonly believed to date from the Islamic era of the city, though its exact origins are uncertain.

Wikipedia: Albolafia (EN)

315 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Castle of the Christian Monarchs

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Castle of the Christian MonarchsAjay Suresh from New York, NY, USA / CC BY 2.0

The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, also known as the Alcázar of Córdoba, is a medieval alcázar located in the historic centre of Córdoba, next to the Guadalquivir River and near the Mosque-Cathedral. The fortress served as one of the primary residences of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.

Wikipedia: Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos (EN), Website, Wheelchair Website

537 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 18: Molino de la Alegría

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The Alegría watermill Spanish: Molino de la Alegría is located in Córdoba, Spain, on the right bank of the Guadalquivir River, downstream of San Rafael bridge on the weir called Azuda de la Alhadra. The watermill houses the Roberto Wagner Museum of Paleobotany, which is part of the Botanical Garden of Córdoba. The mill is one of the eleven so-called Mills of the Guadalquivir, which were declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 2009.

Wikipedia: Alegría watermill (EN)

651 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 19: Teatro de la Axerquía

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The Teatro de la Axerquía is an open-air theatre in Cordoba, Spain, as well as a representation of concerts and cultural events of any kind. It is located on Menéndez Pidal Avenue, next to Cruz Conde Park and the Hill of the Burns.

Wikipedia: Teatro de la Axerquía (Córdoba) (ES), Website, Wheelchair Website

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