How Córdoba celebrates: the flower-filled patios of the May festival, Feria's tents, Cruces de Mayo, Semana Santa's processions, and the flamenco tradition.https://www.explorecordoba.comhttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/baena-tamborrada-judios-holy-weekhttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/baena-tamborrada-judios-holy-weekBaena's Holy Week drumming: the Judíos, colinegros and coliblancos, UNESCO and BOJA status, plus 2027 dates and how to get there from Córdoba (about 63–67 km).Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:32:11 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/flora-festival-economic-impact-cordobahttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/flora-festival-economic-impact-cordobaFLORA charges no entry fee, yet Universidad Loyola Andalucía measured a €66.9M provincial economic impact in 2025. Here's how the multiplier actually works.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:02:59 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/semana-santa-2027-early-easter-cordobahttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/semana-santa-2027-early-easter-cordobaSemana Santa 2027 runs 21–28 March (Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday). Why an early March Holy Week in Córdoba brings higher rain odds and earlier hotel booking.Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:34:45 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/feria-cordoba-2027-countdownhttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/feria-cordoba-2027-countdownFeria de Córdoba 2027 runs 22–29 May, per the Ayuntamiento's approved calendar. See how fast hotels sold out in 2024 and how casetas filled up in 2026.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:13:40 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/cordoba-efimera-festivalhttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/cordoba-efimera-festivalFestival Córdoba Efímera is turning six heritage sites across Córdoba's historic centre into a temporary architecture museum. Here's how it differs from FLORA.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:14:57 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/legend-cristo-de-los-faroleshttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/legend-cristo-de-los-farolesCórdoba's most haunting statue comes with a legend: a soldier saved from death who returned each midnight until he vanished. The real history is stranger still.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:02:28 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/corpus-christi-cordoba-16th-centuryhttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/corpus-christi-cordoba-16th-centuryCorpus Christi in Córdoba has paraded a 200-kilo Gothic silver monstrance through herb-strewn streets since 1518—five centuries of Counter-Reformation theatre.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:42:40 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/hammam-bath-culture-cordobahttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/hammam-bath-culture-cordobaCórdoba was the capital of al-Andalus, where historians infer bathhouses proliferated. The theology, rituals and architecture behind its hammam culture.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:07:42 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/cruces-mayo-origins-historyhttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/cruces-mayo-origins-historyFrom Roman Floralia to the True Cross of Saint Helena: two millennia of religious syncretism shaped the flower-draped May crosses Córdoba celebrates today.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:44:50 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/perol-cordobes-traditionhttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/perol-cordobes-traditionThe perol cordobés is not a recipe. It is a communal outdoor feast tied to San Rafael Day (October 24), when families and friends cook in the countryside.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:48:41 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/virgen-de-la-salud-cordobahttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/virgen-de-la-salud-cordobaTwo plowmen, a marble-coped well, and 200 years of healing devotion: the 1665 discovery that made the Virgen de la Salud patroness of the Feria de Córdoba.Tue, 19 May 2026 19:55:05 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/sevillanas-feria-guidehttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/sevillanas-feria-guideLearn how to dance sevillanas at the Córdoba Feria. The 4-copla structure, paso, pasada, and braceo, explained for beginners joining the open casetas.Tue, 19 May 2026 12:36:43 GMThttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/feria-cordoba-vs-sevillahttps://www.explorecordoba.com/articles/feria-cordoba-vs-sevillaCórdoba's casetas need no invitation; Seville's 1,000+ are mostly private. Founded in 1284 vs 1847 — see how the two ferias compare, and why it matters.Sat, 16 May 2026 07:52:52 GMT