What is the best time to visit Córdoba? Tips

Sometimes an event becomes the best occasion to take a very special trip, like returning on a very special trip to the city ​​of cordoba, riding a Andalusia.

As a participant in the AMEX Traveler Award by American Express, it was about star in a video transferring my impressions from a walk through the most cultural Córdoba.

Cordova It is a city that I discovered relatively recently, as it had always been a transit point that was next to the highway that took me to other places further south in Spain.

But finally, not long ago, I made a specific getaway to visit cordoba, and since then I have been captivated by it, to the point that I can say that it is my favorite city in Andalusia.

Since that first trip I have returned a couple more times, always enjoying the advantages that traveling from Madrid on the high-speed train offers. eTA.

And the most recent occasion I have returned to film the video of AMEX Traveler Award which you can see next to these lines.

His impressive monument of the old mosque It is an argument that well justifies a getaway to Córdoba.

But there are many other reasons that you will understand when you enter behind the walls of the historic city and walk through its narrow alleys with white houses.

Of course I have returned to visit the mosque and I have returned to enjoy the smells of the Patio de los Naranjos and get lost among the forest of columns of the ancient temple of the Umayyads.

May, best time to visit Córdoba

On this occasion the trip also had other attractions, since compared to previous occasions, it took place in the Month of May, which allowed me to confirm that, without a doubt, it is the best month to visit Córdoba, although also the one where you will find the most tourists.

Córdoba in May It is synonymous with flowers, and the best expression of them is its collections patios full of flowers, a large part of which during the first fortnight of said month participate in the traditional patio contest.

During the making of the video, we visited one of the traditional Cordoban patios from the historic center and we discover the affection with which Marina, its owner, takes care of each of her plants and flowers.

We also knew the church of San Lorenzo from the 13th century, one of the most notable fernandina churches from the historic center of the city.

And we discovered by the hand of Angel that secrets of the caliphal filigree, a craft technique that dates back to the 10th century, which unites Muslim and Hebrew cultures.

Climb to the top of the Calahorra Tower allows you to enjoy a beautiful panoramic views of Córdoba, with the Roman bridge and the old mosque in the foreground.

We also enjoy the equestrian show at the Royal Stables and we visited the Alcazar of the Christian Monarchswhose gardens in may They are beautiful completely covered in flowers.

La gastronomic aspect is another attractions of traveling to Córdoba.

We cover it by learning How the typical Cordoban salmorejo is prepared in an artisanal way with Matias Vega, one of the restaurateurs belonging to the Brotherhood of Salmorejo Cordobés.

Also visiting the Victoria Market, a very interesting cuisine located in a metal building that was a booth of the Cordoba Fair.

And of course one couldn't be missing tasting of Moriles-Montilla wine what we did in the Pérez Barquero wineries.

But above all, the best of this trip to Córdoba has been walking through its narrow alleys, like that of flowers or the Bonfire Alley. And also enjoy a night walk through the lonely streets of its historic center.

In sum, in the Month of May the city of Cordova reaches its greatest splendor and attraction for visitors.