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Cordoba guided inside visit of the Mosque and walking tour of the Jewish quarter.
· Call or text local guide at least 24 hours in advance to confirm your meeting time.
· Your Araque envelope contains a print off of the entrance ticket for the Mosque – remember to take it with you
· Payment is by voucher, please sign and check the number of pax is correct.
· You meet your guide around the entrance of the Mosque on Torrijos Street (see map) or at the Centro de Visitantes just across the Roman bridge by the mosque.. Take your ACIS clipboard with you as it can very crowded with different groups and your guide will be looking out for the ACIS logo.
· There are plenty of free toilets at the Centro de visitants or in the shop next to the Hotel Maimonides on Calle Torrijos.
· Warn your group about the gypsies around the Mosque area.
· It is better to have lunch in Cordoba rather than on the road. There are plenty of lunch places in the Jewish Quarter behind the Mosque. Service is very slow here, so the group should ask for their bill way in advance if they are short on time.
· Please make sure everyone in your group has their whispers sets before heading out on sightseeing (and that you have the microphone/s for the local guide)
· It may be possible to drop off on the other side of the Roman bridge- the views of Cordoba are impressive from here, check with the driver in advance.
On arrival in Córdoba you will be dropped off by Puerta Sevilla. (see map). Arrange a rendezvous time (guided visit takes about 1.5 hours and then you need to allow time for lunch) and place with the driver (make sure you take the driver’s mobile number in case you are delayed as the bus cannot wait there indefinitely). When you get off the bus, lead your group down to the right ( following the old Alcazar wall on your left ) When you reach the roundabout at the bottom take a left and continue with your group until you reach the triumphal stone arch on your left. Go through it – the mosque is now visible in front of you. When you reach it walk to the left of it up the hill – this is Calle Torrijos. Your guide will be here by the gift shop or just by the entrance to the patio of the mosque. There are toilets in both gift shops here on Calle Torrijos
Walking tour with local guide.
You will generally start the tour by visiting The Mezquita – starting in the orange tree patio and then moving inside. The Mezquita is a functioning church, so make sure your group is dressed appropriately.