Córdoba - Night guided tours of the “El Alma de Córdoba” Mosque

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Forest of columns in the Mosque of Cordoba in Spain

During your trip to Andalusia, when making the essential visit of the Mosque of Cordoba, you have the opportunity to make a different approach than usual.

And you even have a pretext to return to travel to Córdoba to enjoy this imposing monument considered World Heritage.

I am referring to night visits that under the denomination The Soul of Cordoba are carried out in the Mosque of Cordoba since October 2010.

Patio de los Naranjos in Mezquita de Córdoba

This is an hour-long visit that is carried out with the support of multimedia technology, which allows you to know the history of the monument and visit its interior in a different way, really very attractive.

Mosque Cordoba night visits

These visits are made in night time throughout the year, in guided groups of up to 80 people, which, thanks to the use of audio guides, is carried out simultaneously in several languages.

The dome of the macsura of the Mosque of Cordoba

If you sign up for the Mosque of Cordoba night visit, about 10 minutes before the start time you must access the Patio de los Naranjos for him Deanes shutter, on the west facade of the monument, which overlooks the Torrijos street.

At the door they will give you a audio guide, and through this device from the beginning of the visit you will listen continuously to the story and the different explanations, accompanied by appropriate music at all times.

The play of light and the lighting changes in the different areas of the mosque will guide and present the monument.

You will always be accompanied by some guides that will indicate throughout the visit where the group should go and where you should stop to hear an explanation.

Patio de los Naranjos of the Mosque Cathedral of Córdoba

The night visit The Soul of Cordoba It starts with viewing in one of the galleries of Patio de los Naranjosof a very interesting documentary about 10 minutes long history of the Mosque Cathedral of Córdoba.

Then you will cross the Patio de los Naranjos to reach the main access of this monument, the Door of the Palms.

Through it you will enter the mosque, a building whose interior awaits you in total darkness, but that will gradually light up and discover you the different areas of the route.

So, on this tour you will go through the archaeological remains of the original Visigothic church of San Vicente.

Then you will tour the column forest of the original mosque of Abderramán I, until you reach the first extension of Abderramán II.

Later the guided tour will take you to the most spectacular area of ​​the Mosque of Cordoba, which corresponds to the second extension of Al Hakam II, where you will see the architecturally beautiful macsura and mihrab.

Cruise ship of the Renaissance basilica of the Mosque of Cordoba

Then you will go through the third and last Muslim expansion, the one corresponding to Almanzor, to later go back until you reach the gothic ship and the main altar, an area built after the conquest of Córdoba by Fernando III, in 1236.

The last stage of the night visit The Soul of Cordoba takes you to the cruise of therenaissance basilica Built in the center of the Muslim building, where sitting on the benches you will hear the explanation of its characteristics.

And finally, you will come to see the Chorus this christian cathedral inserted in the old mosque, which was carved in the middle of the 18th century.

From my point of view, the best way to visit the Mosque of Córdoba It is, first of all, to do the guided night tour.

In this way you will have a brilliant first approach to this spectacular monument, and then return to it more calmly the next day, already in daylight.

Al Hakam II Gate in the Mosque Cathedral of Cordoba

Hours Mosque night visits

Thedates of the night visits El Alma de Córdoba they vary according to the time of the year, since from November to February they are only Fridays and Saturdays, while in spring and summer they are from Monday to Saturday.

In June and July, night visits take place only on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

As for the schedules of the mosque's night visitThey also vary according to the time of the year, with one or two sessions each day.

On the official website The Soul of Cordoba You have detailed information on the days and times of the night visit of the Mosque of Cordoba.

Mosque of Cordoba

The Ticket prices for night visits are (2017) 18 euros for adults, 9 euros for children between 7 and 10 years (less than 7 years, free), retirees and students.

You can get the tickets buy directly at the ticket offices of the Mosque of Cordoba and in tourist agencies and shops.

Now, I recommend that in advance of your trip to Cordoba do the online shopping to ensure your visit the day you want because, I remind you, the group is limited to 80 people (I went in early January, and the group was complete ...)

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