The warm, sunny days had to take a pause sometime. Saturday February 29 was a mainly cloudy day with a high of 17C.
We headed out in the late morning to Plaza Corredera where there is a daily market from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (except for Sunday). We found some nice fish, but there were not many other stalls open. We decided to go back to the square we had found in the San Basilio neighbourhood just after we arrived. There is a wonderful fish store there along with very good fruit and vegetable stores. We decided that this would be our go to destination for food shops. It is about the same distance from our apartment as Plaza Corredera, though west rather than north.
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| Nice fish at the Mercado Corredera |
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| Quiet day at the market |
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| Quiet streets on a Saturday late morning |
After our shop, we headed back to the apartment for lunch. We headed out again to go to the Mercado Victoria, a gourmet food market we had heard about.
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| One never gets tired of winding narrow whitewashed buildings with flowers |
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| Courtyard with dog who barked as we stepped into the vestibule |
We passed San Juan y Todos los Santos (St. John and All Saints) also known as Iglesia de la Trinidad (Trinity Church). It stands on the site of a former convent established shortly after Fernando III conquered the city in 1236. It is believed the original church and convent were built on the site of a mosque. A new church was consecrated in 1705.
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| San Juan y Todos Los Santos |
We arrived at the Mercado Victoria, a gourmet market which opened in May 2013. It occupies the former Caseta del Circulo de la Amistad, a wrought-iron zinc-roofed structure originally erected in the Paseo de la Victoria as a fairground pavilion for members of a private club, the Circulo de la Amistad. The pavilion, built in 1877, was the oldest of its kind at the annal fair held every May in the Jardines de La Victoria until 1994.
Today there are 22 stalls in the market. The place was very busy on a Saturday.
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| Outside of the Mercado Victoria |
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| Buzzy inside |
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| Fried fish |
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| Delicacies to have cooked |
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| One stall had a number of different kinds of Salmorejo soup |
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| A glass of wine and a tapa for 3.5 euros |
Unfortunately, we had just eaten lunch, so took a pass on the food. We walked back to Plaza de las Tendillas, where our tour had started yesterday.
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| Shopping street off the Plaza-- Carnaval decorations |
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| Close up of Gran Capitán-- with his white face |
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| The Plaza |
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| Everyone having very late lunch or drinks in a narrow street |
We passed by the Church of San Miguel. It is one of the twelve churches built by order of King Ferdinand III in the city after its conquest in 1236. It was declared a monument of national interest in 1931. It is an example of transition from Romanesque to Gothic architecture, although the interior was largely renovated in 1749.
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| Church of San Miguel |
We stopped at Cremeria di Vaniglia for coffee just off Plaza de las Tendillas. It has been serving ice-cream, pastries and coffee since 1947.
On the way back to the apartment, we wandered some more. We passed Iglesia de Santa Ana (Church of Saint- Anne), a church dating back to the 16th century.
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| Santa Ana |
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| Art Exhibit |
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| More flowers |
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| Another courtyard |
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| Sign near the tourist office- World Heritage designations |
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| Roman Bridge not too far from our apartment--- we will go to the other side later in the trip |
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| Graffiti around the corner from our apartment |
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| English too... |
It was cooling off quite a bit, so we went back to the apartment at about 5:30 p.m. Alano made dinner: cod, zucchini, tomato, onion, wine and dessert.
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| Great meal at the apartment--the chef is ready to eat |
Restful day in Córdoba.
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