Absolutely fantastic tour with Elena. She was warm, knowledgable, professional and an absolute delight. Our experiences visiting the archaeological site and (terrific) museum were so enriched by having a highly educated and skilled guide leading us through it and providing context, stories, and commentary. Her openness to sharing her personal perspective and love for Cordoba and Andalusia was a real highlight of the experience and our entire trip.
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What's Included
Includes
- Entrance not included. Free for Europeans. Non-community €1.5
Excludes
- Admission not included for non-EU U.E.
- Shuttle
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Parking. Shuttle Bus stop. Entrance to the visitor reception center
Return
- Parking. Shuttle Bus stop. Entrance to the visitor reception center
Itinerary
Discover with our expert guide the wonders of the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate. In a journey of approximately 90 minutes, we will know the different dependencies of the Caliphal Alcazar, the residences of the service, and the royal guard. Seat of civil and political power, cultural and artistic epicenter, the city of Medina Azahara dazzled visitors and emissaries. After the visit to the site, we will end with a visit to the interpretation center and museum.
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Our tour was with Helena. The most thorough, interesting tour. I felt like it was a conversation, We had many-questions and comments, and Helena went into depth of the particulars. It was so wonderful to do a private tour..no large group, no struggling to hear the guide. Also, we had taken a cab from Córdoba and Helena waa kind to book a return trip for us. This tour with Helena was the way to go!! Thank you Helena
We had a lovely tour to Medina Azahara. Booked last minute to enable us to have a greater understanding of the site. Anna was a wonderful guide, very professional and tailored/adjusted the tour well for my family especially as my dad had slower mobility (there are stairs/slopes). Going to the museum first was a great way to start the tour.
I took this tour with Helena. It was a great tour! She gave so much information about the site, answered every question I had, and had helpful recommendations. The site itself is incredible and 100% worth seeing. The remains are amazing.
Antonio was an amazing guide and had plenty of information to share about this beautiful place. It was my first time doing a private tour and it felt so much more personalized than the small group tours I am used to. Would recommend!
Lola was fantastic. She was very patient with our group. Very knowledgeable and so kind. Highly recommend her for any tour!
My husband and myself went on a private tour of medina azahara a couple of weeks ago. We had such a wonderful experience with our tour guide Lola. I felt very comfortable with her from the beginning. Her knowledge of this archeological site was superb! Not only was she passionate about this part of history but she went over and above making sure we had the best experience in Cordoba! What a memorable tour! We will never forget our time with Lola!
Holy cow. Nacho was amazing. So passionate. So informed. I felt like I was “there,” transported in time and place.
Antonio was the best private tour guide we could have hope for. He is extremly knowledgeable of Medina Azahara and its place in history. Inquisitive and engaging, inviting us into the conversation as he walked us throughout the site. This was the proper way to visit Antonio’s Córdoba. All the best, Antonia Hilera y Eddie José Bartolomei
Pilu, our guide of Cordoba, on foot, a wonderful book of history with a way of seeing it totally original and enjoys a 10
Antonio who was our guide paid us a super interesting visit. He is a great professional, that day we got to know a little more the story of Medina Azahara and her characters.
We booked the guided tour with them and it was quite a success. Antonio, the guide, explained everything great, and was super attentive to all the details. You can see that he has extensive knowledge and that he manages the subject, making you totally immerse yourself in the history of the place. I would definitely recommend it and of course, we would repeat.
We visited with Sara Eva as a guide and it was a pleasure. Although it has been a rainy day we loved the visit and all the information and anecdotes it has told us. At all times he has been watching for any detail to make the whole group a great visit. Definitely a great experience with a great professional. Thank you also to Nacho for the facilities in the procedures.
Antonio visited us with a lot of data, and at the same time enjoyable and fun, you can see that he lives it and so he transmits it as he transmits it. It got very short and that was more than two hours.
Antonio made us spend a wonderful and super interesting couple of hours. Excellent treatment and accurate and enjoyable explanations that allowed us to know well the history of the place. Congratulations!
Carmen is an exceptional guide. Very careful and kind, very didactic and attentive to the facts. It made the place and its history even more interesting. Despite being Brazilian and speaking Portuguese, I took the tour in Spanish and had no difficulties.
A SPECTACULAR VISIT, HE IS A GREAT KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY, NOT ONLY OF MEDINA AZAHARA, BUT ALSO OF AL-ANDALUS IN GENERAL. WE LOVED HIS EXPLANATION, AND THE LOVE WITH WHICH HE TREAT US. I WENT WITH MY MOTHER, AND SHE ALSO LEFT DELIGHTED. SO I GIVE IT NOT A 10, BUT AN 11!!!!
The story told by someone who likes their work is always something else. Thanks to Carmen for making the hot tour through Medina Azahara enjoyable. 100% recommendable
The guided tour of Medina Azahara is very worthwhile. Delighted with our guide Antonio! He has explained to us not only the Medina, but also much of the Andalusian culture in a pleasant and entertaining way, there was no question for which he did not have an answer and he has fascinated us. Don't hesitate to take the tour, the experience would not have been the same without Antonio.
The guide Carmen gave us the tour with a passion and professionalism worthy of admiration. Very interesting and we had a great time. 100% recommended
Great visit to Medina Azahara, our guide Carmen did a magnificent job telling us in a close and entertaining way the history of this site. Totally recommended.
Professional guide that makes the visit very attractive. We spent two and a half hours and it flew by. Highly recommended.
We took a guided tour of Medina Azahara and we loved it. Antonio made the tour very enjoyable and interesting for us and made us imagine the majesty of the Medina.
Very interesting visit. Our guide Antonio, passionate about his work. He made us live the story with his explanations and details. Thank you so much.
I went with my partner to visit Medina Azahara with the guide Antonio, highly recommended! The explanations were enjoyable and conveyed a lot of passion and culture. Thank you very much for making us enjoy the story.
It was a great visit, especially because of the guide Antonio. By far the best guide I have ever met. He knew a lot and the way he told it gave you a passion for the place while you learned a lot. A real pleasure.
La guia, Sara, muy atenta y implicada en hacerlo.ameno y con conocimiento. Recomendable cien pir cien y repetiriamos sin dudarlo
Very good experience, the attention of the guide Antonio was excellent, he made the whole monument make sense and it was very very interesting. Stopping in details that without their explanation would have gone unnoticed. Very professional and very good person.
The guided tour of Medina Azahara with Antonio was wonderful. The passion with which he transmitted all his knowledge to us, with great closeness and enthusiasm, was a real pleasure. Without a doubt, to repeat. Thanks a lot!!
very professional and close. Antonio explains and makes you feel his passion for Medina Azahara. you understand everything very well. enjoyable, close and very interesting guided tour
Excellent trip down memory lane... Our guide Ricardo knew how to perfectly capture our attention from the first minutes until the end.. A must do absolutely!
The guided tour with Ricardo, a real joy. Entertaining and super interesting. Totally recommended.
We took a guided tour of Medina Azahara with Carmen. We remember it as a wonderful experience. We learned a lot and at the same time we enjoyed a lot. Carmen proved to be very knowledgeable about the history of Al-Andalus, she was very accessible to our questions and made the visit very endearing and fun. We went with our baby and had a great morning.
Very well explained visit and the guide Antonio is very friendly and professional, you can tell that he likes his profession.
We made the visit with Antonio. Wonderful and charming experience. He explained everything perfectly to us and made it super entertaining. You can tell he loves to explain it. I would definitely repeat
The visit with Antonio to Medina Azahara was great. At all times, our guide Antonio was attentive to us, he made the visit very enjoyable, it is clear that he is very knowledgeable about Medina Azahara and knows how to convey it very well. I 100% recommend a visit with him.
Medina Azahara must be visited with a guide no matter what. It is a spectacular place but much better if you have detailed explanations from a professional. We did this 1:30/2h walking tour with Antonio, who explained everything to us in detail, historical data and a lot of friendliness! I recommend it 100%
Antonio an excellent guide to Medina Azahara very friendly and friendly, totally recommended to visit this heritage accompanied by your explanations about the history of such a magnificent monument
The guided tour with Antonio spectacular for his attention, knowledge and sympathy. To get to know Medina Azahara the guided tour is almost mandatory
Antonio was an excellent guide, with a lot of professionalism and telling the story in a fun and enjoyable way. I would repeat!!!
Ricardo Bon was a very good guide. Very enthusiastic and competent! He explained a lot of news about the Jewish quarter of Cordoba.
Fue una visita muy interesante, amena e ilustrativa gracias a la labor profesional del guía, Antonio de Amedina Córdoba, que con su vasto conocimiento de la materia, ilusión y amabilidad supo encantarnos con sus explicaciones y relatos sobre Medina Azahara y otras curiosidades.
Spectacular visit that you cannot miss if you find yourself in Cordoba. The wonderful surroundings are accompanied by the explanations and the way of teaching it to you by the guide Antonio Ojeda. Rating that he's passionate about his work. 100×100 recommended
Antonio Ojeda, a guide at the time of this Enterprise, has made this visit to Medina Azahara very enjoyable and enriching. He has not skimped on historical data, legends and anecdotes. Why this city was made, how and with what materials and the origin of them. In a nice, friendly way and without looking at the clock. As, in his words, there is only 10% discovered and as they will continue digging to discover more of this city; if I come here again, I have no doubt I will contact him, it is a crack. Because there are only five top-scoring points, if there were more they were yours.
Great visit in the company of guide Antonio Ojeda, who has conveyed a lot of information about history, art and environment with the passion of those who love his work.
Enchanted with the tourist route through the archaeological complex of Medina Azahara. Antonio, the guide, has been very friendly at all times with us and has told us curiosities about characters and stays of this ancient Muslim city. Hopefully there will be further archaeological progress in this environment so that we can enjoy in the next few occasions. Greetings from Almerians Lidia and Juan.
We've been visiting Medina Al-zhara. It has been fantastic and Antonio has explained it so well that we have almost moved to the time of Abderraman III
Antonio was a fantastic guide, very professional, entertaining and fun. We recommend it! We passed the time very quickly, and we have been very eager to return.
We were very lucky to have Antonio as a guide in Medina Azahara. A luxury to have a person passionate about his work, great knowledgeable of the history and legends of the area and who made us very enjoyable the visit.
Antonio explained a thousand wonders. Highly recommended. We did it at night and it's appreciated it wasn't so hot.
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