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The Patios of Cordoba

Cordoba's flower-filled patios thrown open for the fiesta, plus the Alhambra, an olive oil mill and flamenco in the Sacromonte caves.
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Tour Summary

A truly Spanish fiesta, with the courtyards of Cordoba decorated beautifully, skilled flamenco dancers and singers, tapas and free flowing wine.

Included in This Tour

  • Return flights and transfers in the UK and at destination
  • 6 nights hotel accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner on 3 nights
  • Tour of Cordoba
  • Cordoba Patios
  • Medina Azahara
  • Locarno Camellia Park
  • Priego de Cordoba
  • Tasting at olive oil mill
  • Granada and Royal Chapel
  • Alhambra Palace
  • Sacromonte Caves Museum
  • Albacin tapas tour
  • Taranto Caves
  • Flamenco show
  • Transport as per itinerary
  • English speaking tour guides

Tour Itinerary

Cordoba - Guided tour - Patios

CORDOBA - GUIDED TOUR - PATIOS - The Cordoban courtyards are one of the main attractions in Córdoba and you can’t miss them. In this tour around the Alcázar Viejo neighbourhood, you will be able to discover the Cordoban Courtyards (Patios in Spanish) origin, you will visit the indoors of the well-preserved houses after centuries of history, and you will get to know all the details of the Courtyard's Festival which is held during May.  This tour will give you the opportunity to know the local way of life in this area of the old city. You will enter inside some private patios where every owner will explain to you the  curiosities and how they take care of the flowers.  Patios were declared a World Heritage tradition by UNESCO in 2012.

Medina Azahara

MEDINA AZAHARA - Madinat al-Zahra or Medina Azahara was a fortified palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdoba in present-day Spain. Its remains are a major archaeological site today. The city was built in the 10th century by Abd ar-Rahman III, a member of the Umayyad dynasty and the first caliph of Al-Andalus.    

Priegos de Cordoba - Olive Oil Mill

PRIEGOS DE CORDOBA - Priego de Córdoba is a prosperous olive-farming town standing on a plateau, overlooking the rolling hills of the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park, and is famous for its Baroque churches, in which convoluted patterns are elegantly incised into the stone façades.  It lies about 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Granada city. Originally a Roman settlement, it changed hands several times during the medieval Moorish-Christian wars and was finally united to Christian Spain in 1409. Its fortifications were built by the Moors. An agricultural centre, Priego has woollen and cotton mills and brandy is produced there. OLIVE OIL MILL - The activities are very varied.  Olive oil tastings to discover the nuances of its flavours and odours; walks surrounded by thousand-year-old olive groves andvisits to an olive oil mill to see the production process of olive oil.

Granada - Royal Chapel - Alhambra

GRANADA - ROYAL CHAPEL - The Royal Chapel of Granada is an Isabelline style building. Constructed between 1505 and 1517, it was originally integrated in the complex of the neighbouring Granada Cathedral. It is the burial place of the Spanish monarchs, Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand, the Catholic Monarchs. Apart from these historical links, this building also contains a gallery of artworks and other items associated with Queen Isabella. ALHAMBRA - The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex and it is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the historic Islamic world, in addition to containing notable examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture. It was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1984 due to its universal beauty and exceptional expression of Moorish and Andalusian culture.

Sacromonte Caves Museum - Albaicin Tapas Tour - The Los Tarantos Caves - Flamenco Show

SACROMONTE CAVES MUSEUM - The Sacromonte Caves Museum is located in the Barranco de los Negros, in the Sacromonte district. It is very close to the historic Albaicin district, a UNESCO World Heritage site.  In this museum ten caves have been recreated as they were 100 years ago, allowing visitors to learn about the living conditions and trades of its inhabitants. You can also learn about the origins of flamenco here, in the Sacromonte district. Sacromonte is the birthplace of Spanish flamenco, a dance created by Spain's gitano, or Romani, community. Many members of the community continue to live in the caves as a way to honour their culture.  ALBAICIN TAPAS TOUR - Awaken your senses to the tantalizing taste of traditional tapas with visits to locally loved tapas bars and ambient bars. The Tapas Tour connects you with the unique atmosphere in this old, historically Arabic quarter of Granada. THE LOS TARANTOS CAVES - FLAMENCO SHOW The “Los Tarantos” caves were founded in 1972. Don José Martín Quesada and Doña Concepción Maya Maya bought a cave in the Granada neighborhood of Sacromonte, which would become the flamenco zambra “Cuevas Los Tarantos”. It soon became established as an important zambra, thanks to the quality of its show. Great figures of Granada flamenco have performed on its stages. For years the cave has been a school and springboard for dancers, guitarists and singers who have managed to make successful careers in the world of flamenco, with national and international recognition. Today the establishment has three different caves for flamenco shows, and every night "Cuevas Los Tarantos" offers its authentic Gypsy Zambra show, full of purity and feeling.  

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