Córdoba: Medina Azahara Guided Tour
Description
Explore the amazing history of Medina Azahara in Cordoba with a 3 hours tour with a specialist guide. Discover with us the history of the caliphate in this palace and enjoy their best sites. Travel back in time to the days of the Caliphate and Al-Andalus. Learn more about the first Umayyad caliph of Al-Andalus, Abderraman III. Visit the most important parts of the complex, such as the large House of Ja’far built over the site of 3 earlier houses. Admire the remains of the Pórtico de Medina Azahara and visit the Salón Rico, where the caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III would receive guests. Benefit from the expertise of an official guide who specializes on archaeological history.
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Explore the vast medieval palace of the Medina Azahara de Córdoba on a 3-hour guided tour, and travel back in time to the days of the Caliphate and Al-Andalus. Learn more about the first Umayyad caliph of Al-Andalus, Abderraman III. Visit the most important parts of the complex, such as the large House of Ja’far built over the site of 3 earlier houses. Admire the remains of the Pórtico de Medina Azahara and go around the Salón Rico, where the caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III would receive guests.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Confirmación será realizada en el momento de la compra.
- La distancia al yacimiento es de 8 kms desde Córdoba, recomendamos reservar bus público o desplazaros en vuestro vehículo.
Reviews(31)
It is a very nice experience, full of history, excellent guide Carlos, with his stories and the dynamics of the activity was very didactic and enriching
Muchas gracias por compartir tu experiencia. Nos alegra mucho saber que disfrutaste de la visita a Medina Azahara y que la experiencia te resultó tan enriquecedora. Carlos estará encantado de saber que sus explicaciones y la dinámica del tour hicieron la visita tan didáctica e interesante. Esperamos volver a verte en otra visita con OWAY Tours. Un cordial saludo, OWAY Tours
Very interesting the walk through Córdoba with our guide Carlos, who showed us interesting details of the most important attractions of his city, enlivening us with very funny comments and incredible stories, highly recommended!
Again, your handoff with your local tour operators was terrible. We didn’t get an email after the web confirmation from TA. Furthermore, a wrong meeting point was given through your confirmation letter. We ended up taking a taxi to the site (which was wonderful). We finally found the tour guide at the parking lot at the end of her tour. A total waste of tour cost of $54. Please refund.
The beginning of our visit was very unpleasant. Tripadvisor gave us a wrong address (did not match that of OWAY Tours) as a departure point: the Crescent Roundabout to catch the bus to Medina Azahara. The thing is, when the time came, nobody came. Fortunately we saw a group and a bus that seemed to have that destination but in another area, Red Cross Roundabout. It must be said that the roundabout where these two roundabouts are is very large and the pedestrian crossings quite far away. When we saw the aforementioned bus we ran and fortunately, and for the kindness of the driver, we were able to take the bus and make this visit. The mistake in the information could have caused us to miss the visit. Otherwise everything was positive.
They are not only stones, the place is spectacular, the visit is obligatory with guide if you want to truly appreciate it, our Carlos was very good, explained very clearly and without howling with excessive data making clear what is interesting, as well as contributing things with humor and criticism.
We hire guided tour to Medina Azahara by bus 20/01/25. An experience of 10. Sergio was our guide, exceptional attention at all times. With some very pleasant explanations. Very professional, you can tell he likes art and history. Fully recommended excursion. We hired him directly at OWAY TOURS office, the person who attended us, provided us with all the information of the visit and attended us fabulously.
I took three vpm tours to OWAY TORS.. MOMUMENYAL, PATIOS and MEDINA. Different guides and all great, answering questions and providing different insights... The service is also excellent
The level of our guide (tourist technician) was clearly improveable. Excessively colloquial language. Very little information about history, architectural technique, environment, etc...
Buenas tardes, Gracias por compartir su opinión con nosotros. Sentimos si las explicaciones no fueron de su agrado, intentamos ajustarnos a los gustos de todos nuestros clientes. Las explicaciones que se brindan son lo más históricas y detalladas posibles dentro de una dinámica de grupo fluida y de interés. Sentimos si les hubiera gustado un tipo de ruta algo más técnica, pero les invitamos a preguntar a los guías en casos como este. Sus dudas sobre puntos de interés más concretos serán resueltas sin problema. De igual manera, contamos con opiniones positivas que respaldan la ruta realizada. Sentimos lo ocurrido igualmente y quedamos a su disposición. Un cordial saludo, El equipo de OWAY Tours
Spectacular visit, with Carlos as guide has been the best, very well explained everything and very entertaining and interesting. I recommend it 100%
We did the tour with our Azahara guide and it was very good. She had a lot of knowledge about archaeology and was always attentive to our needs. Very nice experience. I recommend the visit since without a guide one only sees ruins without knowing where they belong or the whole history of themselves. She was waiting for us in the agreed place so I also recommend taking the option of taking with the included transport. Thank you so much!
