Captain's Log Reporting from Cordoba

Cordoba is a very important city in Spain where the traces of Andalusia can be seen most intensely. When you visit this place, you can easily understand why Europeans were so afraid of Muslims. In order to visit this region with peace of mind, it will be a very effective and effective option to visit these places with a rental car.

In fact, if you can arrange a 10-day period for Spain, you can have a very nice vacation in a satisfying way in terms of both cultural and Mediterranean pleasures. Cordoba, which will be included in this vacation, will definitely deserve a very meaningful part. 

The Mediterranean landscapes you will see on your way to this city will always hold an important place in your mind. In addition, if you prefer to take your breaks along the way in small villages, you can try olive oils that you cannot taste in our country recently, accompanied by various olives and other small appetizers (tapas), accompanied by nice drinks (white wine, soda, espresso, etc.) in cafe-restaurants in village squares. Drinks are priced between 2-3 euros and tapas between 3-4 euros. Since these flavors are offered at much higher prices in big cities, it is highly recommended to try these organic products.

The most important feature of this city, which has no contact with the sea, is that the building known as the Andalusian Umayyad mosque, which is now a cathedral converted into a church, is open to visitors. This building, which is protected by UNESCO as "Heritage of Humanity", is extremely beautiful and striking with its familiar architecture for us.

From the entrance of the city, the entrance of the city with its extremely interesting and remarkable bridge always welcomes you with a busy visitor community. If you choose the summer period to come here, you can see the works in the city for a long time by taking advantage of the daylight and you can take photos more easily. Normally, you can continue your transportation to Seville and other cities without staying in this city for a full day. 

With your planning, if you reach this city around 10.00-11.00 in the morning, you can easily have dinner after sightseeing and continue on your way. For this reason, you can try to visit this city, which does not have many options for accommodation, without accommodation. But if you are traveling in Spain, please note that if you return without seeing this place, you will be missing something. Because this city with the most beautiful architectural examples of the Andalusian Umayyads will always hold a very special place in your mind. You can be sure of this.

The whitewashed houses and the familiar cobbled streets will be very familiar to you. While visiting here, I compared myself to the moments I experienced while visiting the houses in the Trakai region in Vilnius, Lithuania. I felt as if I was walking in a Turkish neighborhood, and I felt extremely comfortable while visiting here. Although there are traces of Andalusia, these works you will see in a Christian country will impress you immensely. 

When you enter the Kurtuba mosque or now known as the Kurtuba Cathedral, you can be sure that you will not feel different from the Selimiye mosque in Edirne or the Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. The environment you will enter in the famous heat of the summer will welcome you at extremely favorable temperatures and will take you to the past times with great awe. Then, when you look around carefully, you will witness how this time it has been consciously tried to be changed, but not too far from the original.

In terms of food and drink, Spanish cuisine is predominant in this city, and I strongly recommend that you do not return without tasting the delicious cheeses. In addition, although there is no seashore, I can easily recommend you to try the delicious prawns in all kinds of restaurants. 

Have a pleasant trip.