Spain 2013 Day 8--Cordoba

After a wonderful sleep at the Hotel Albucasis (recommended by Karen Brown, who has never let me down in all my travels to Europe), we walked across town to the Palacio de Viana, a palace converted to a museum that shows off 12 beautiful patios and architecture.

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

The Palacio de Viana was across town from our hotel and it was nice walking in other parts of town. We passed more crosses for the Festival.

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

Our last stop in Cordoba was the Mezquita. Today, the Mezquita is the cathedral of Cordoba but the vast majority of its art and architecture is the work of Islamic architects, who built it as a mosque in the 8th century.

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

In the middle of all this beautiful Islamic architecture is a baroque cathedral.

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

From Spain Day 8--Cordoba

It was time to catch the fast train back to Madrid for our flight home the next day.  This was a short but fun trip, made even better by having local friends along for the first half!

To see all our photos from Day 8, click here.