Sojourn in ANDALUCIA    
Southern Spain - Land of Many Cultures

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Cordoba  
One of 36 places in Spain designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site 

Tower of Calahorra
Tower of Calahorra Museum - site of Roman bridge fortification - present structure built in 1369 over Arab fortress

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King Alfonso XPlaque inside TowerPlaque on inside wall of Tower of Calahorra

King Alfonso X 
one of 4 statues which give historical  presentations in the Tower of Calahorra

 

COA Cordoba







Coat of Arms for the City of CÓRDOBA
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Roman Bridge
Roman Bridge across Guadalquivir River with view of Mosque-Cathedral , 
the site of which was originally a Roman temple.  
Mosque was built in 741 which was converted to Córdoba Cathedral in 13th Century 
with construction and expansion continuing throughout the 16th and 17th Century.

Red Horse Restaurant  
Red Horse Restaurant


View inside of Mosque-Cathedral
in CÓRDOBA

View of Mosque-Cathedral
from Calleja de las Flores (Flores St.) in Juderia (Jewish Quarter)
Flores Street

 Bell Tower of Cathedral from Flores St.



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