ARCHIVED - Mezquita of Cordoba has received more than 53,000 visits since reopening last month
The Mezquita of Cordoba in Andalucia is one of the region’s most famous attractions.
As provinces across Andalucia push for tourists to come back to the region following a large drop in traveller figures during the pandemic, the Cordoba Mezquita has released its visitor numbers since reopening last month.
More than 53,000 visits have been made to the historic mosque-cathedral, including 52,279 visits during its daytime opening hours and 727 to its special night visits.
According to the figures, more than 73 per cent of visitors since the attraction reopened on April 30 were Spanish, with 49.59 of those coming from Andalucia, followed by 21 per cent from Andalucia, and 5.7 per cent coming from Castilla-La Mancha.
Of the visits made, 35.85 per cent involved free entry or some sort of discount.
The Mezquita of Cordoba reopened to tourists in April and also announced the addition of night time visits, however the bell tower and the Ruta de las Iglesias Fernandinas remain closed while infection levels increase across Andalucia.
Cordoba has been working to attract tourists back to the area and works to expand Cordoba Airport are now underway, increasing the number of passengers it can serve to 100,000, in an effort to boost tourism.
This is one of the most iconic monuments in Cordoba, its powerful Islamic architecture reflecting the period during which Al-Andalus was controlled by Muslim rulers. The structure which exists today was initiated by Abd ar-Rahman I in 785, extended multiple times by his successors and became a cathedral in 1236 when Castilian forces captured the city during the Reconquist. Subsequent modifications extended the structure yet further, but mercifully, the extraordinary architecture of its Islamic past remain.
The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba is open for visits 10 am to 2 pm and 4 pm to 7pm but due to social distancing requirements it is advisable to pre-book tickets via https://tickets.mezquita-catedraldecordoba.es/es
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