Cordoba

WHAT TO VISIT NEAR CORDOBA? Half an hour away by car is Almodóvar del Río , a small, charming town dom- inated by its imposing castle built on the hill in 760 by the Muslims. It is one of the most important and best-preserved fortresses in Spain. Walk around its surroundings and in- side, where many activities are offered throughout the year.

Visit Lucena , known as the Pearl of Sepharad. There the last king of Granada, Boabdil el Chico, before sur- rendering to the Catholic Monarchs, was held prisoner in the tower of the Castillo del Moral , a fortress which to- day houses the city's Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum . You can also visit the parish church of San Mateo , constructed over the old syn- agogue, and the beautiful Condes de Santa Ana Palace .

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