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Andalusia Travel―Visiting the Alcazar of the Christian Monarchs

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Alcazar of the Christian Monarchs (YouTube link ) Córdoba’s  Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos  ⭐– ‘Castle of the Christian Kings’– is often overlooked in favor of the city’s most famous architectural landmark, the  Mosque-Cathedral . Yet this elegant Mudéjar palace is one of Córdoba’s most intriguing and attractive monuments. In my opinion, if you cannot visit Granada’s great  Alhambra , you can simply visit the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba and Alcazar of the Christian Monarchs.   Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba  is regarded as one of the most accomplished monuments of  Moorish architecture .  And,  Alcazar of the Christian Monarchs  whose gardens are a scaled-down version of those you also see in Granada’s great  Alhambra  fortress. Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos As its name suggests, the construction of this royal palace was ordered by the Catholic King Alfonso XI of Castile in 1328 but – as is so often the case in And...