The Palace of Viana is a sample of ancestral homes of the Cordoba nobility. Its 12 patios of great beauty, especially in spring and summer when the flowers bloom. plants and give great color to the enclosure. The water is also one of the main elements, as it merges with the vegetation creating a courtyard in harmony with nature.
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Part about Cordoba of the documentary series produced by Radio Televisión Española. Watch documentaryAbout Córdoba
It is the third largest and most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and Malaga. Today it is a city of medium size, in whose old town we can still see buildings with architectural elements from when Cordoba was the capital of the Hispania Ulterior in times of the Roman Republic, or the province of Betica during the Roman Empire and the Caliphate of Cordoba during the Muslim era, whose leaders ruled much of the Iberian peninsula. According to archaeological evidence, the city had around one million inhabitants by the tenth century, being the largest, most cultured and opulent city in the world.
Its historic centre was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994. Ten years earlier, in 1984, it had been the Mosque-cathedral of Cordoba. It was a candidate for European cultural capital for 2016, being a finalist to represent Spain. In addition, the Feast of the Cordovan Patios was designated Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in December 2012.
Places of interest
The Viana palace courtyards
Medina Azahara
Medina Azahara was a palatine city that ordered the construction of the Calida Abderramán III in Sierra Morena, about 8 km outside of Córdoba. The archeological site of Medina Azahara is declared property of cultural interest in the category of monument and was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2018.
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Mosque of Cordoba
It constitutes the most important monument in Cordoba, and also of all Andalusian architecture, together with the Alhambra, as well as the most emblematic of Spanish-Muslim Umayyad art. Declared a World Heritage Site as part of the city's historic centre, it was included by the public among Spain's 12 Treasures in 2007.
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Courtyard Festival of Cordoba
The Courtyard Festival of Cordoba is a courtyard competition held in Cordoba (Spain), usually during the second and third week of May. Participants open from free, decorative way their courtyards so that they can be visited within the established schedule for that purpose. In recent years, courtyards in contests are marked with pots of hedges that are place the doors flanking, so that they can be clearly identified.
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Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs
The Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs is a military building in the city of Córdoba, Spain, located on one of the banks of the River Guadalquivir. The monarch Alfonso XI of Castile ordered its construction in 1328 on the old Andalusian Alcazar, former residence of the Roman governor and customs. The architectural complex has a sober exterior and a splendid interior, with magnificent gardens and courtyards that maintain a Mudejar inspiration.
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Cordoba is strategically located in the south of Spain. It has excellent connections by motorway through the first-class road network (A4-E5) and regular and high-speed trains. (AVE) with the main international airports located in Madrid, Malaga and Madrid. Seville.
From Malaga International Airport
- AVE High Speed Train: 60m
- Car: 1h 30m
- Bus: 2h
From Seville International Airport
- AVE High Speed Train: 40m
- Car: 1h 20m
- Bus: 2h
From Madrid International Airport
- AVE High Speed Train: 1h 40m
- Car: 3h 30m
- Bus: 4h 30m
30% Discount in National Railways Transport
The attendees can get a 30% discount on their train tickets. More details...National Railways Transport discountConditions of use
The attendees of the "39th International Colloquium of the International Section of the ISSA on the Prevention in Agriculture can get a 30% discount on their train tickets.
The offer is valid for all AVE and Long Distance trains in national route paths, for round trip travels, without being combinable with other business deals.
The Colloquium’s assistant will obtain the “discount’s permission” and he/she will have to give it at the authorized point of sale (train stations and travel agencies) to obtain the discount when buying the ticket. Tickets can be purchased on Internet, too.
It will be needed that the Colloquium’s assistants bring the train’s ticket with the “discount’s permission” printed, which must be submitted in the access control or to the Renfe staff who can ask for it.
To obtain authorization of the 30% discount in RENFE, you must request it to thetechnical secretariat by email, once formalized the inscription.
The offer is valid from 13th to 19th May 2019.