The tower frame
The Mezquita's tower between the pots — the defining shot.
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The Alley of Flowers is Andalusia's smallest celebrity: a white passage two arm-spans wide with blue geranium pots hanging its walls, ending in a palm-sized square — then turn: the Great Mosque's tower hangs framed in the alley between the pots — the first Cordoban photograph, travelled round the earth. It is the Cordoban patio art distilled for the public: white, blue and trailing bloom — May igniting it as the patio festival's open houses compete around it. Its five minutes stand steps from the Mezquita — the craft is timing: empty-shot dawn before eight, or its whisper-lit night.
The Mezquita's tower between the pots — the defining shot.
White, blue and geranium — Córdoba abridged.
Calleja de las Flores, 14003 Córdoba
Mosque-Cathedral of CórdobaThe Great Mosque of Córdoba is among the greatest things Muslims built in Spain.2 minutes walk4.7
Episcopal PalaceA palace standing directly across the street from the Mosque of Córdoba, the sea3 minutes walk3.8
Centro de Arte Rafael BotíAn art centre in central Córdoba named after the painter Rafael Botí, a son of t3 minutes walk4.3
Judería, the Old Jewish QuarterA web of narrow lanes west of the Mosque-Cathedral, the heart of old Córdoba and3 minutes walk4.8
Arab Baths of Santa MaríaThe remains of an Arab bathhouse in the Judería, found beneath a residential bui3 minutes walk4.2Early May Córdoba's houses open their flowering courtyards in competition — UNESCO heritage without parallel: free maps, quarter routes, zero entry fees. May's visitor lives the city's two finest weeks — booking beds months ahead.