Destination Weddings in Cordoba

To discover Cordoba is to discover a wellspring of flora; the Cordobesian patio. The water murmurs softly and the flowers seem to speckle the walls and the grates of the windows. The jasmines, geraniums, roses, carnations, and a myriad of other flowers provide colorful arrangements; canaries, and other birds in their cages, lift the spirit of the patio providing it with life and merriment; and finally, wells, fountains, little ponds will provide a sense of peace and tranquillity to your destination wedding in Cordoba.

This important historical and cultural tradition of this region of Spain, the patios are reminiscence of the climate conditions of this city; and are an essential part of the housing. Whitewash walls, fountains, columns, and flowers, they are simply comforting in such warm climate and will create an added dimension to your destination wedding in Cordoba.

More than 2,000 years are contained in Cordoba’s history. Its winding and narrow streets lead you to discover the marvelous monuments from different cultures, as a perfect symbiosis, have enriched the city. Romans and Muslims elected Cordoba as their capital elevating it as such. The different cultures that throughout the centuries have met in this city have enriched it and left a definite mark. The Mosque of Aljama, with the Christian cathedral in its heart, crowns the jewel that makes up the colorful and the whitewash houses of its historical center.

Within its streets, we shall roam and find ourselves renewed in its varied and numerous silent, and some hidden, Cordobesian plazas. Little by little we shall find with still remaining inns from centuries ago that will tempt us to stop and taste the great wines of the land, accompanied by a wide variety of tapas, some unique to each.

These streets will not stop amazing us as we seep through the soul of the traditional Cordoba: Its patios. Principal part of each home, the daily life of the nieghbors turns around it, making the "patio" as one of the most valued treasures with its care and decorations.

The game of lights and shadows is unique, the permanent bubbling of the water from its multiple fountains, the symphonies of smells and colors of the vegetation with which the city is filled will siege your senses and require your surrender, making Cordoba an unequalled visitation.

What better way to capture the beauty of Cordoba then by taking a horse-drawn carriage ride through the winding streets to your wedding location? You will pass by the Fuente del Potro, the City Fountain, found in the barrio of the Costanillas, source of great bullfighters, and constructed in 1,721.

There is the Judería, the city quarter inhabited by Spanish Jews. It is from here where most of the advances of the Middle Ages would spring to life, since Córdoba was a cradle for poets, scientists, and philosophers which are remembered with the street names. Here there are narrow streets, winding alleys and small out-of-the-way plazas, where the white limestone shines, where you can still hear the murmur of the water fountains and where you are surrounded burgundy geraniums and elongated plantains, in a warm environment, that tease your five senses.

In the artistic quarter of Córdoba, reachable from the Via Augusta (Augustus Way) and the Roman Bridge surrounded partly by remains of the city walls and the ochre waters of the Guadalquivir River, constitutes its own world. The Street of the Flowers as well as any spot within the Juderia offer typical imagery of this city. Between the whitewash, radiant bronze and sculptures are visible: the Maimonides of Plaza of Tiberiades, or the Seneca from the Almodovar Gate; or the Synagogue, at the junction of several walls. Along the city walls, which are besieged by gardens and ponds, the white sculpture of Averroes, another great Corbesian philosopher, stands guard.

The dream of getting married in Spain can easily become real-life with a destination wedding in Cordoba, where …