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Guided Visit to Azahara Medina in Córdoba

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Guided Visit to Azahara Medina in Córdoba

Activity provider:ARTENCORDOBA
4.6  / 5
688 reviews

From US$ 21.19 per person

Take a trip to the Azahara Medina, just a short trip from Córdoba, for a fascinating guided tour of this historic site. Explore the incredible architecture of this palace-city, built as the Caliphate of Cordoba's seat of government in the 10th century.

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Duration 3 hours
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Highlights
  • Explore the amazing palace-city of the Azahara Medina
  • Learn about the site during a 1-hour stop at the visitor center
  • Gain insight into the everyday life of the city in the 10th century
  • Investigate the hidden corners of the Medina with the aid of your guide
  • Benefit from free access to the site and explore its amazing architecture
Full description
The Caliph of Umayyad Córdoba, Abd al- Rahman III, ordered the construction of palace-city of Madinat al-Zahra, meaning "brilliant city" in Arabic, in the early 10th century. Located about 5 miles (8 km) from the city of Córdoba, this amazing collection of ornate buildings and monuments was created as a symbol of the Caliphi's power against its enemies. They also served as official government buildings. On your visit to this breathtaking site, you can choose between two options: a guided tour with or without a tourist bus. Guided Tour (with bus): Hop aboard the site's tourist bus and make your way to the center of the palatial city. Once there, visit the impressive visitor center before heading north to explore the main sections of the city, one by one. Guided Tour (without bus): Start with a visit to the impressive visitor center, where you will explore Spain's fascinating Moorish history and enjoy a screening of a video that virtually recreates how this historic city was in the 10th century. Later, head north to explore the main sections of the city, one by one.
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  • Transportation in a tourist bus, if choosing the bus option (Córdoba - Azahara Medina - Córdoba)
  • Transportation at Azahara Medina, from visitor centre to main monuments
  • Tour guide
  • Entrance
  • Additional food and drinks

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4.6 /5

based on 688 reviews

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  • Guide
    4.7/5
  • Transportation
    4.3/5
  • Service
    4.6/5
  • Organization
    4.4/5

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An excellent tour with a very friendly and knowledgeable guide, Olivia. Wonderful site which puts in extra pieces of the puzzle of Muslim occupation of Spain. Although it seems a bit much at first with being sent to a bus stop to catch the bus, it was worth it for the tour.

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This was an unexpected highlight of our visit to Cordoba. We decided on a whim to see the archeological site at Medina Azahara and were fascinated by the history of this site. The tour left Cordoba by bus and our guide Juan met us there. Juan was highly qualified to lead the small English speaking group he had, clearly very knowledgeable about the history of the area. He was great. The time flew by. Everything ran smoothly. This was a fabulous excursion. Highly recommend it.

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It was a magnificent guided tour I've never thought that I would be in front of such beauty and specially I think the guid I had Fatima made it more joyful specially with her historical informations and explaining I had the chance to discuss with her share point of views too and sometimes explain things about my religion since I'm Muslim to her things I think they ll help her on understanding the religion of the one who made that piece of art I'll quote the saying of Fatima NOTHING IS LEFT TO CHANCE IN HERE indeed everything was like calculated to the smallest detail Fatima could also share some of her point of views with me which I cherished a lot And I could even have a guided tour in the museum and I had the chance to see the videotape of the history of the place In the end Fatima gave me some recommendations and also a gift so I can try the typical dishes and exclusivities of the city Next I'd love to redo it May Allah guide all of us to the best of deeds

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