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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.
· The Araque envelope contains the printed entrance ticket for the mosque please take it with you along with a list of pax with to give to the local guide.
· Payment is by voucher, please sign and check the number of pax is correct.
· You will meet your guide around the entrance of the Mosque on Torrijos Street (see map) or by the centro de visitantes just after the Roman bridge. 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 free toilets at the visitors centre and in the shop next to the Hotel Maimonides
· Please make sure everyone in your group has their whisper sets before heading out on sightseeing ( and that you have the microphone/s for the local guide)
· Warn your group about the gypsies around the Mosque area.
· The Mezquita is a functioning church, so make sure your group is dressed appropriately.
· 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.
· It might be possible to organize an alternate drop off on the other side of the Roman bridge where there are beautiful views over Cordoba – liaise with your driver in advance to see if this is an option.
9:00 Depart Seville taking the N IV.
11:00 Arrive in Córdoba
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.
If it is hot, sunny weather your group can wait just inside the patio in the shade. The Hotel Maimonides also has a shop with clean toilets. The toilets are not for general public use, so it is always wise to let staff know you are waiting for a guided visit so they don’t get annoyed.
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.
13:00 After the tour, give the local guide the signed voucher. Give group free time for shopping and lunch. There are a number of restaurants in the Jewish quarter.
15:30 Departure for Seville.
17.30 Arrive in Seville.
A – Bus Drop Off/(possible) Pick Up Point
B – Meeting place with guide & bathrooms
