Cordoba - Route of the Fernandine Churches

Seems like an interesting walk. That’s more churches than we tend to visit on a 3 week trip. After seeing a few churches one tends not to appreciate them and they begin to look the same.

Not planning to see all of them…but popping in to two/three churches and checking out the neighborhood, eat somewhere a little removed from busy tourist area.

If churches in Spain are anything in Italy, one can get a quiet space, calming, with wonderful art. While we are not religious, we do appreciate religious art and find that it’s best viewed in church settings vs large galleries.

Hope to find out the ticketing rules so we can plan accordingly.

In Cordoba the Patios in the San Basilio area, Palacio de Viana, Alcazar de los Reyes Cristianos are all worth seeing.
Here are a few more ideas: https://slowtravelitalyspain.blogspot.com/2019/01/free-things-to-do-in-andalucia-jaen.html
Updated prices, opening times and everything else to see in Cordoba can be found at this link: (you download the pdf at the bottom where it says 'horarios'
https://www.turismodecordoba.org/monuments-and-museums-opening-hours
I'll see if I can find answers to your questions about the churches

Tinac, grazie mille!

I’m also looking at your experiences and tips on other places we will be visiting.

I'll be writing a post about these churches but in case you want more info before..... here it is, we left Cordoba yesterday.....
The churches are free from Monday to Friday if you get the Mezquita ticket. Since I stayed in Cordoba just for the weekend, (a return visit to a place I love) I didn’t get the Mezquita ticket, I went in free at 8.30. However, most of them are open before or during or after Mass on a Sunday morning so I studied them online and chose 3 which seemed the most interesting:
San Lorenzo, San Augustin and Santa Marina de Aguas Santas. They are all near Palacio de Viana so would combine well with visiting the house and patios there.
San Lorenzo - outside and facade impressive, Superb frescoes in the apse
San Augustin, an odd squarish shape outside and wow over the top baroque inside (not my style).The square in front of the church is nice.
Santa Marina de Aguas Santas has a splendid just-restored façade; gothic style bare stone inside with a fine wood ceiling.
In the end since I walked by on my way back to my apartment I also looked in at San Pablo and San Francisco, fine facades and simple gothic style interiors.
You can easily see several on the same day, mainly I like the idea that the route takes you through streets you might not visit otherwise, with statues of 'ordinary people', glimpses through open doors of patios, pretty streets (and this was in January)

How important is food to you? Do you want ideas for eating?
When is this trip?

Tinac, thanks so much. This is exactly what I was looking for. We will be getting in late Monday evening so we may see the Mezquita on Tuesday afternoon, walking around and seeing the bridge and surrounding area in the morning. We can walk the neighborhoods and see churches on Wednesday. Our final day is Thursday when we can see the Alcazar and any other things we have missed or want to see.

I’ll check back latter to find your church reports.

ekscrunchy, we will be there mid-March. When it comes to food, we tend to take a practical approach. We choose our activity/location and then look for places to eat closer to where we will be. For dinner, we tend to eat closer to our hotel but are always open to ideas. So, yes, pleases do share.

Given the timings in Spain, we will probably have a latish lunch, making it our primary meal. That way we can have some tapas in the evening or eat in ethnic places (Arab?) which will likely be open earlier than typical Spanish restaurants.

Thanks for taking the time to respond.