Medina Azahara guided tour from Córdoba
Description
Step back in time during this 3-hour guided tour to Medina Azahara from Córdoba. Also known as the 'Bright City,' Medina Azahara are the ruins of a vast, fortified Arab Muslim medieval palace that dates back to the 10th century; when Spain was under Moorish rule. After a short bus journey, take a guided 90-minute walking tour to learn about the complex's fascinating history. Visit the on-site museum, watch a video and see the remnants of the mosques, ceremonial halls, palaces, and workshops.
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Itinerary
El bus sale desde la parada GLORIETA CRUZ ROJA, frente al hotel Eurostars Palace. Es muy IMPORTANTE que acudan a esta parada antes de la hora seleccionada, ya que el bus no parará un minuto más de la hora de salida (sale muy puntual). Le recomendamos que acuda con unos 10 minutos de antelación. Allí encontrará a nuestros compañeros con el paraguas naranja. Visitaremos el museo, que se encuentro en el centro de visitantes, y el yacimiento. Para llegar hasta el yacimiento, utilizaremos un bus lanzadera (de estos gastos se hará cargo el guía ya que están incluidos en la visita). El orden de la visita puede variar dependiendo de las normas impuestas por el monumento.
Encontrarán a su guía en el parking de Medina Azahara (centro de visitantes) con el paraguas naranja. Le recomendamos que acudan unos cinco o diez minutos antes. Subiremos al yacimiento cogiendo el bus lanzadera que va desde el parking hasta el mismo yacimiento (de este gasto se encarga el guía ya que está incluido). Visitaremos el yacimiento y el museo en el centro de visitantes. El orden de la visita puede variar dependiendo de las normas impuestas por el monumento.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(57)
The guide Vicente is excellent. A fascinating tour of the beautiful city of Medina Azahara. A luxury and a pleasure to relive history.
Very well organized from Cordoba. Best of all Susanna guide, super professional with a huge knowledge of the subject. Congratulations Susanna it was a pleasure to have two visits with you!
Guide Fran gave us a complete and rigorous information in an exciting place. It's really worth it
Magnificent morning, very pedagogical all explanations and highly recommended, without doubt my congratulations for the guide. Thank you.
The tour is very complete. Our guide Pilu was lovely and gave us a lot of information. I think making it night-time gives it a magical character.
Muchas gracias por tu comentario. Nos alegra saber que disfrutasteis de la visita a Medina Azahara con Pilu y que el formato nocturno os transmitió esa magia especial. Será un placer volver a recibiros.
The guide was very informative. The welcome video helped to explain what would’ve been there. Some restoration gives you an idea of the splendour. The day was very hot and it was like an oven, which made it quite a challenge.
Gracias, Noela, por compartir tu experiencia. Nos alegra que la visita y las explicaciones te resultaran tan completas, incluso en un día tan caluroso. Medina Azahara siempre sorprende con su historia y su esplendor.
A recommendable experience that thanks to our guide Pilu s made us much more enjoyable thanks to his sympathy and historical information very enjoyable
Gracias por tu valoración. Nos alegra que Pilu consiguiera hacer de la visita a Medina Azahara una experiencia amena y llena de historia. Comentarios como el tuyo nos animan a seguir trabajando con la misma ilusión.
It has been great, Carmen is an excellent guide, you love history, explains everything in a very didactic and exciting way. Highly recommended. We enjoyed it a lot and that rain has accompanied us all the time.
¡Muchas gracias por tu reseña! Nos alegra que la pasión y las explicaciones de Carmen hicieran tan especial vuestra visita a Medina Azahara, incluso con la lluvia. Será un placer recibiros de nuevo.
Our guide was Miguel Ángel, a 10 not to be missed, very entertaining, educational, entertaining and fun. Even in the heat it is worth doing it.
Despite some problems the date of the tour happened (I got a message saying I had to go to the offices of the company to ask for the bus tickets or we wouldn't be allowed to take it. I noticed it just one hour before the tour started and had to run to their office, for they to tell me the information was wrong and I just to show up at the appointed place, so then I had to run to the bus stop) we enjoyed it. Our guide, Claudia, was amazing. I loved her energy, enthusiasm and how ready she was to answer any doubt you had about the site. I send her a lot of love, she really made our visit to Madinat al-Zahra something special.
