{"id":11749,"date":"2023-06-05T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T16:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?p=11749"},"modified":"2023-06-05T09:17:19","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T16:17:19","slug":"cordoba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromabirdseyeview.com\/?p=11749","title":{"rendered":"Historic Cordoba"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Bob Sparrow<\/p>\n

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Cordoba<\/p><\/div>\n

We head inland to Cordoba, the second oldest city in the world<\/strong>, which once had a population of over one million people, but now has about 325,000.\u00a0 This city, like much of the surrounding area, was first populated by the Romans<\/strong> (for about two centuries from 200 BC), then it was taken over by the Visigoths<\/strong> (a Germanic state), then occupied by the Muslims<\/strong> from 711 to 1492, then finally taken from the Muslims, in the Reconquista<\/strong>, by the Christians lead by forces of King Ferdinand<\/strong> and Queen Isabella<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0Lots of history in this city!<\/figure>\n

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Ronda<\/p><\/div>\n

But prior to getting to Cordoba, we visit the ancient city of Ronda<\/strong>, which sits on two spectacular cliffs connected by the visually spectacular Puente Vuevo<\/strong> (New Bridge).\u00a0 After a stroll through the town, it has been arranged with a local family, that we would have lunch at their house.\u00a0 The husband, who is a professional chef prepares our meal and his wife tells us about the town and how she grew up there.\u00a0 Of course, the first order taken was for beer or wine, then a magnificent array of food was presented in about 4-5 courses \u2013 I can’t even discribe the food, but it all were very tasty!\u00a0 Then back on the bus, Gus and off to Cordoba<\/strong>.<\/figure>\n

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Lunch at Ronda home<\/p><\/div>\n

On the outskirts of Cordoba we stop and visit a horse ranch<\/strong> and get a tour of the facilities and a training demonstration.\u00a0 The horses are magnificent and range in breed from Arabians<\/strong>, French<\/strong> and Spanish Andalusians.<\/strong>\u00a0 These horses are bred for show not for racing and they are beautiful, well-disciplined animals.\u00a0 We thought we might get to see one of of the Andalusians give birth, but she wasn\u2019t quite ready, and those things cannot be rushed.\u00a0 One of the other really cool things to see at work were the Border Collie<\/strong> dogs that worked with the trainers to keep the horses in line \u2013 amazing!\u00a0 We had another great dinner \u2013 maybe at the end of this trip I\u2019ll try to sum up the variety of food we\u2019ve been treated to \u2013 it\u2019s different than what we get at home and excellent!<\/p>\n

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Mezquita<\/p><\/div>\n

The highlight of any tour to Cordoba is the magnificent Mezquita<\/strong>, which was a Muslim Mosque<\/strong> turned into a Catholic Cathedral<\/strong> when the Christians defeated the Moors to take over the city.\u00a0 At the time we arrive in Cordoba the \u2018Annual Fair\u2019<\/strong> was going on this week, which helps clear the city streets, as everyone is on the outskirts of town at the fair, well, most everyone, there\u2019s still a lot of people roaming around and we see a lot of pretty ladies dress in full-length, colorful flamenco dresses going through town.\u00a0 The other event that just took place here is the \u2018patio judging\u2019<\/strong>, where anyone who wants to participate can fill their typical four-walled patio with flowers and other decorations to win prize money.\u00a0 We get a chance to see some of the top patios – very cool.\u00a0 We are told that watering all the plants in one of these patios typically takes between 2.5 – 3 hours a day!\u00a0 Dinner on our own is schedule at a great restaurant in the Jewish section of town.\u00a0 Fortunately, they put us in our own room as we tend to get quite noisy, which we did this night.\u00a0 Well, bottomless wine was included with the dinner, so we didn\u2019t want to make them feel bad about not drinking their wine, so we made sure we had plenty. \u00a0As I\u2019m getting ready to start talking about going to Seville, I forgot that, in Malaga, we ate at Antonio Banderas’ <\/strong>restaurant,\u00a0 El Pimpi<\/strong>; he wasn\u2019t there, but the food was very good! \u00a0Back to Cordoba so we can head to Seville – I think that Spanish wine is affecting my memory.<\/figure>\n

Next is Spain’s ‘Cultural Center’ – Seville . . . I think!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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