The Countryside Property Portal for Cordoba Province - Andalucia

Cordoba Province
This fascinating province takes up the central northern part of Andalucia. Landlocked and bordered by the provinces of Malaga, Sevilla, Bajadoz, Ciudad Real, Jaen and Granada, the province is split in two by the huge Rio Guadalquivir, on whose banks stand the city of Cordoba. A city bursting with history, Cordoba in its heyday was a tribute to the technological and cultural advancement of the Moors and still standing as testimony to this is the magnificent Mesquita, the Great Mosque, which has dazzled visitors from across the world for centuries.

Outside of Cordoba itself, there are few foreign visitors to this area of Spain and from the elegant baroque towns and white Andalucian villages in the south to the granite mountain villages and mining towns in the north, the province of Cordoba remains unexploited.

To the north of the Guadalquivir, the vast Sierra Morena cover the top half of the province where traditional villages are scattered in the hills of this untamed wilderness. To the south of the capital are the gentle, rolling hills of vineyards and olive trees from which Cordoba's landmark wines and olive oils are produced. Cordoba is home to 800,000 people, some 40% of whom live in the capital itself, much of the national parks of the Sierra Morena and the Subbetica in the south remain unpopulated.

As with other areas in the Spanish interior, Coardoba can get extremely hot in the summer, when temperatures soar to 40 degrees, it is hot practically every day from June until September with no rain. The winters are fairly mild, with some sunny winter days and other overcast days. The rains tend to fall in September or early October and although heavy, they don't last more than a couple of days

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Alto Guadiato
The northwest corner of the Cordoba province, the Alto Guadiato covers a variety of landscapes from the industrial ex-mining town of Penarroya-Pueblonuevo with its sooty, abandoned buildings to the mountain villages of the Sierra Morena, unexplored by tourists and surrounded by pristine countryside and plentiful wildlife. In the centre of the region, the extensive reservoirs of Punte Nuevo and Sierra Boyera are ideal places for practising watersports of all kinds.
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Guadalquivir
At the heart of the Cordoba province, cut in two by the River Guadalquivir, Guadalquivir en Cordoba is where the city of Cordoba itself is located. Steeped in a history stretching back to Roman times with the impressive and magical Mesquita, the Great Mosque, as its centre point, Cordoba is a vibrant and bustling city that was once the forerunner in intellectual and technological advancement in Europe. Beyond Cordoba itself are attractive villages built on the banks of the Guadalquivir and crowned with ancient castles. Backed by the impressive Sierra Morena to the north, the countryside is never far away and outside the villages and towns lay endless possibilities for walkers, cyclers and horse-riders and there are large reservoirs as well as the river itself to cater for watersport lovers of all kinds.
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La Campina
The South of the capital, La Campiña, or the countryside, consists of rolling hills of olive groves and vineyards, pretty towns and villages and ruined Moorish castles. The famous Montilla-Moriles grape growing region is at the heart of La Campiña, the Montilla wine that is produced here is drunk all over the world. Wandering round the historical towns of the area, you'll find a wealth of baroque architecture and medieval churches and convents and fantastic views across the surrounding countryside and agricultural land which are never far away
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Los Pedroches
The Covering the northern tip of the Cordoba province, the region of Los Pedroches is characterised by the small towns and villages scattered over the plains of the Sierra Morena. The countryside of this area consists of oak woodland interspersed with large meadows and the characteristic dark grey granite of the region whose name, Los Pedroches derives from the word "Piedra" meaning stone. Bordering with the provinces of Badajoz in Extremadura and Ciudad Real in Castilla La Mancha and Jaen, this is one of the least known areas of Andalucia. Many of the villages reflect their proximity to Castilla and Extremadura in the architectural style of the traditional houses, where large granite stones have been used to construct the dwellings. There are many isolated and unvisited places in this remote corner of Andalucia where areas of outstanding and untouched natural beauty can still be found
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La Subbetica
In the south east of the Cordoba province, the olive growing region of La Subbetica includes a number of unique and picturesque Andalucían towns and villages from the capital of baroque, Priego de Cordoba with its elaborate fountains and churches, to the picturesque, traditional "pueblos blancos" - the white villages. The Subbetica Natural Park provides excellent country for walking and other outdoor pursuits; it contains a range of flora and fauna as well as the highest peak in the Cordoba province. La Subbetica is perhaps the most visited area of the Cordoba province, outside the city itself, with tourists attracted by the delightful pueblos blancos and the pristine countryside. Nevertheless, this area is still well off the tourist trail and even in the busiest towns and prettiest villages, English is rarely heard and most of the visitors are Spanish tourists.
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