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Spend a night in Cordoba February

Posted by (WA USA) on

I have a trip planned spending 5 nights in Seville and 3 nights in Granada. Will be seeing Cordoba between Seville and Granada. Flying from West Coast to Seville so will have jetlag.

Question, should I cut a day from Seville and instead spend a night in Cordoba, leaving the next day for Granada or just spend a long day in Cordoba while in transit? Daylight hours will be shorter, so I have a bit of concern regarding finding my accommodations in Granada when it's dark. But then, I do like to limit the amount of hotel changes. I was thinking of taking a night tour of the Alhambra (will book a day tour too) the night I would be arriving in Granada.

And perhaps there is one more option. Day trip to Cordoba and then take a bus between Seville and Granada instead.

A bit of a side note, I had booked my 5 nights in Seville a long time ago, and when going to adjust it to 4 nights, I would only get $30 back since the rates went up. That also caused me to pause.

Posted by
75 posts

Hi Gail,
I really enjoyed Cordoba after dark. Spending a night there allowed us to see parts of the town we wouldn't have had time for on a daytrip. Since you are traveling in February, which will not be as busy as other times of the year, I would select a hotel that is a bit closer to the Mezquita (for example) to make sure that you are able to find an open restaurant that suits your tastes.

Posted by
2963 posts

I spent one night in Cordoba and feel it’s a day trip from Sevilla. There’s not much left of the old town and you do not need to spend the night to appreciate it. I say save yourself the hassle of changing hotels and sleep in Sevilla.

Posted by
431 posts

My sister in law and I spent one night in Cordoba in early February, 2018. We took the train from Madrid and arrived in Cordoba around 10:30 a.m. That day we had a full day of sightseeing and that night went to a Flamenco show (on a previous trip to Seville, I went to a Flamenco show and it was vastly superior to the one in Cordoba).

If I was in your position, especially since you will only get $30 credit for changing your hotel from five nights to four nights, I would just do a day trip to Cordoba.

Posted by
4117 posts

While I have spent a night in Cordoba on two trips and like it, I think in your specific situation (lodging already booked and not much of a refund), I would probably leave it as a day trip. I just glanced at Renfe for train times on a random evening next week: they run about every half hour Cordoba - Seville till 9:20pm - and only take 50 min. So you could easily stay in Cordoba fairly late if you want (and definitely long enough to see it after dark) - and still get back to Seville.

Posted by
1096 posts

Thanks for the advice. Purchased my tickets for a day trip to Cordoba. Seems to have gone smoothly and Renfe is having a Black Friday sale. :) I didn't know Black Friday was a thing outside the US. Now time to figure out the Alsa bus for Seville to Granada.

Posted by
31 posts

We are in similar position. Taking the train from Madrid to Granada - which stops in Cordoba - so we want to spend the day there. I can find left luggage places around town. Does anyone know if there is a place inside the Cordoba train station? I would prefer to not heft my luggage very far (don’t judge… it’s a six week trip to multiple climate zones 😊). Thank you!

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