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Date Published: 04/05/2021
ARCHIVED - Cordoba Mezquita-Catedral to open for nocturnal visits in May
Cordoba’s most-visited landmark, its 1,034-year-old Mezquita-Catedral, is opening for night time visits for two weekends in May in addition to normal opening hours.
Cordoba’s Cathedral Council has announced that the UNESCO World Heritage Site will be hosting the ‘El Alma de Cordoba’ tours from 9pm on May 7, 8, 14 and 15.
The events are part of a move to encourage overnight tourism to Cordoba after Andalucia re- opened its provincial borderslast week. The council is encouraging visitors to behave responsibly, however and to maintain the use of masks and hand sanitisers whilst inside the monument.
Up to 60 people will be able to take part in the tours on each date and tickets can be bought in advance from the Mequita-Catedral’s website.
This is one of the most iconic monuments in Cordoba, its powerful Islamic architecture reflecting the period during which Al-Andalus was controlled by Muslim rulers. The structure which exists today was initiated by Abd ar-Rahman I in 785, extended multiple times by his successors and became a cathedral in 1236 when Castilian forces captured the city during the Reconquist. Subsequent modifications extended the structure yet further, but mercifully, the extraordinary architecture of its Islamic past remain.
The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba is open for visits 10 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 7pm but due to social distancing requirements it is advisable to pre-book tickets via https://tickets.mezquita-catedraldecordoba.es/es
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