Medina Azahara Guided Tour: Historical Journey through Cordoba's Majestic Palace Complex

Embark on a historical journey through Cordoba’s majestic palace complex, Medina Azahara. Explore the rich history of the caliphate and Al-Andalus with a specialist guide on this 3-hour guided tour. Discover the fascinating sites and learn about the first Umayyad caliph of Al-Andalus, Abderraman III.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Medina Azahara - Explore the vast medieval palace of the Medina Azahara de Córdoba on a 3-hour guided tour, and travel back in time to the days of the Caliphate and Al-Andalus. Learn more about the first Umayyad caliph of Al-Andalus, Abderraman III.
    Visit the most important parts of the complex, such as the large House of Ja’far built over the site…
What's Included
  • Small Groups
  • Official Guide
  • Shuttle bus on site
  • Entrance Tickets
What's Not Included
  • Transport from Cordoba to site
Additional Information

Embark on a 3-hour journey exploring the fascinating past of Medina Azahara in Cordoba, conducted by an expert guide. Unearth the Caliphate history of this palace and marvel at its most impressive sites.
Step into the era of Caliphate and Al-Andalus. Gain deeper insights into the life of the first Umayyad caliph of Al-Andalus, Abderraman III.
Explore the…

Location
Medina Azahara - Conjunto Arqueológico Madinat al-Zahra
Carretera Palma del Río
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Dabindid
Jun 26, 2025
Thank you to our tour guide Almudena - Our tour guide Almudena was remarkable. Really welcoming, extremely knowledgable and full of energy. Thoroughly enjoyed this!
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506virginiay
May 19, 2025
Free Walking Tour en Córdoba - Very interesting the walk through Córdoba with our guide Carlos, who showed us interesting details of the most important attractions of his city, enlivening us with very funny comments and incredible stories, highly recommended!
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Antoniomv6455wy
Mar 5, 2025
Worth it - They are not only stones, the place is spectacular, the visit is obligatory with guide if you want to truly appreciate it, our Carlos was very good, explained very clearly and without howling with excessive data making clear what is interesting, as well as contributing things with humor and criticism.
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809juanap
Jan 28, 2025
GREAT EXPERIENCE - We hire guided tour to Medina Azahara by bus 20/01/25. An experience of 10. Sergio was our guide, exceptional attention at all times. With some very pleasant explanations. Very professional, you can tell he likes art and history. Fully recommended excursion. We hired him directly at OWAY TOURS office, the person who attended us, provided us with all the information of the visit and attended us fabulously.
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439guilhermem
Oct 15, 2023
Excellent three tours with Oway - I took three vpm tours to OWAY TORS.. MOMUMENYAL, PATIOS and MEDINA. Different guides and all great, answering questions and providing different insights... The service is also excellent
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Jbgrupeli
Mar 29, 2025
Tripadvisor information did not match OWAY Tours - The beginning of our visit was very unpleasant. Tripadvisor gave us a wrong address (did not match that of OWAY Tours) as a departure point: the Crescent Roundabout to catch the bus to Medina Azahara. The thing is, when the time came, nobody came. Fortunately we saw a group and a bus that seemed to have that destination but in another area, Red Cross Roundabout. It must be said that the roundabout where these two roundabouts are is very large and the pedestrian crossings quite far away. When we saw the aforementioned bus we ran and fortunately, and for the kindness of the driver, we were able to take the bus and make this visit. The mistake in the information could have caused us to miss the visit. Otherwise everything was positive.
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Kenneth
May 12, 2025
A screw-up again - Again, your handoff with your local tour operators was terrible. We didn’t get an email after the web confirmation from TA. Furthermore, a wrong meeting point was given through your confirmation letter. We ended up taking a taxi to the site (which was wonderful). We finally found the tour guide at the parking lot at the end of her tour. A total waste of tour cost of $54. Please refund.
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From $22
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).