3 hours in Cordoba

On April 25 I boarded an AVE train with my program. We headed down south to Cordoba. The city is ancient, dating back beyond the Romans in the 1st century. We stopped there mostly to see the world famous Mezquita. The town was rather small, but on street corners there were just random Roman ruins. The Mezquita was originally built as a Christian church around 600. During the Muslim conquest it was turned in to a masque and expanded extensively. The Muslims had it for nearly 700 years and then it was changed back into a Catholic Church during the Spanish “reconquista”. It has spectacular architecture which is mix of Moorish and Christian styles. To see more photos click here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2058440&id=21204555&l=15a1fe5feaAdvertise