Cordoba was the only city I wasn't entirely impressed with. That could be in part due to the fact that the majority of the time we were there, it poured raining. We only stopped there because it was too far to travel from Sevilla to Granada, and had heard this was a good middle ground.
There are definitely some points of interest: another Spanish palace, with impressive fountains & pools. In my opinion though, Alcazar is much more impressive overall, & this was highlighted for me, by the rain as well. We also went to a mosque, which was quite gorgeous, and the main selling point of Cordoba. It was gigantic and pillared and beautiful to walk around in. I don't know much about the Muslim faith, but could tell just from the paintings and statues that it is different from Christianity. Regardless of your faith, or even if you have any, the mosque was just as awe-inspiring as any of the cathedrals we had been too & quite worth seeing.
Those are really the main things in terms of sites...we did go to a synagogue, which was NOT impressive at all. It was a single room with one painting. We actually had to ask a security guard if we were in the right place. There are no plazas, like in most of the other major cities & they're not well known for tapas. They do have a large Arabic influence, as already evidenced by the mosque, and we did go in a traditional tea shop which had gorgeous blown-glass tea cups & delicious tea. I'm not sure if it had all the health benefits they claimed, but tea is quite a big thing in Europe in general, and this was clearly really nice tea. I could see how one could get accustomed to taking tea. I have it now at least once a day...it's a very comforting drink. There's something to be said for curling up with a nice book, a cup of tea, and blanket...which is what I think I'm going to do now.
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