Caliphal Baths (Baños del Alcázar Califal)
Underground 10th-century Islamic hammam beneath Córdoba's Campo Santo square, with star skylights, marble pillars and intact cold, warm and hot rooms.
8 monuments to visit in Historic Centre. Active and layered, with historic squares, good shops, and occupied terraces
Centro spans Roman foundations through Umayyad mosque architecture to Renaissance palaces — more historic density per block than almost anywhere in Spain.
Underground 10th-century Islamic hammam beneath Córdoba's Campo Santo square, with star skylights, marble pillars and intact cold, warm and hot rooms.
1794 Christ sculpture on Plaza de Capuchinos, encircled by eight wrought-iron lanterns. Most affecting at dusk when they are lit. Free, open 24 hours.
18th-century baroque palace in Córdoba: former convent with gilded altarpieces, elegant patios and Zurbarán paintings. Free entry on weekday mornings.
Andalusia's only Castilian arcaded square, built in 1683 over a Roman forum. Once a bullfighting ring, now lined with bar terraces and a Sunday flea market.
Cited by Cervantes in Don Quixote. The 1577 fountain still stands; the Fine Arts Museum, Fosforito Flamenco Centre and Julio Romero Museum all face the square.
Córdoba's central square, with a clock that chimes guitar chords on the hour. Equestrian statue of El Gran Capitán, terrace cafés and the main shopping streets.
Free open-air Roman temple in central Córdoba, lit up at night. Towering Corinthian columns from ancient Corduba, once capital of Roman Baetica. Open 24 hours.
Climb 150 steps up the Mezquita-Catedral's 10th-century minaret-turned-bell-tower for 360-degree views over Córdoba's rooftops, Roman Bridge and Alcázar.