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Free Tour Medina Azahara

Duration: 2h
Languages: Spanish
Quality Verified Registered on June 21, 2019

We are a young team that left Spain in 2009 and we are in London to create this beautiful project. At the request of our "walkers" we grew up in Paris, Dublin, Berlin, Malaga, Cordoba and Budapest, teaching these cities to thousands of Spanish speakers. We are professional guides and we are madly in love with every corner of the cities we teach.

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  • No minimum number of attendees
    No minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
  • Free booking and cancellation
    Free payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
  • Accepts electronic payment
    This tour allows payment by electronic means or credit card

Tour description

Do you want to know every detail of one of the most important medieval cities in history? During our tour you will understand why its founder, the Umayyad Caliph of Cordoba, Abderramán III , gave it the name of “The Shining City” .

The archaeological site was ordered to be built in 936 as a royal residence and seat of government in Al-Andalus . Today, it is considered a World Heritage Site and one of the most important and representative monuments in the history of medieval Europe.

On this guided tour of Medina Azahara we will walk through the streets that once housed the old Andalusian civil and military administration.

We will also travel back in time to lose ourselves among its ruins, corridors, guard and servants' rooms, mosques, towers and royal halls, the pool and the great portico, to imagine what life was like in that majestic palace. In addition, you will have the opportunity to delve even further into its history by visiting the Medina Azahara Interpretation Centre, named Best Museum in Europe in 2012.


👀 ADDITIONAL COSTS 👀
- This tour requires an additional cost for a shuttle bus from the Visitor Center to the Archaeological Site.
Adults: €3.00 / Children aged 5-12: €1.50.


- This tour requires additional entrance fee for non-EU citizens (€1.5/person).


👀 HOW TO GET TO MEDINA AZAHARA 👀

To get to our meeting point, located outside the Medina Azahara Visitor Center, between the main gate and the shuttle stop, you can take several options:

1. By private car. You will be able to access the parking lot of the Visitor Center, where our meeting point is located. Remember that you will not be able to go up to the site in a private car. It is mandatory to take the shuttle.

2. By bus. There is an exclusive bus for the Medina Azahara Visitor Center that leaves from Córdoba. You can find all the information here: https://www.turismodecordoba.org/bus-diario-a-medina-azahara-cordoba

3. By taxi. You can find information about prices at the following link: https://www.pidetaxicordoba.es/tarifas/#visita_ma


👀 Reservations for more than 6 people 👀

  • Group reservations of more than 6 people must pay €10 per person aged 15 or over and €5 for each person under that age.
  • The amount must be paid in cash to our guides at the meeting point before starting the activity to be admitted into it.
  • If you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation at least 24 hours in advance.

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What will we visit on this tour?

  • Meeting point:
    Ctra. Palma del Río, 4P, 14005 Córdob...
    Ctra. Palma del Río, 4P, 14005 Córdoba, Spain
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    Door of the Medina Azahara Visitor Centre. Next to the shuttle stop with a "blue-green" banner and accreditation with the logo: Walking Through Europe.

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    Centro de Visitantes de Medina Azahara
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    Lanzadera hacia el yacimiento
  • 3
    Entrance not included
    Yacimiento arqueológico de Medina Azahara
  • 4
    Outside visit
    Medina Azahara - Conjunto Arqueológico Madinat al-Zahra
  • 5
    Outside visit
    Medina Azahara - Conjunto Arqueológico Madinat al-Zahra

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Non suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Accepts reservations up to 20 people.
Pets
Not suitable for pets.

What should you know?

Additional costs:
The tour requires the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment methods
Electronic or credit card payment is accepted.
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