Hesperia Cordoba Hotel, Cordoba

CAPITAL CÓRDOBA

Advantages: The Mezquita, the Jewish Quarter, the history
Disadvantages: The heat

Arriving in Córdoba, it's difficult not to be impressed as the Mezquita looms large on the horizon. This magnificent former Mosque is now the city's Cathedral and undoubtedly, its most famous attraction and landmark. This was probably the main reason we were visiting the city, and we had booked accommodation at the Hotel Maimonides, literally feet from the Mezquita. CÓRDOBA has a long and illustrious history. It was founded by the Romans (not sure who losted it) in 169BC and because of its strategic position - the furthest navigable point of the Guadalquivir River, it developed into an important port. It was the Romans who constructed the massive bridge over the Guadalaquiver River, El Puente Romano. It consists of 16 arches (although none of the arches are Roman - but the bases are) and once formed part of the Via Augusta. It ...

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Review of Cordoba

Cordoba - a very Moorish city

Advantages: Plenty to see and do, great seafood
Disadvantages: Gets terribly hot in summer, not cheap

outside bars in the side streets is quite common in summer right up until midnight; you don't get a seat however, you just squeeze inside, buy your drinks and drink them standing up outside. It's very popular, there is no trouble and people even bring their children along in their prams! ACCOMMODATION As you would expect, Cordoba has accommodation options running the full range from hostels, through pensions or "hostals" as they are known in Spanish, to top end international hotels. As someone who prefers to spend as little as possible on accommodation I can't really comment on the top end. In Cordoba, though, we found an exciting little hostal tucked away in the Juderia. It was a beautifully restored traditional house with a gorgeous patio that had a little fountain in the middle. The stairs were lined with ceramics from the region ...

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Review of Cordoba

Maimed Knees in Cordoba

Advantages: Great location
Disadvantages: Rooms on the small side

One of the places we really wanted to see when we were in Andalucia was the city of Córdoba. What we particularly wanted to see there was the Mezquita (the old Moorish mosque) and to wander around the tangled maze of the Jewish Quarter. (Read all about it in my preview) So with this in mind, and an pigheaded doggedness to book a hotel that was exactly right (when I say pig-headed doggedness, obviously I refer to a wish to please Mrs P and so avoid getting an earful for choosing a crappy hotel), I searched the net until my fingers bled, metaphorically speaking. I found a suitable one on a site called atrapalo.com - a Spanish travel site which is well worth checking out. I paid ? 53 per night room only - the rack rate for B&B is nearer ? 100 (? 1 = 67p approx.), not too shabby. The hotel is located in the heart of Córdoba's old town ...

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Review of Hotel Maimonides (Cordoba)