Cordoba and olive trees forever

Almost no rain that day as we left Seville early in the morning, we stopped at Carmona one of these typical whitewashed villages before making to Cordoba, where we were treated with a guided tour of the Mezquita, the mosque turned into Cathedral, a real architectural jewel of islamic art.

We also zigzagged through the jewish part of town and its labyrinth of narrow streets and whitewashed facades, its ancient flowery  patios and statues of great men like Malmonide who was instrumental in putting Cordoba on the map. 

After that we drove through thousands of acres of olive tree plantations and rolling hills, just punctuated by a a stop at some makeshift olive oil production museum, before reaching Granada at night and too many hours stuck on a bus. 

The town was reclaimed by the Catholic kings over the muslims in 1492.