Torre de la Calahorra, roman bridge

Alcazar | City Walls | Episcopal Palace | Juderia | Molino de la Albolafia | Mosque | Palacio de Viana | Puente Gate | Roman Bridge | Seville Gate | Tower of Calahorra

The Tower of La Calahorra rises up at the south of the Roman bridge, the far end from the city centre. Built by Enrique II of Trastamana in 1369 to defend the city from attack by his brother Pedro I the Cruel from the South.

In the 18th century it was used as a prison and in the 19th century it was a girls school.

It currently houses the Institute for Dialogue between Cultures. This fascinating museum is particularly educational with audio visual presentations which vividly depict how life was in Cordoba around the 10th Century AD when three cultures lived side by side Christianity, Muslim and Judaism.

Visitors are also able to go on the roof for a spectacular view of the mosque and the city.

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