Day 9
Córdoba: Mosque Cathedral & Patios
March 11 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 64 °FCórdoba was once the Moorish capital of nearly all of the Iberian peninsula (and some parts of France, including Carcassonne) as we know those places today, but known as Al-Andalus caliphate startingRead more
Traveler These (and the ones in Portugal) are so lovely!
Dazzling, shimmering, mysterious. [Fred Bouchard]
The mihrab's exquisitely detailed glass mosaic inlay (of Kufic script from Koran) were a gift of allied Byzantine emperors. [Fred Bouchard]
Excessively muddy Guadalquivir River indicates poor agricultural practices that cause topsoil runoff. [Fred Bouchard]