Medina Azahara guidet tur

Amazing recent excavations at this site with city limits of Cordova.

I’m not usually a tour person, I like to travel independently and on my own time, however considering this was an archeological site, having a tour guide seemed like a good option. Our guide, Almudena was fantastic, she is a historian and provided so much context for the site and brought it to life with the stories of the people of the time, and offered lots of insight into the reason for the designs of the site. Our experience would’ve been diminished without her guidance.

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The guide was super knowledgeable and easily helped us understand what life was like in this vast city

I liked it a lot, the girl was very nice and funny, a ten out of ten for the guide "Elena", the route was very interesting.

There was a huge lack of professionalism on the part of the guide and the agency. We could hardly hear the guide because she did not have a microphone, making the earpieces useless. We could not see the audiovisuals because we were told that "we did not have time." We arrived late to the Medina and were left without buses for the return (which were supposedly included in the tour). The guide told us that we had to take a taxi back and cover the cost, which was an additional €30 (quite regrettable, to be honest). I have been claiming the money for a month and they do not respond... what a bunch of scoundrels.

It was good, enriching experience mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmnnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Site was beautiful but logistics did not run smoothly. Accused of not paying our correct entrance fee, having us wait for the bus too early in the hot sun when it runs on a set schedule to begin with. We found the guide to be a bit rude in the way she spoke to members of the group and careless with the hot weather - ex. stopping us all to speak directly in the hot sun in 98F weather when there was shade a short walk away.

Very interesting and factual, excellent guide. Very hot though, need a sunhat, and comfortable shoes as uneven ground

We could not use the headphones because we did not have the guide and could not communicate. We did not see the audiovisual due to being short on time. There was a long line. They took us late to the Medina. On the way back, the bus had left with the guide. They told us that we had to pay for the taxi back as the company would not cover it. As of today, I am still waiting for explanations and the refund of the payment.

Mari Carmen is a very good guide, very educational