Córdoba’s Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos – ‘Castle of the Christian Kings’– is often overlooked in favor of the city’s most famous architectural landmark, the Mosque-Cathedral. Yet this elegant Mudéjar palace is one of Córdoba’s most intriguing and attractive monuments.

In my opinion, if you cannot visit Granada’s great Alhambra, you can simply visit the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba and Alcazar of the Christian Monarchs.  Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba is regarded as one of the most accomplished monuments of Moorish architecture.  And, Alcazar of the Christian Monarchs whose gardens are a scaled-down version of those you also see in Granada’s great Alhambra fortress. 

Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos

As its name suggests, the construction of this royal palace was ordered by the Catholic King Alfonso XI of Castile in 1328 but – as is so often the case in Andalusia – it was built amongst the ruins of a vast Moorish fort.

Photo Gallery

On 12/29/2019, the below photos were taken in Córdoba, Spain: