Stops: Arco de Frontera & Cordoba
We hit the road again on Wednesday morning and starting heading towards Cordoba with a stop in Arco de Frontera.
Arcos de Frontera
Arcos is a white town in southern Spain. Just about all the buildings in the town are white, which is pretty neat. There are a bunch of towns like this in the south. Acros has some very narr
ow streets. There were a few times I had to close my eyes, jump in a doorway, and hope for the best as car went flying down the hill.
After exploring the narrow roads of Arcos we made our way back to the car and headed to Cordoba. We arrived, parked the car, and walked across a cool bridge to get to the old part of the city. We found a hotel rather quickly, then Kelly and I set out to look around. Kelly had been here in October, so she already knew where a lot of the sites were. Cordoba is an adorable city. There is a contest each year to decorate your patio/windows with flowers, so it made for a very picturesque experience.
Next we walked over to the Alcazar. We lucked out because it is free on Wednesdays. The builing was pretty cool, although not that unlike the other Alcazars we had visited. The one notable feature of this Alcazar is the mosaics on the walls that have been preserved. The Alacazar had BEAUTIFUL gardens. I loved them! We wandered around looking at all the pretty flowers and water features, then found a bench in the shade to sit and soak it all in. I decided that if I were a rich queen, I would have gardens like this at my castle.
Pablo met up for us and we went for a drink at a cute terrace cafe, then walked around some more. We wanted to find a patio/garden type restaurant for dinner, which are pretty common in Cordoba. We found one that was cute enough since we were really hungry at this point. It turned out to be a pretty disappointing meal, but we still had a nice time.
In the morning we woke up early to go into the Mezquita, which is the cathedral in the town. Now, this was one cathedral that was really different from all the others. It was a mosque prior to the Christians taking over, and they kept much of the mosque in tact; they just added on to it. Very impressive and unique!
After visiting the Mezquita and having some breakfast, it was time to start heading back to Madrid. We had a couple on stops line up on the way though...
Arcos is a white town in southern Spain. Just about all the buildings in the town are white, which is pretty neat. There are a bunch of towns like this in the south. Acros has some very narr
ow streets. There were a few times I had to close my eyes, jump in a doorway, and hope for the best as car went flying down the hill.
After exploring the narrow roads of Arcos we made our way back to the car and headed to Cordoba. We arrived, parked the car, and walked across a cool bridge to get to the old part of the city. We found a hotel rather quickly, then Kelly and I set out to look around. Kelly had been here in October, so she already knew where a lot of the sites were. Cordoba is an adorable city. There is a contest each year to decorate your patio/windows with flowers, so it made for a very picturesque experience.
Next we walked over to the Alcazar. We lucked out because it is free on Wednesdays. The builing was pretty cool, although not that unlike the other Alcazars we had visited. The one notable feature of this Alcazar is the mosaics on the walls that have been preserved. The Alacazar had BEAUTIFUL gardens. I loved them! We wandered around looking at all the pretty flowers and water features, then found a bench in the shade to sit and soak it all in. I decided that if I were a rich queen, I would have gardens like this at my castle.
Pablo met up for us and we went for a drink at a cute terrace cafe, then walked around some more. We wanted to find a patio/garden type restaurant for dinner, which are pretty common in Cordoba. We found one that was cute enough since we were really hungry at this point. It turned out to be a pretty disappointing meal, but we still had a nice time.
In the morning we woke up early to go into the Mezquita, which is the cathedral in the town. Now, this was one cathedral that was really different from all the others. It was a mosque prior to the Christians taking over, and they kept much of the mosque in tact; they just added on to it. Very impressive and unique!
After visiting the Mezquita and having some breakfast, it was time to start heading back to Madrid. We had a couple on stops line up on the way though...
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