Califato Route
The territories that make up this route were influenced by and benefited from the heyday of the Cordoba Caliphate, whose capital was the most brilliant centre of culture in the whole of the West.
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Alcaudete Alcalá la Real Castillo de Locubín Sierra SurPOINTS OF INTEREST
Lucena, Cabra and Priego de Córdoba add a baroque touch to the route, while Carcabuey, Alcaudete and Castillo de Locubín tell of border life from the battlements of their castles. From Alcalá la Real you can already see the borders of Granada with Moclín and Colomera. From Pinos Puente...
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Córdoba, the starting point. This was the seat of the independent state that constituted Muslim Spain, since Abd al-Rahman I established an emirate ruled by the Umayyad dynasty in the 8th century. In the 10th century, Abd al-Rahman III elevated it to the status of a caliphate, bringing unprecedented political and cultural splendour. Proof of this is the jewel in the crown of the Cordoba Mosque, which has been declared a World Heritage site. The welcoming atmosphere of Cordoba extends to the ruins of the palatine city of Madinat al-Zahra.
The route then heads for Espejo, Castro del Río and Baena, historic towns with strong fortresses and walls, also famous for their exquisite oils. The route comes across the reliefs of the Subbeticas, where the legendary and beautiful villas of Zuheros and Luque appear, each crowned by a castle. Another branch of the route, further south, leads into the countryside of southern Córdoba: Fernán Núñez, Montemayor, Montilla and Aguilar de la Frontera, with their original polygonal square.
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