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The gardens of Cordoba

Today is Monday here in Cordoba.  No matter where you are in Europe, Monday is never a good day to be a tourist as so many attractions close on a Monday – however Gardens don’t so we had planned to visit the Alcazar today come rain or shine – luckily it was more the latter.

Cordoba is obviously immensely old, has amazing Cathedrals, Mosques and Museums but alongside them the most memorable thing for me were the old Orange trees that studded the narrow streets and filled the gardens with their glistening leaves.I can only try to visualise what it would be like to be here when they were all in flower – the scent must be heady indeed.  And they are extremely healthy with tall strong trunks and enormous heads.  Simply stunning.

The second half of May is Patio time in Cordoba.  Little streets vie with each other for the best Patios and we could see the start of this spectacular flower display with an abundance of red geraniums, pink petunias and blue lobelia being planted in little terracotta pots and attached up and down every free space on the old walls.   See our Facebook page for more pictures.

21 April 2014

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