Fatima was our guide here, and she was great! This site is very unique because of how little of the original structure remains. Most of the signage here was in Spanish, which I can’t read, so without a guide I would have been completely oblivious to the history in this building. I would have been underwhelmed to visit this site without a guide, and would definitely recommend having one.

The site is magnificent and our guide seemed really competent, but we weren't able to take full advantage of his comments, since we don't speak Spanish at all. Unfortunately, we were unable to book a guided tour in French largely because of the Covid 19 pandemic. Similarly, the tour circuit was shortened, there was signage that prevented us from accessing the whole rooms.

The Alcazar of Cordoba is very different from that of Seville or the Alhambra of Granada but it is a monument worth seeing, especially if you are lucky enough to have Olivia from the Artencordoba company as your guide. Culture, kindness, courtesy and humor associated with the place were a perfect cocktail for this visit.