Day drive · Al-Andalus

The heart of the Caliphate

Stops
4
Total distance
about 128 km as the crow flies

From the palace-city of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān III to the great mosque of Córdoba, then down the Guadalquivir valley to the fortified gate of Carmona and the Alcázar of Seville. Four long visits make a full day, so start early at Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ.

Stops

  1. Medina Azahara (Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ), Madīnat al-Zahrāʾ
  2. Mezquita-catedral de Córdoba (Mezquita aljama de Qurṭuba), Qurṭuba
  3. Puerta de Sevilla (Alcázar de Abajo), Qarmūna
  4. Real Alcázar de Sevilla (Alcázar de Išbīliya), Išbīliya

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Check opening hours before you set off: they change, so they are not listed here.

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by Phantazein

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