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Just like the Seville region, the province of Cordoba is landlocked, although that should not be a reason for the more adventurous traveller to not visit either for they each are fascinating.  The region of Cordoba is split by the mighty Rio Guadalquivir on which lies the ancient metropolis of Cordoba, founded by the Romans, though it flourished underneath the Moorish occupation and that is evident in the structure found everywhere in the city.  

Constructed on a pointy bend of the river which is crossed by the Roman bridge, the El Puente Romano, the town was once a port.  When the Moors were changed by the Christians, the city's beauty was left untouched and the Christian cathedral was built within the mosque, the Mezquita. The Mezquita dates back to the 12 century and symbolises the ability of the Moorish Islamic influence on this area of Andalucia. In-built 785AD by Abd al Rahman, the mosque has been added to over the generations by each Christian and Islamic faiths as they every controlled this area.

On the centre of Cordoba is the old Jewish quarter the place little has changed in centuries, slender streets and garden plazas, tapas bars and eating places, an ideal space to discover and calm down in the Spanish way. The bull combating museum and the cool and refreshing fountains and gardens of the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos are nicely price a visit each being open from Tuesday to Sunday.

Move outside of town into the realm of Cordoba, and you'll find it quite unoccupied, many of the population dwell within the city itself whereas the remainder are spread out in this massive unexploited region. Summers here are dry and scorching, so the best time of the 12 months to go to is through the cooler spring and autumn months, where one can find villages that still hold on to their Spanish values, something that has virtually all but disappeared from the Costas to the south.