Tours of Castles and Monasteries in Andalusia
The appearence of Manorial Estates
CORDOVA
ITINERARY 1: Almodóvar del Río - Córdoba
- Espiel - Bélmez - Belalcázar.
ITINERARY 2: Montemayor - Espejo - Zuheros - Cabra - Priego
- Iznájar -Lucena.
Cordova ha smany castles: owing to
the antiquity of many of its villages; or to its situation
on the border during the conquest from the Moorish; or to
the vigour of its nobles or because a considerable part of
its strongholds is still in the hands of the nobility. As
an example, there is the castle of Almodóvar, standing
on a steep slope over the Guadalquivir with its eight impossing
towers on foundations that go back very far, with Moorish
features, rebuilt by the Christians and restored in this century.
Before, reaching Cordova, we come to the 15th c. monastery
of San Jerónimo, with a Gothic courtyard. In Cordova
we may take a look at the remains og the 14th c. Alcázar
of the Christian Kings that for centuries was the headquarters
of the Inquisition, and the 14th c. mudéjar Tower of
La Calahorra. From this capital of the caliphate, we take
the road upwards towards Los Pedroches, of old the pass to
the palteau, and before Espiel we come upon the ruins of the
castle of El Vacar built during the caliphate; then we go
on towards the castle of Bélmez, important during the
War of Independence and in the confrontation between the liberal
Riego and the Roaylists, next we come to the magnificent 15th
c. fortresses, Belalcázar - with an imposing keep,
and Madroñiz. Itinerary 2 covers the Cordovan countryside
there we come upon the medieval castles of Montemayor and
Espejo, surrounded by their villages, symbols of lordly power;
next is the castle of Lucena wit its Torre del Moral where
Boabdil was imprisoned; then the ruins of the citadel of Cabra;
the fortress at Priego with a handsome keep; or the castle
at Iznájar, of Islamic origin looking outover the Genil
from its privileged position. This route, furthermore, is
dotted with quite a few observation towers, specially in the
neighbourhood of Cordova.
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