It is worth traveling to Spain just to marvel this one magnificent building: the impressive Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba is one of the world’s jewels in terms of Islamic architecture, and it should be a must when travelling around the South of Spain.
But Cordoba is much more than that: it has a charming old quarter where you will explore winding stone cobbled streets, whitewashed houses with inside patios and walls where thousands of colourful flower pots hang. The Royal Alcazar and it´s delightful terraced gardens with exotic flowers is another marvel of Cordoba. It also highlights the Jewish legacy, which is very relevant in the city.
Not far from the city, you can visit the ruins of Medina Azahara, a vast fortified Andalusian Palace; the city was built by the first Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba.