Sevilla Cathedral and Córdoba – Journals from Abroad

I have been going on a lot of adventures and day trips to religious sites, and wanted to share some of my experiences.

First, I went on a guided tour of the Cathedral of Sevilla, where we took an hour guided tour on the ground floor and then had some free time to explore and climb the Giralda (tower). The first photo is of the tower from the courtyard inside the cathedral, and the second is a view from the top of the tower.

A picture of the Giralda of the Cathedral of Sevilla, taken from the gardens below, the picture shows a display of green trees across the bottom of the cathedral with the Giralda peeking up over the top, which is a rectangularly shaped beige figure — Giralda of the Cathedral of Sevilla

Instead of having stairs to climb the tower, there was a ramp that spiraled up about 40 floors to get to the top, which was a 15 minute climb. The climb was so worth it though, for the view of the city!

A view of the city of Sevilla from the top of the Giralda of the Cathedral, the rest of the cathedral shown at the bottom and a cityscape above it, with a blue sky at the top — From the top of the Giralda

The next day, we went on a day trip to Córdoba, which was about an hour and a half bus ride from Sevilla. The architecture inside the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba was very unique and pretty.

A room in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, a large rounded white ceiling with intricate architecture, and a blue and gold rectangle frame at the bottom sided by an arch on either side — Inside the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba

Then we also viewed the Synagogue of Córdoba, where nearby was this outside garden spot with a pretty flower wall in a classic Andalusian courtyard.

An outside garden in Córdoba, depicting as stark white wall above a staircase full of colorful flowers in blue pot holders, a beige stone building to the left and a slightly gray sky above — Flower wall in Córdoba

After our tour, we walked back through the streets of Córdoba, where we had two hours of free time to eat lunch. Erica and I grabbed coffee from a little shop and then sat on a stone wall outside the Cathedral-Mosque to eat lunch.

Me walking through an alley in Córdoba wearing blue jeans, a dark navy jacket and a black leather bag, there are two narrow walls on either side of me with a beige colored stone, with black metal grated windows, with a sliver of blue sky peeking out at the top — Walking through an alley in Córdoba

On the way back from the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba, we passed a medieval style castle right before the stone bridge we crossed to return to our bus.

Me next to a castle in Córdoba, standing in blue jeans and a pink shirt and sunglasses leaning against a silver railing, with the beige figure over the castle rising behind me in the back — Castle in Córdoba

~Sofia