La Mezquita

Córdoba is home to one of the oldest, largest, and grandest mosques (mezquitas) in all of Europe. It is next to the river in the historic part of town, often referred to as the Judería (after the large Jewish population that lived there before the inquisition). It is a gorgeous area and reminds you that Córdoba is one of Europe’s oldest cities; Córdoba was the capital of Spain during the Roman Empire.

I took over 150 pictures of the Judería and the mezquita, but none of them do them justice. It’s gorgeous. We walked down the famous Calle de las Flores (Street of the Flowers) and the skinniest street in Córdoba (Calle de los Pañuelos). It’s easy to get lost in the skinny, winding streets. Sona and I had asked a Spanish guy to take a picture of us on the Roman bridge, and he ended up walking us all the way back to the central part of Córdoba. I’m always impressed with how friendly and helpful the Spanish people are.

The famous mezquita is definitely a must see if you are ever in Spain. I would love to go back again and again and again (especially in the summer, they say its one of the coolest places in the hot city). I’ll try to post the video I took of the cathedral part they Christians irreverently built directly in the middle of the beautiful mosque.