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Day trip details
To see current prices for each rate (adults, children, students and infants), select your preferred date in the booking calendar. The price shown in the calendar is always the final price.
Check the available days and times directly in the booking calendar: it updates in real time according to the season.
There are three pick-up points in central Seville. The one you choose is also where the day ends.
C. Trajano 6, Casco Antiguo, 41001 Seville · View on Google Maps
C. Zaragoza 1, Casco Antiguo, 41001 Seville · View on Google Maps
C. Rastro 12A, 41003 Seville · View on Google Maps
Not every pick-up point is available on every date: the booking calendar shows which ones you can choose. We recommend arriving with time to spare.
A professional guide, round-trip transport from Seville, and a guided walking tour of the historic centre.
Admission to the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba is included. Admission to the Synagogue is included too, except on Mondays, when the monument is closed to visitors.
The order of the visits may change depending on the group or the time of year.
Comfortable footwear. Much of the day is spent on foot, on cobbled streets and narrow lanes.
Bring some water and a snack. In summer, add sun protection and a hat: Cordoba is one of the hottest cities in Spain.
The Mosque-Cathedral is an active cathedral, so modest dress is expected inside: shoulders and knees covered.
The visits are made entirely on foot, so this day trip is not recommended for people with mobility issues.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the activity. You can cancel from the confirmation email you receive when you book.
Ways to visit
Choose how you visit
Everything on this page describes the shared day trip. The same visit is also sold in other formats, each with its own group size, languages and price, and every one of them is booked right here.
Shared day trip
From €99per adult
- GroupRegular group
- LanguagesEN / ES / FR / IT, chosen when you book
The full day exactly as this page describes it, in a regular group, with transport from Seville and entry to the Mosque-Cathedral.
Check datesPrivate group
From €549per group
- GroupYour party only
- LanguagesEnglish or Spanish
The same day for your party alone, priced per group rather than per person, and with pick-up at your accommodation instead of a meeting point in the centre.
Inside the Mosque-Cathedral, a guide for your party alone is an optional extra you add in the booking form.
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Where a mosque became a cathedral
Cordoba was the capital of a caliphate that made it one of the great cities of its age, and the centre it left behind is small enough to cross on foot. Inside it stands one of the most extraordinary buildings in Europe.
Carmona, a white town on the way
The road north out of Seville stops first in Carmona, a hilltop town of whitewashed houses, long enough to stretch your legs and have a coffee before carrying on. From there it is about an hour to Cordoba, through countryside dotted with olive trees.
The Jewish Quarter and the Roman Bridge
The walking tour crosses the Juderia, the medieval Jewish Quarter, and passes the Synagogue, one of only three medieval synagogues still standing in Spain, along with the Royal Stables and the Roman Bridge over the Guadalquivir.
The courtyards of Cordoba
Cordoba’s patios are recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage: private courtyards that residents fill with geraniums and carnations. The route takes in some of the most colorful corners of the old town.
The Mosque-Cathedral, with admission included
The day ends inside the Mezquita, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984. A forest of red and white arches with a Renaissance cathedral built into the middle of it, and enough time to take it in properly.
Important: the order and format of the route may vary depending on the time of year, the weather, road conditions and each town’s local holidays. Your guide will organize the day in whatever way works best for the group.
Your questions answered
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Entry to the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba is included in the price, and you go in with the group and the guide.
Yes, except on Mondays. The Synagogue closes to visitors one day a week, so on Mondays that part of the visit is not possible.
Around ten hours from departure to return. The exact departure time for your date appears in the booking calendar.
Spanish, English, French and Italian. Usually the guide runs the day in one language, although it is sometimes run in two at once, with the guide alternating between them.
From central Seville. There are three pick-up points and the booking calendar shows which ones are available on your date. The pick-up point is also the drop-off point.
No. There is a stop with free time for lunch in Cordoba, at a local bar or restaurant, which your guide can recommend, or bring your own picnic.
Yes, round trip. You travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle, van, minibus or coach, depending on how many travelers have booked for that date. Some have a toilet on board; if yours does not, you can ask your guide to stop at a service area.
It depends on the bookings for each date, and groups are usually small. In high season the group is split into two or more subgroups: as a rule, groups are no larger than 30 people. If you would rather not share the vehicle with anyone, you can book it as a private group.
A fair amount. The historic centre of Cordoba is visited entirely on foot, over cobbled streets and narrow lanes, so comfortable shoes make a real difference.
Yes, and there is a reduced rate for children. Bear in mind that it is a long day with a good deal of walking, so it suits children who are used to it.
We would not recommend it. The visits are made entirely on foot and much of the route is over uneven, cobbled ground.
Yes. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the activity.
Planning your visit to Cordoba
Practical questions about the city itself, useful background before you travel.
About 140 kilometers by road, northeast of Seville, which is roughly an hour and a half of driving. It is the closest of the great Andalusian cities to Seville, and the reason it works as a single day.
Cordoba holds four UNESCO distinctions: the Mosque-Cathedral, the historic centre, the patios festival and nearby Medina Azahara. Its old town is one of the largest in Europe, but the main sights sit within a fifteen-minute walk of one another, which is what makes one day genuinely workable.
Yes, it is strongly advisable. The monument works with timed entry slots and the morning ones sell out first in spring and summer. On this day trip the admission is already arranged, so there is nothing for you to book separately.
There is a free window early in the morning, Monday to Saturday, but it is short, it does not run on Sundays or major religious feast days, and group visits are not allowed during it. It overlaps with worship, so it is a quiet look rather than a full visit.
It is an active cathedral, so modest dress is expected: shoulders and knees covered, and hats removed inside. Sleeveless tops are the usual reason visitors are stopped at the door, so a light scarf in your bag is worth having in summer.
The Juderia, the medieval Jewish Quarter, with one of only three medieval synagogues left in Spain. The Roman Bridge over the Guadalquivir, about 250 meters of sixteen arches, leading to the Calahorra Tower. And the Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos with its terraced gardens. Both the Synagogue and the Alcazar close on Mondays.
Some courtyards in the San Basilio area can be visited all year round, but the city-wide opening is the Fiesta de los Patios, held in the first half of May and recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage. During the festival dozens of private courtyards open free of charge and the flowers are at their peak. Outside May they are far less spectacular.
Three dishes are local to the city. Salmorejo, a thick chilled puree of tomato, bread, garlic and olive oil, denser than gazpacho and served with egg and Iberian ham. Flamenquin, pork loin rolled around cured ham, breaded and fried. And rabo de toro, oxtail slow-braised in red wine. The local wine to go with them is Montilla-Moriles.
Spring and autumn. April, May and late September to October sit around 25 to 30 degrees. July and August average highs near 37 degrees and regularly go past 40: Cordoba holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Spain.
