Where can you find the Courtyards/Patios of Cordoba? The most characteristic district is the Alcázar Viejo district, between the Alcázar and the parish of San Basilio. although there are also many courtyards in the districts of Santa Marina, around the church of San Lorenzo and near la Magdalena. Just around the Mosque-Cathedral, there are also […]
Courtyards in Cordoba Due to the hot, dry Cordoban climate, the city’s inhabitants, – first the Romans and later the Muslims – adapted the typical design of the popular house to their needs, making the home centre around an inner courtyard, normally with a fountain in the middle and often a well to collect rainwater. […]