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• Royal Stables. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Caballerizas Reales, 1. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) http://www.turismodecordoba.org/. This attractive building in Cordoba was built by order of Philip II in 1570 on part of the site of the city's Alcázar fortress. In fact it shares a distinct military character with the royal fortification. …

• Alcázar fortress of the Christian Monarchs. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Caballerizas Reales s/n. 14004. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) E-mail: turismo@ayuncordoba.es. www.turismodecordoba.org. The residence of Ferdinand and Isabella. The Catholic Monarchs reigned from this palace-fortress for eight years, and the Infantes María and Don Juan were also born here. The…

• Calahorra Tower. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Puente Romano s/n. 14009. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 957202677 | E-mail: torrecalahorra@torrecalahorra.com. www.torrecalahorra.com. The defence of the honour of the family. It was built by Henry II of Trastámara as a means of defence against his brother Peter I (Peter the Cruel). It lie…

• Al-Andalus living museum – Calahorra Tower. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Puente Romano s/n. 14009. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 957202677 | E-mail: torrecalahorra@torrecalahorra.com. www.torrecalahorra.com. Cordoba in its heyday. The museum is located in an old Moorish fortress, and recreates the time of maximum splendour in this Andalusian city. The museum is…

• Cordoba City Walls. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Cairuán y Ronda Marrubial. 14001. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) www.turismodecordoba.org. The defence of the town. The Arab wall surrounded and fortified the town but today only a stretch of the wall and some of its entrances remain. Gateways surviving in the wall are: Seville Gate, dating fro…

• Cordoba Botanical Gardens. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Avenida de Linneo s/n. 14004. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 957295333 | E-mail: info@jardinbotanicodecordoba.com. www.jardinbotanicodecordoba.com. The Cordoba Botanical Gardens were inaugurated in 1987 and are primarily for educational and scientific use. This is clear from the layout, wit…

• Ethnobotanical and Botanical Garden Museum. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida de Linneo s/n. 14004. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 957295333 | E-mail: info@jardinbotanicodecordoba.com. www.jardinbotanicodecordoba.com. The importance of plants. This museum has a major collection of paleobotanical fossils representing all the geological ages. Created in 1980, t…

• Medina Azahara. Córdoba.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera de Palma del Río Km. 5,5. 14071. Córdoba. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 957352867 | E-mail: madinatalzahra.ccul@juntadeandalucia.es. www.museosdeandalucia.es/culturaydeporte/museos. The city of the caliphs. It was built at the wish of the Caliph Abd-al Rahman III, using the money bequeath…

• House-Museum of Alfonso Ariza. Rambla, La.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Santaella 39. 14540. Rambla, La. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 957682755 | E-mail: turismo@larambla.es. www.larambla.es/. Ariza's avant-garde. This House-Museum contains works by avant-garde artist Alfonso Ariza. The centre exhibits a selection of pieces by the artist that allow you to explor…

• Castle-citadel of Bujalance. Bujalance.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Santa Ana, s/n. 14650. Bujalance. Cordoba. (Andalusia) E-mail: oficinadeturismobujalance@yahoo.es. http://www.aytobujalance.es/castillo-alcazaba. A magnificent example of military Al-Andalus architecture at its period of greatest splendour in the 10th century. It has now been adapted to host c…

• Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Bujalance.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Santa Ana, s/n. 14650. Bujalance. Cordoba. (Andalusia) http://www.aytobujalance.es/castillo-alcazaba. The tower of the “Countryside Cathedral”, as it is known because of its size, stands slightly inclined, like the tower of Pisa, among olive fields stretching as far as the eye can see. It is a…

• Montilla Local History Museum. Casa de la Cultura. Montilla.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Padre Miguel Molina 2. 14550. Montilla. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 957664038 | E-mail: museohistorico@montilla.es. www.montilla.es. Art and culture in Montilla. This museum's collection comes from the archaeological sites in the Montilla region. It is located in the town's Cultural Centre,…

• Finca Moratalla gardens. Hornachuelos.

  Arts and culture | [Parks and gardens]

  … Carretera C-431 de Córdoba a Palma del Río (Hornachuelos) km. 40. 14740. Hornachuelos. Cordoba. (Andalusia) Fax.: +34 954219012 | E-mail: secretaria@fundacionmedinaceli.org. These gardens were made around 1910-1915 in an Andalusian farmhouse belonging to the Marquis of Viana, with the aim of turning…