Apartment Holiday Rent in Spanish Cordoba – Explore this Fascinating City!
An apartment holiday to rent in Spanish Cordoba is an ideal base if you want to explore this fascinating city and the surrounding area. Cordoba was the capital of Al-Andalus which is the name used to describe this area of Moorish Spain. At one time it was Europe's largest city, a centre of learning and culture and it is now Spain's tenth largest city. Today, it is a typical bustling, noisy Andalusian city, with a fantastic atmosphere and is a great place to book a holiday rental villa Spain or an apartment holiday rental in Cordoba.
If you decide to book a holiday rental in Cordoba be it an apartment holiday rent Spanish or a holiday rental villa Spain you will find that Cordoba is more than just churches, monuments and museums. It is a unique place and you will enjoy wandering round the tiny, intriguing streets, relaxing in the beautiful squares, drinking in the traditional old bars and dining out in some of the fine restaurants you will encounter.
Talking of eating out, Cordoba is an excellent place to book a self-catering apartment holiday rent Spanish or a holiday rental villa Spain if you want to try traditional Spanish food as it has a massive amount of restaurants and tapas bars throughout the city centre. Cordoba has a hot climate and a favourite dish in the summer months is Gazpacho which is a cold vegetable soup. In Cordoba you can sample the local variation of this soup called Salmorejo which can have additional ingredients such as ham and roast rabbit. Local hams and sausages are also worth trying, like Valle de los Pedroches Iberian cured ham, salami from Pozo Blanco and the black pudding from Fuente Ovejuna and Hinojosa. Also if you are staying in a holiday rental in Cordoba why not try some of the locally produced wine Montilla or Moriles, which is made in the towns of the same name just south of Cordoba.
As mentioned previously, Cordoba has a hot climate and the months of June, July, August, and September are the scorching summer months. Rain is rare during these months and the highest temperature during the daytime may reach 40ºC and not drop lower than 18ºC at night. So if you are a sun-worshipper Cordoba may be the ideal place to book your apartment holiday rent Spanish for a summer holiday.
With these very high daytime temperatures the streets tend to be empty during the hottest part of the day. If you are going sightseeing you should aim to go early and have a siesta (a rest or a sleep) in the afternoon. Also wear suitable light clothing and don’t forget your sunscreen, a hat and some water! The temperature does fall towards the early evening and people start to venture out from their apartment holiday rent Spanish.
If you book your apartment holiday to rent in Spanish Cordoba you will find plenty of things to do and see. As well as the famous Mezquita and the Cathedral go and see the Cordoba Synagogue and the Medina Azahara or visit some of the beautiful plazas like the plaza de las Tendillas or the plaza de la Corredera. Or if you want to experience a typically Spanish spectacle bullfights take place throughout the summer months, although they are not for the squeamish. For those of you who want to shop for souvenirs there is plenty of choice including local pottery, fabulous silver jewellery, hand crafted leather work, Cordobese hats or you could even invest in a beautiful Spanish classical guitar.
