WANDERING 'ROUND CORDOBA

The day began with a drive to a scenic overlook providing a great view of a two thousand year old Roman bridge and the Cordoba skyline, then a walk through the first century Jewish Quarter followed by a lengthy and overwhelmingly fascinating visit to the Muslim Mezquita (8th Century) which was converted to a Catholic Christian Cathedral in 1236.



After yet another relaxing and quite satisfying lunch al fresco in an intimate Cordoba courtyard, we joined Alberto to wander around the narrow, twisting, whitewashed-wall-lined lanes of the oldest part of the city for a couple of hours.

Along the way we peered into courtyards whenever an open door invited a look, even visited one interior garden over-run with greenery, and ended up snacking on almond-flavored ice cream in one of the city's central squares.

Our evening ended (much, much later than usually is the case) with al fresco tapas and a soothing glass of white wine ...