Capital of Culture and World Heritage Site, a magical city which captivates visitors with its sights, its people and its gastronomy.
When the sun sets, the murmur of its fountains and the fragrance of jasmine accompains passers-by as they discover the very soul of time with each passing step. Córdoba exudes beauty each night in its streets, its plazas, its balconies, its whitewashed walls and its taverns, revealing to visitors the simple pleasures of life.
The art, architecture and character of a historic legacy forged by a mingling of cultures, home of the awe-inspiring Mosque and at its foot, ensconced in the heart of the Jeweish Quarter, the silence of its Synagogue. Meanwhile, the golden age of Medina Azahara greets you in the distance.

Cordoba is a city with an enormous heritage of culture and monuments. Due partly to Its strategic position on the River Guadalquivir and partly to the wealth of remains left by the different peoples who inhabited the city, Cordoba has become a privileged city in the very heart of the history of the Western World: its vast Caliphal (Arabic) civilization, during the Middle Ages, was the most brilliant in the Europe of its day and forged lasting links between East and West.
For tourists, it is one of the most frequently visited of all Spanish cities, mainly because of its enormous historical interest and artistic heritage. Such influential figures in Roman civilization as the philosopher Seneca or the poet Lucan were born here, and in the 10th century Caliphal (Arabic) Cordoba became the most refined and advanced civilization in Europe where scholars, poets, doctors, philosophers and mystics lived, some of whom achieved world-wide fame, such as the philosopher Averroes or the Jewish doctor Maimonides. The heritage dating from after the Christian conquest is equally impressive: churches, convents, hospitals, palaces and numerous stately homes surround the marvellous, unique building that is the Mosque-Cathedral and make Cordoba one of the greatest monumental cities in Europe. In 1994, the UNESCO recognised the universal importance of the historic buildings in Cordoba, by extending the limits of the World Heritage Site beyond the Mosque itself to include the whole of the historic quarter.

Cordoba is one of the eight provinces which make the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. Its total surface area is 13,723.20 square kilometres (2.7% of the total area of Spain), which makes it the second biggest province in Andalusia and the thirteenth in Spain.
Beyond the northern borders of the province lie Badajoz and Ciudad Real, to the east is Jaen, Granada and Malaga lie to the south and Sevilla and Badajoz to the west.
The exact position of the city of Cordoba is at latitude 37 50' 44" and longitude 04 50' 23", and its average altitude is 123 metres above sea-level. Due to its central position, Cordoba is considered the "Heart of Andalusia".
The River Guadalquivir crosses the province from east to west and splits it into two almost symmetrical areas. The area north of the river includes the mountainous region of the Sierra Morena and a plateau that extends as far as the Guadalquivir. This area is mainly used for the extensive farming of livestock.
The lands to the south of the river include the Campiña (farm land), which extends to the south west towards Seville and whose fertile land is excellent for farming. In the southernmost part of the province lies the area of the Penibetica, where vines and olives are cultivated.