Take a guided tour through Córdoba's beautiful and historic city centre, home to the city's fascinating Jewish quarter. Experience Córdoba's wealth of monuments and architecture with stops at impressive Alcázars and the city's amazing Synagogue.

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Free cancellation: Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
Covid-19 precautions: Special health and safety measures apply. Learn more
Duration 2.5 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Skip the ticket line
Live tour guide: Spanish

Highlights

Discover Cordoba's remarkable Synagogue
Admire the majestic Chapel of San Bartolomé
Explore the Alcazár of the Christian Monarchs
See the wealth of monuments along the Guadalquivir River

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Enjoy an amazing journey through one of Europe's largest old quarters and become acquainted with some of Córdoba's historic sites and architecture on this guided tour through the city's Jewish quarter. Start with a stroll along the Calle Judíos (Jewish street) and be enchanted by the Synagogue of Córdoba, a truly unique building for all of Andalucía. Then, pass along the Monument to Maimónides and learn about the life and legend of one of Córdoba's most important historical figures. Pay a visit to Córdoba's local Zoco (Arabian Market), the Moorish Chapel of San Bartolomé, and the Castle of the Christian Monarchs. The tour ends along the Guadalquivir river, home to more of the city's impressive monuments and architecture, and enjoy views of the Roman Bridge over the water, the archway locals affectionately named "Arc of Triumph", and the grand Tower of Calahorra.

Includes

Tour guide/history expert
Skip-the-lines entrance fees (optional)

Food
Beverages

Covid-19 precautions

Safety measures in place

All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

Traveler requirements

You must bring your own headphones
You are required to bring and wear a mask

Meeting point

Outside the Santa Catalina door of the Mosque-Cathedral.

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Important information

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Tours can only be cancelled more than 24 hours in advance. There will be no refunds issued for cancellations made less than 24 hours before the tour departs.

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.5 /5

based on 34 reviews

Review summary

Guide
5/5
Value for money
4.2/5
Service
4.6/5
Organization
4.6/5

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Tour continued to surprise and impress

Tour starts with the Jewish quarter which is very fascinating. That bit of the tour does not that long though as it quarter is extremely small. The tour shines though during the Alcazar section. Our guide provided a lot of very interesting info. We had to cut the tour short at the 3 hour 15 minute mark as we had a Mosque tour planned. The tour could have gone 4-5 hours and we would have stayed the entire time. Our guide, and older gentleman with an archaeology background, was wonderful. Wish he was out guide for all our excursions.

March 6, 2016

Very delightful tour

We enjoyed this tour very much. Our guide was very informative and answered many questions. The sites that we saw were varied from the Synagogue , the Alcazar, the Chaple of Saint Bartolome, the Arab baths, Maimonides Square, etc. I would recommend this tour to anyone wanting an overall review of the Jewish Quarter and it's contribution to Spanish culture.

January 2, 2016

Interesting and well delivered, not a ton of Jewish history

Juan was an excellent guide. Juan's tour in Spanish was incredibly easy for me to follow; I think I literally understood every word, in large thanks to his clear, confident delivery. Our quick conversations in English assured me also that he would deliver a perfect tour in English; he is fluent. Juan is something of a scholar and had some great, Kipling-esque stories of how things came to be-- the spanish word Gafas (not from Al-Ghafiqi, 10th cent. opthamologist/ surgeon from Córdoba who wrote about successful cataract surgeries of the time), the reason behind narrow, twisted streets-- He lead us through a variety of sites en la Juderia at a pace our group (ages 11-70 or so), and did a good job making history come alive in the spaces we visited. He shared little of Jewish history in Spain, and his gnorance about Arabic inscriptions on the buildings we toured surprised me. I recommend the tour to anyone visiting Córdoba!

November 8, 2015

Jewish Quarter: Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets

Jewish Quarter: Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Tickets

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Tour continued to surprise and impress

Very delightful tour

Interesting and well delivered, not a ton of Jewish history