Córdoba a Pie · Palacio de Viana
A Córdoba a Pie guide takes you round the 12 patios, then the palace's own guide shows you the furnished rooms upstairs, with tickets for both in the price. Pick it if you want the whole palace explained in one booking.
Córdoba a Pie, a local walking-tour company, runs this two-hour visit from Plaza de Don Gome, right outside the palace. Your guide walks you through the 12 patios and explains how each one belongs to a different century, from the 15th-century core to the 1980s Patio de las Columnas. Then you go upstairs with the palace's own guide for the rooms: the Goya tapestries, the leather and tile galleries, the arms and the library.
Guests name their guides more often than anything else, Rafa above all. One couple had two: "Raphael for the patios, and the house guide for the palace itself." That matters, because the interior part is the palace's standard tour. The language is the catch. The listing names Spanish for the live guide, and guests describe Spanish tours with audio in other languages. Check the language for your time slot before you pay.
On price, it compares well. Bought at the box office, the combined patios and interior ticket costs €14, so the guide adds roughly $20. The listing says it is not suitable for people with mobility impairments, and one guest warned that it is not ideal with a dust allergy. If you would rather wander, the patios and gardens ticket costs $10 and leaves the rooms out.
Look for the orange umbrella outside the palace entrance. Ask about audio sets if you don't follow Spanish.
From the Patio de Recibo through the Naranjos, Rejas and Madama to the Columnas and the garden, with the story of the families who added each one.
The palace guide leads the interior tour: salons, the leather gallery, porcelain cases and the library. No photos inside.
The tour finishes inside the palace. Your ticket lets you stay in the patios for photos before closing.
★★★★★Rafael is the funniest tour guide I've ever met. He knows a lot and conveys it in a fun and interesting way that kept everyone's attention and made us learn a lot during this sightseeing tour. The place was beautiful, and the tour guide was excellent. The tour guide inside the Palace was also very good.
★★★★★The experience with the tour guide (Rafa) was fantastic: enjoyable, with historical explanations, and great knowledge. It was very entertaining. Also, we arrived late in the city. We spoke with the service provider, and they managed to postpone the visit without any problem.
★★★★★We had 2 guides: Raphael for the patios, and the house guide for the palace itself. So interesting that we forgot it was in Spanish!! A visit not to be missed!
★★★★★Our guide, José Antonio, was incredibly friendly, gave very clear explanations, and was very helpful to the customers.
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Yes. Tickets for the patios and the palace are both included, and the rooms upstairs are shown by the palace's own guide. That is the difference from the $10 patios ticket.
Not always. The listing names Spanish for the live guide, and guests describe Spanish tours with audio in several languages. Check the language for your time slot when you book.
In Plaza de Don Gome, outside the Palacio de Viana. Look for the guide with the orange umbrella about 10 minutes before the start.
Yes, if you want the rooms. The palace's combined ticket is €14 at the box office, so you pay roughly $20 for a guide in the patios and a fixed booking. If the patios alone are enough, the self-guided ticket is cheaper.
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