The origins of this palace date back to the 14th century, but its current appearance is the result of a series of alterations that have been carried out over the years. The exterior, with its imposing high whitewashed walls, gives no hint of its inner beauty, though you can look through the large barred windows so typical of the local architecture.
Inside, the structure is based around twelve beautiful and well preserved patios, resulting in its common name of "the Museum of Córdoba Patios".
Among its many rooms, all of them named according to their former or present uses, the most remarkable are the halls and galleries, which are decorated with rich pottery collections paintings, firearms, mosaics, antique furniture, sculptures, ornamental tiles and leatherwork. There is also a vast library containing more than 6000 volumes, including valuable hawking books and ornately decorrated documents.