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Mezquita of Cordoba

Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

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Interior of the Mezquita, large striped archways and a high ceiling

One of the world’s greatest buildings: a thousand-year-old love letter from the glory days of Moorish al-Andalus.

Adult price: £8

Best for ages 13+

Flamenco in Andalusia

Andalusia, Spain

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Three flamenco dancers wearing red perform on stage

Madrid may have the biggest stars, but Andalusia was its birthplace, and the tradition of Flamenco pulses through Andalusia’s blood. Book in for a passionate night of guitars, singing, stamping steps and colourful, swirling dresses.

Adult price: £15

Best for ages 13+

Duration: 90 minutes

When: Daily

Frequency: daily

Flamenco at Tablao Cardenal

Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

Three flamenco dancers wearing red perform on stage

Very professional Flamenco club founded back in the 1990s near La Mezquita with only 50 seats, but plenty of passion; several of its seven talented artists have won national prizes for their guitar-playing and dancing.

Adult price: £20

Best for ages 13+

Duration: 1 hour

When: Daily

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Hammam at Hammam Al Andalus

Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

Stone hammam beds under arches beside the bathing pool

Next to La Mezquita, a small hammam in a traditional Andalusian brick, tiles and garden setting. The massages are excellent including the hot stone bed option; it’s so relaxing your two-hour slot will seem to fly by. Book online here.

Adult price: £29

Min age 18

Best for ages 18+

Duration: 1-3 hours

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Victoria Market

Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

View inside the covered market, where stalls have seating and food on display

Andalusia’s first food court occupies a 19th-century forged iron building, where 20 stalls sell delicacies from around the world, along with local goodies (the seafood is exceptional); tables in the gardens wait for tasting them in-situ.

Best for ages 18+

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Medina Azahara

Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

Sunny ruins of the Upper Basilica building from the Medina Azahara

The partially excavated and reconstructed halls, mosque, gate, porticoes and gardens of a 112-hectare mysterious palace city. It was built in the 10th century by Abd-ar-Rahman III, the first Caliph of Cordoba; now a World Heritage Site.

Adult price: £17

Best for ages 18+

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El Zoco

Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

Exterior of the marketplace, with many arches and people walking around

Also known as the Mercado de la Artesania, this patio house in Calle Judio hosted the first handicraft shops in Spain. Come here to peruse the city’s traditional arts – leather, ceramics and silver – and watch silversmiths make delicate filigree.

Best for ages 18+

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Fiesta of Patios

Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain

Exterior of a building with purple trailing flowers covering the facade

For two weeks in May, home-owners in Cordoba’s old neighbourhoods show off their gorgeous white-washed courtyards to the public, filled with flowers in a mind-bobbling explosion of colour and fragrance.

Best for ages 18+

Duration: 2 weeks

When: May

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