Casa Andalusí of Córdoba

The Casa Andalusí occupies a building that recreates a 12th-century home, set against the wall walk of the city's old wall, in the centre of the Jewish Quarter and next to the Synagogue of Córdoba.

The house opened as a private museum in 1997, after a restoration that recovered its structure to reproduce the typical model of an al-Andalus home. The project aims to bring visitors closer to the domestic and cultural atmosphere of Andalusi Córdoba, in the centuries of coexistence between Muslims, Jews and Christians in the city.

The route combines rooms that reproduce everyday Andalusi life with original historical pieces found on the site itself.

The central courtyard, with a fountain and plants, is the highlight of the house and recreates the role of water in the Andalusi home.

At the entrance to the house a collection of coins from the Andalusi period is displayed, minted in gold, silver and bronze.

The Casa Andalusí houses the Paper Museum, devoted to the process of paper-making in the Caliphate of Córdoba, with a model of the first paper-making machines to reach the West.

In the basement of the house, the Mosaic Room keeps a Roman mosaic, together with a well and a Visigothic relief found in the same space, evidence that the site was already occupied centuries before the Andalusi period.

The Casa Andalusí opens every day, from 10:00 to 20:00. The ticket costs €4 for adults.

The Casa Andalusí is at number 12, Calle Judíos, in the heart of the Jewish Quarter of Córdoba, right next to the Synagogue. It is a short walk from the Mosque-Cathedral, within the network of cobbled streets of the Jewish quarter, in the heart of the city's historic centre.

The Jewish Quarter concentrates many of the cultural attractions of central Córdoba. Near the Casa Andalusí you can visit the Synagogue and the other house museums of the Jewish quarter, as well as the Mosque-Cathedral, which lets you combine several visits on a single walking route through the historic centre.