Córdoba · Charming villages
The most beautiful villages in Córdoba
The capital of Córdoba's Baroque with its fountain of 139 spouts, white villages below castles in the Subbética, a village above a reservoir, a film-set castle by the Guadalquivir and the caliph's city: the most beautiful villages in Córdoba.
Updated 20 October 2026 · How we make our guides
Subbética
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SpainPriego de Córdoba
The Fuente del Rey with its 139 spouts, the Villa quarter and a much-awarded olive oil.
What to see in Priego de Córdoba -
SpainZuheros
A white village at the foot of a castle on the rock, with a prehistoric cave nearby.
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SpainIznájar
A white village on a peninsula above the great reservoir, with its castle on top.
What to see in Iznájar
Guadalquivir valley
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SpainAlmodóvar del Río
A fairy-tale castle on a hill by the Guadalquivir, a Game of Thrones location.
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SpainMedina Azahara
The palace city of Caliph Abd al-Rahman III, a World Heritage Site.
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SpainCórdoba
The Mosque-Cathedral, the Jewish quarter and courtyards full of flowers.
What to see in Córdoba
Frequently asked questions
What are the most beautiful villages in Córdoba?
Priego de Córdoba, Zuheros and Iznájar in the Subbética, and Almodóvar del Río by the Guadalquivir.
What is there to see near the city of Córdoba?
Medina Azahara, on the outskirts, and the castle of Almodóvar del Río, about twenty-five kilometres away.
When to go?
In spring and in autumn; in summer the Córdoba countryside is one of the hottest areas in Spain.
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Reviewed 20 October 2026. Dates and seasonal warnings: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.
Cover photo: Francisco de Asís Alfaro Fernández (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.