Last month I went to Andalucía, where I had spent one week a year just before Christmas from 1989 to 1994, after which I was really ill.
I wanted to get to Córdoba again for several reasons: I love the general feeling of the place; I wanted to see the mosque again; I wanted to see Spring in the patios for which Córdoba is famous; most of all I wanted to see the site of the ancient city of Medinat Al-Zahara.
Having spent time away from it, I am now convinced that Córdoba is my favourite Spanish city and, in addition to the fabulous Mezquita which justifies any number of visits and the riverside below it with the Roman bridge and the Arab mills, I particularly recommend the following:
Medinat Al-Zahara; see above; now easy to reach for the carless!
Museo Arqueológico; in how many of these museums have they discovered accidentally that it is the site of a Roman villa? it's not only the Roman stuff that's worth seeing;
Plaza de la Corredera; unique and [at last] brightened up;
Jardín Botánico just beyond the Alcázar;
Palacio del Marqués de Viana; do the €3 visit to the patios only [12 of them plus a garden with a good leaflet in English]
I don't get here a lot so if you want more, e-mail me on davidcross@frogsmore72.fsnet.co.uk.
[no commercial interest in plugging this area!]

In October of last year I rented a car and drove
around in Andalucia for 3 weeks. A worry I had,
before going, was that the fuel costs would be
great. Due to the use of diesel fuel and the
economy of European cars, the fuel costs seemed
less than they would have been here in the USA.
Cordoba was a highlight, but what surprised me
was Cadiz. The beaches! and as in Cordoba it's
wonderful to wander around lost in the old part
of town.

In October of last year I rented a car and drove
around in Andalucia for 3 weeks. A worry I had,
before going, was that the fuel costs would be
great. Due to the use of diesel fuel and the
economy of European cars, the fuel costs seemed
less than they would have been here in the USA.
Cordoba was a highlight, but what surprised me
was Cadiz. The beaches! and as in Cordoba it's
wonderful to wander around lost in the old part
of town.