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Our Cultural
Activities
Tour of Cordoba
Córdoba, situated in southern Spain, half
way between Seville and Granada, has one of Spain’s richest
historical heritages. In Roman times Córdoba was an important
city: The roman writer Seneca was born in Cordoba and we have the
magnificent Roman bridge “Puente Romano de Cordoba”
across the Guadalquivir River.
During the Islamic period Cordoba became the most
important cultural and political center in the whole Islamic world
from east to west. Cordoba’s population reached one million:
the largest city in Europe at the time.
Just consider La Mezquita/Catedral and
Medina Azahara Palace, constructed during the Omeya dynasty
with the Abderraman I-III kings. This was a great period for culture
and science: the Jewish philosopher and doctor Maimonides (1135-1204),
the Arabic scientist Averroes (1126-1198) and the poet Ibn Hazam
(994-1064).
We invite you to visit:
In the Córdoba region we find important
historical towns that treasure architectural wonders. Baroque reached
its finest expressions in this region: visit the churches in Lucena,
Priego and Cabra.
Cordoba is the most highly reputed olive oil producing
area in Spain. Here you can see how virgin olive oil “aceite
de oliva virgen” is produced. Visit Baena y Puente Genil.
The wineries of Montilla Moriles are famous because
of the sherry wine produced here: “Amontillado” and
“oloroso” have an exquisite bouquet. The cuisine of
the Cordoba region is recommended as the best example of the Mediterranean
diet, where olive oil and vegetables play a major role: We strongly
recommend that all of our students try Salmorejo, a typical dish
from Cordoba that, for us, represents the best example of Mediterranean
cuisine.
This cold dish is made with plenty of fresh tomatoes,
fresh green pepper, bread crumbs, plenty of garlic, olive oil, wine
vinegar from the region, some water and salt to taste, all finely
mashed and blended together into a thick soup. Allow a couple of
hours for it to cool in the fridge. You can serve it with fruit,
grapes or diced melon on top. Some people also like to add a few
small bits of jamon Serrano de bellota.
So we have three important reasons to visit Córdoba:
Art, history and gastronomy. A beautiful, quiet city still not much
visited by mass tourism. Let’s go to Cordoba.
Recommended restaurants in Cordoba:
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