The Patios of Córdoba – what you should know. Every year, in May, Córdoba has festival called the Patios of Córdoba. In 2025, it runs from May 5th to May 18th. The Patios of Córdoba are a flower and courtyard festival in one, a chance to visit different courtyards all over the city and admire […]
10 Great Day Trips from Malaga
10 Great Day Trips from Malaga. There are lots of great places around Andalusia that can be visited from the city of Malaga. In this post I cover 10 day trips from Malaga – all of which are within 1 ½ hours of Malaga. In fact 8 of the 10 places that I cover here […]
Why you should visit Córdoba’s Medina Azahara
Why you should visit Cordoba’s Medina Azahara. Medina Azahara (or Madinat al-Zahra) is a UNESCO World Heritage site located just outside Córdoba. It’s a place you have to see when visiting Córdoba (and getting there is quite easy as I’ll describe in the post). What is Medina Azahara? Medina Azahara was the new capital of […]
The Best Moorish Sites in Spain
The Best Moorish Sites in Spain Some of the most impressive highlights of Spain include fortresses and mosques built by the Islamic Empires (known collectively as the Moors) that ruled much of Spain from the 8th to 15th centuries*. The most famous sites are located in Andalusia, in Southern Spain, where the Moors had the strongest foothold […]
Is Córdoba the most beautiful city in Spain?
A recent poll on Lonely Planet social media platforms voted Córdoba as Spain’s most beautiful city. I’ll get to that further below. I’m not sure Córdoba IS the most beautiful city in Spain…but it is definitely in the Top 5 in my opinion. First, a few images – and a video – from our recent […]
Cordoba’s Incredible Mezquita (in photos)
Cordoba’s Incredible Mezquita (in photos) We visited the Mezquita back in 2016. I wrote about it here: Cordoba’s Mezquita – the most impressive religious building in the world? This time we were back with a new camera. We came mid-week in the off season and took advantage of the free hours (note: Monday – Saturday […]
