Córdoba a Pie · San Basilio, Córdoba
Two hours in San Basilio with a Córdoba a Pie guide and the patio tickets included, for the lowest price of any guided patio tour. Pick it on budget, and check the language: the listing names Spanish for the guide.
Córdoba a Pie, the company behind the Viana Palace tour, runs this two-hour walk through San Basilio, the patio quarter beside the Alcázar. You enter several of the neighbourhood's historic courtyards, with the patio tickets included, and hear how the Romans and Moors shaped the house plan and how the May competition works.
It is the cheapest guided patio walk in the city at $16. The trade-off is language and consistency. The listing names Spanish for the guide and an audio set, and guests from abroad mention headsets and Spanish explanations. Most reviews are warm about guides like Miguel and Vicente, but one Spanish guest in May 2026 found his guide too brief, and in spring waits at the small patios can be long.
Mondays are a good day for it: the Viana Palace is closed, and one guest found almost no crowds on a June Monday. In the first half of May the meeting point moves to the Roman temple on Calle Capitulares. If you want an English-speaking guide for sure, the guided patios tour is $7 more.
On Calle Caballerizas Reales, in front of the Torre de los Leones. From 4 to 17 May, at the Roman temple on Calle Capitulares; the operator confirms by message.
Pick up an audio set if your group uses them, then walk along the old wall into San Basilio.
Several neighbourhood patios, with the history of the houses and the Battle of the Flowers.
The tour ends in San Basilio; hand back the headset.
★★★★★Miguel was very informative. The patios were beautiful. Went in June on a Monday and there were practically no crowds or waiting.
★★★★★Excellent tour and great guide. Even though we don't speak Spanish he made us understand the meaning and soul of the Patio of Cordoba
★★★★★It has been beautiful. Despite not going during the normal time to see the patios, it is nice to see that there is plenty of options to visit. Plus it was magical. If it was like this in March, in May it must be amazing.
★★★★★Very knowledgeable, professional. Enjoyed the tour very much!! Thank you
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The listing names Spanish for both the guide and the audio set. Guests who don't speak Spanish still enjoyed it, but for a live English guide pick the guided patios tour.
Yes. Tickets for the patios on the route are in the $16 price.
At the orange umbrella on Calle Caballerizas Reales, in front of the Torre de los Leones. From 4 to 17 May, at the Roman temple on Calle Capitulares.
Yes, among the guided tours here. During the May festival the private patios are free to visit on your own; see the palace or the festival.
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