Cordoba has a number of attractions and its patios are amongst them. Houses are traditionally built around an internal terrace or patio and there is a competition for best prentes each year.
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| This house had been built against the old city wall, somewhere around the 13thC |
The next big attraction was the Alcazar, or castle, and it's garden.
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| Layers of history |
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| Ferdinand, Isobel and Christopher Columbus, a common theme. |
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| Roman sacophagus |
Medina Al-Zahra was an Arabic royal city outside of Cordoba. It reminded us of Pompeii, with ruins being dug out of piles of rock, and plenty more yet to be dug. The royal complex was only used for 75 years!
The area after Cordoba is the heart of olive production in Spain and hence the world. It out-produces all of Italy. Our question is who the heck picks the crop?
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| We spent about 20 minutes in a long queue of traffic behind this. It appeared to be a section of drainage ditch, or perhaps part of a bridge span? Anyway, it was slow and difficult to pass on these windy roads. |
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| More Jaen countryside |
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| The castle at Alcala la Real |
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