Every Picture Tells a Story January 2018
Córdoba, SpainCórdoba is a city in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, and the capital of the province of Córdoba. It was an important Roman city and a major Islamic center in the Middle Ages. It’s best known for La Mezquita, an immense mosque dating from 784 A.D., featuring a columned prayer hall and older Byzantine mosaics. After it became a Catholic church in 1236, a Renaissance-style nave was added in the 17th century. Plaza de la Corredera This grand 17th-century square has an elaborate history as a site of public spectacles, including bullfights and Inquisition burnings. Nowadays it's ringed by balconied apartments and is home to an assortment of popular, though culinarily run-of-the-mill, cafes and restaurants. The Mercado de la Corredera is a busy morning food market selling all kinds of fresh produce. On any sunny day this and other plazas in cordoba are filled as the Spanish enjoy sunshine and lunch. |
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The plazas fill with sunshine and warm your sole |
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Migas |
Quiet plaza |
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Typical wall of pots |
March of children, football related |
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Street cafe |
First aid workers follow the parade |
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A fountain? |
Local produce |
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Court yard at Iglesia de San Agustin |
Inside Iglesia de San Agustin |
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Iglesia de San Agustin |
Columns of a Roman Temple |
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Roman ruins |
Roman ruins |
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Roman ruins |
One of may fountains in Cordoba |
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