Alcázar Andalusí de Córdoba

The gardens are beautiful and the main reason to visit. Queuing for the tower is not worth it, in my opinion. One thing I would recommend improving are restrooms, there could be more facilities given how many people visit this place.

The other Must See in Cordoba but after the Cathedral Mesquita of course.
We were not lucky as the weather was cloudy but at least it wasn't scalding hot.
This alcazar has a beautiful architecture and beautiful gardens as well, but still not on par with the Alcazar of Seville, nor, in my opinion the Segovia Alcazar' though this last one is a medieval castle rather than a Arabic palace.
Buying tickets in advance is not required (unlike in Seville where you have to do that long in advance).
Just look at the pictures

I liked this Alcázar very much. Perhaps not as fantastic as La Alhambra, but I could visualiza this place in it’s splendor. I got a feeling of belonging and astonishment at the level and quality of construction. Speechless

Good place to visit. Especially in the morning. Beautiful view from the tower. The ticket costs an around 5€ . Must see if you are the first time in cordoba

It’s a serene place to visit great for pictures

Simply fantastic like the many Alcazars around Spain. Worth a visit and at a reasonable cost.

Nice historical building with some great mosaics. The gardens really are lovely too. The displays/explanations within the building are only in Spanish but there aren't many of them anyway. I spent around 10 minutes in the building and 25-35 minutes in the gardens.

A master piece of art in this historical palace!! Love it very much 🤩🤩🤩

All visit details are clearly listed on their website. Buy tickets on the website in advance (or even when you get there) to avoid the long queue at the ticketing area. EU resident or not, adult admission is 11€. You can enter the garden area for free.
The place is huge and you could wander around for probably an hour. Stunning to see how Muslim religious monuments were converted to Catholic ones, the Catholic iconography everywhere. Reflects the mixed religious and social history of Spain.

The Alcazar itself is definitely not worth that of Sevilla or the Alhambra. But do go see the night show "Naturaleza Encendida", it is amazing!

Nice and beautiful place

Most beautiful city in the world

Fantastic!

Guapissimo

History revisited

Se visita bastante rápido, ya que no es muy grande. Lo que mas me gusto del Alcazar son los jardines. Las fuentes, el sonido del agua, la naturaleza, las estatuas de los Reyes... lo vuelve un lugar mágico en el que puedes echar la mañana sin darte cuenta. También me gustó bastante los mosaicos que hay colgados dentro del Alcazar.

Sam Alkazar sporo zniszczony ale też odbudowany lecz ogród przepiękny

Visite très agréable, peu de monde (nous sommes venus hors saison). Les jardins sont magnifiques et très paisibles !

Antiguo palacio del gobernador visigodo, constituyó el centro del poder político, religioso y económico de al-Andalus entre las primeras décadas del siglo VIII y la caída del Califato cordobés a comienzos del siglo XI, desempeñando también en las centurias siguientes un papel destacado hasta la conquista castellana de la ciudad en 1236. Su recinto amurallado englobaría, a grandes rasgos, el actual Palacio Episcopal, en cuya basese pueden apreciar algunos de sus muros y torres orientales, el Seminario de San Pelagio, la antigua Biblioteca Provincial, parte del actual Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos y la plaza del Campo Santos de los Mártires, en el que se exhumaron los baños. Al sur se abría su puerta principal, la Bab al-Sudda, y sobre ella se situaba una especie de azotea o mirador, desde donde el monarca podía contemplar las paradas militares y los ajusticiamientos públicos que se realizaban en una gran explanada existente entre el palacio y el río.

Fuimos al evento “Naturaleza Encendida” quedamos enamorados, los jardines del alcázar son una belleza y la iluminación lo hacia mas majestuoso. Los juegos de luces al compás del flamenco es algo hermoso. La entrada al show sale €14 y vale la pena 100%, no se van a arrepentir.
No entramos al alcázar por temas de tiempo pero la próxima visita a Córdoba sin duda lo haremos.