Medina Azahara Guided Tour: Learn Historians' Perspective from Caliph's Headquarters
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195 Ratings
Córdoba

Embarking upon our guided expedition to Medina Azahara provides the opportunity to glean knowledge about a city that served as the base for the inaugural Caliph from Córdoba, Abd al-Rahman III, and his administration, all from historians and archaeologists.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Medina Azahara - Take a trip to the Azahara Medina, just a short trip from Córdoba, for a fascinating guided tour of this historic site. Explore the incredible architecture of this palace-city, built as the Caliphate of Cordoba’s seat of government in the 10th century.
What's Included
  • Guidance by a professional art historian
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Location
Gta. Cruz Roja, 715
Glorieta Cruz Roja
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Fajorky
May 21, 2024
A great guide - Medina Azahara is very plundered, unfortunately, and luckily it has been taken into consideration in recent years. This visit is very important to understand an indispensable part of Cordoba. The guide Antonio was very good in his explanations. highly recommended.
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X8340lhcarlosa
May 11, 2024
Medina Azahara "historical" - A special visit, for the history, the art and the explanations of the guide who made the day very interesting and with a lot of learning.
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Kenalex2017
May 1, 2024
Fascinating place - Fascinating place! Antonio was a great guide. As a student of history, he was very knowledgeable about the significance of the various buildings.
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Mirianrv706pu
Apr 28, 2024
Perfect - An excursion of 10, we loved the experience. Highly recommended. Thanks to Maria for being a great guide. To repeat without hesitation.
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595ignaciog
Apr 27, 2024
An unforgettable visit - Magnificent visit on April 26, 2024, with arteencordobs to Medina Azahara. Our guide Alejandro Muñoz knew how to convey his passion for Medina Azahara and bring us closer to the history of the largest archaeological site in Europe. A tomorrow to repeat. Art, history, nature
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Navigate14700804489
Apr 24, 2024
Antonio a great professional - Antonio was fantastic, he explained everything to us very well and made it very enjoyable and you could tell he knew a lot. The truth is that a highly recommended excursion
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Xamsm
Apr 19, 2024
Excellent guide - Our guide, Rafael de la Cruz, knows the subject very well, making the visit pleasant and enjoyable. Explains history and archeology very well. Is very good
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Sarahjane_e
Apr 18, 2024
Great trip - Maria was an excellent guide. She met us at the bus stop in Cordoba punctually and was very knowledgeable about the Medina. She had a lovely, fun sense of humour
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425philippeb
May 23, 2024
Very beautiful view - Two possibilities, one with guide (reservation required) but Spanish or English guide. Otherwise you can reach the site directly by car (parking at the entrance). We took the guide option, meeting in front of the museum, making contact with the guide who takes you to the cinema to watch a screening of around 30 minutes (very interesting). The room is full because all the groups are attending, hence the imperative need to book! At the end, a bus takes you to the site (5 minutes) and the guided tour begins. Fortunately we had seen the computer-generated images in the theater, because in fact it is essentially ruins. Some remains are interesting, but nothing more for us. No access to the throne room which is undoubtedly the most beautiful. In short, you really have to like old stones to fully appreciate them, not to mention that after a while all the groups join together, so it's not easy to listen and move around. Allow an hour and a half visit, two drinking water fountains are on the circuit, enough to quench your thirst. Better to wear sneakers than high heels!
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Loredana_l
May 6, 2024
Too long - It was quite long tour. Only available in Spanish so was lot of information we could not understand unfortunately. It can be done in on hour less .
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