Located in the north of the province of Córdoba, in the heart of the Los Pedroches region, Pozoblanco is a town that has preserved its rural essence while embracing progress. Founded in the 14th century by shepherds who fled from Pedroche to escape the plague, its name derives from an old well with a whiteContinue reading “POZOBLANCO: LIVING HISTORY IN THE HEART OF THE VALLEY OF LOS PEDROCHES”
Category Archives: Córdoba
PRIEGO DE CÓRDOBA: BAROQUE TREASURE AMONG MOUNTAINS AND SPRINGS
Priego de Córdoba, located in the southern part of the province of Córdoba, in the heart of the Subbética region, is one of the most beautiful and culturally rich towns in Andalusia. Its privileged setting among mountains, its impressive architectural heritage, its springs and gardens, and its proximity to the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park makeContinue reading “PRIEGO DE CÓRDOBA: BAROQUE TREASURE AMONG MOUNTAINS AND SPRINGS”
DISCOVERING CABRA: HISTORY, NATURE, AND CULTURE IN THE HEART OF ANDALUSIA
Located in the geographical center of Andalusia, Cabra is a gem in southern Spain that blends an impressive historical heritage with lush natural surroundings. This charming municipality in the province of Córdoba, nestled in the foothills of the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park, offers visitors a unique experience that combines culture, landscape, and tradition. MONUMENTS THATContinue reading “DISCOVERING CABRA: HISTORY, NATURE, AND CULTURE IN THE HEART OF ANDALUSIA”
CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART II: MEDINA AL-ZAHARA
I had previously told you that the Muslims arrived in the Iberian Peninsula in 711, led by Tarik, and had defeated the last Visigothic king, Don Rodrigo, in the battle of the Guadalete River. This fact gave rise to the Muslim expansion in the territories that currently remain to Spain and Portugal. At the beginningContinue reading “CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART II: MEDINA AL-ZAHARA”
CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART I: MOSQUE-CATHEDRAL
Along the banks of the Guadalquivir River, which means “the Great River” in Arabic, stands a beautiful city, Córdoba, which during medieval times under the rule of the Umayyads became one of the cultural, artistic, political and most important economies cities in the world, being surpassed only by the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople.Continue reading “CALIPHATE OF CORDOBA PART I: MOSQUE-CATHEDRAL”
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