TOURIST
LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND CORDOBA
Points
of interest which attract tourists to Cordoba
EASTER
-
Holy week penitents and hooded worshippers, wax
and the smell of incense mix to give the Cordoban
Easter a feeling which is proclaimed through Flamenco
verse and traditional Flamenco song. In this way
we are introduced to the spiritual Cordoba
MONTH
OF MAY:
-
"Semana de las Cruces" (the
floral art in the creation of crossings in the streets).
- The week of the Courtyards (the traditional art in the maintenance
of flowers and
plants in the private courts.)
- The fair of Cordoba (the holiday party in the street, the dance,
the singing and
the color.)
IN
ANY TIME OF THE YEAR:
-
The arabic baths, the tradicional one Hammam, to
the style califal, inspired by
Roman
thermal baths.
CROSSED:
- Pony
and trap and bicycle.
WALKS
IN CORDOBA
Walk 1 (Santa Maria Neighbourhood)
Convent Church of S Jose (S.Cayetano), Puerta del Colodro, Monument
after Manolete, Parish Church Santa Marina, Convent Church Santa Isabel
de los Angeles, Convent
Church St. Agustin, Palacio de los Marqueses de Viana.
This neighbourhood was originated en the 13th Century, and it cobres the Northern
area of the Eastern historic center. It is called Santa Marina after the Galician
martir of the 2nd Century. This neighbourhood is the largest collatio, or neighbourhood
from the early Middle Age, in the city. [view
picture]
Walk
2 (San Lorenzo Neighbourhood)
Parish of S.Lorenzo, Hospital de Jesús de Nazareno, Church Juramento
de
S. Rafael, Parish Church Nuestra Señora de Gracia (Padres Trinitarios),
City Walls Marrubial.
Its origin date from the 13th Century, when the city was conquered by Fernando
III el Santo and it was divided into different Parishes. It was named after St
Lorenzo, mártir in the Roman Age whose cult was very much extended in
Spain and Italy. [view
picture]
Walk
3 (San Andrés Neighbourhood)
Parish Church S. Andrés, Casa de los Luna, Casa de los Villalones,
Convent
Church S.Pablo, Convent Church Santa Marta.
It is located in central area of the historical centre of Cordoba, bordered by
a main street wich cosses it from East to west. It was also founded after the
Reconquets in the 13th Century, part of its urban planning belongs to the last
moslem stage. [view
picture]
And always the Arabic and Cordoban joy, dance, song, sun and gastronomy.
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