Junior suite street Tapestry titled “Tie Dye”, by the artist Rocío Moreno
Junior suite courtyard Tapestry made in silk by Rocío Moreno, inspired in astral interaction
Small double Headboard made in aubergine criesed velvet by V. Valls.
Double courtyard A tapestry made in silk and inspired on the smile of Budha. “Tiger Lines” by Rocío Moreno.
Double terrace Headboard made in prussian blue criesed velvet by V. Valls.
Double first floor A set of two tapestries made in silk inspired on oriental themes. “Susani” by Rocío Moreno
Twin courtyard Tapestry made in silk of Andalusí inspiration. “Fez Embroiderie” by Rocío Moreno
Twin first floor A tapestry made in silk and inspired on the smile of Budha
Nowadays Córdoba is quite an active city. Shows and cultural events are daily programmed throughout the many flourishing spaces the city has to that end. We have gathered here the most relevant sites in the web, so you are at all times informed about what is happening in the city.
This first edition of FLORA brought 8 international floral artists that transformed the Festival’s chosen patios into 8 unrecognizable stunning spaces. Located in some of the most representative buildings of Córdoba, this works have resulted in a delightful little tour through memory, art and heritage. These ephemeral floral installations will be open to the general public from the 20th to the 29th of October.
“Lindo hotel cerca a la mezquita. La decoración es muy moderna y minimalista"
perfect stay in cordoba. Beautiful quite place in centre of Cordoba with very gentle, even "zen" owner. Design hotel room Excellent "fresh" breakfast Private parking space nearby. All you need for a beautiful stay in Cordoba!
“Un diseño moderno y altamente confortable”
La atención personalizada de los dueños y todo el staff es impecable.
El desayuno es una explosión de sabores.
kleines, tolles hotel. Ganz persönlich geführtes Hotel, in einem historischen Gebäude modern interpretiert. Sehr geschmackvoll, sauber und ruhig. Zu erwähnen ist das gesamte Personal, welches bei Empfehlungen für Restaurants und anderen Fragen immer tolle Tipps gegeben haben. Die Zimmer sind sehr unterschiedlich. Wir hatten ein sehr kleines, kuscheliges Zimmer im 1. Stock. Für drei Nächte völlig ausreichend. Bei Temperaturen um 40 Grad haben wir die kleine Dach-Terrasse leider nicht genießen können, sonst ein toller Ort, um mal zu relaxen. Alles in allem ein schöner Aufenthalt. Danke an Carmen , Gerardo und sein Team!
“Lovely, relaxing stay”
We only had one night in this hotel unfortunately. Our room was lovely and the shower and bathroom huge.
Luxurious hospitality. When we got to Córdoba it was 108ºF and we could not be more miserable. Then we walked into Viento 10 and Gerrardo, the owner, greeted us with refreshing lemonade and a friendly conversation, exactly what we needed. The rest followed suit, with his recommendations for restaurants and the beautiful room and amenities, which included access to a spa.........
Hidden Gem
This hotel was such a special surprise. It was hidden away on a tiny cobblestone street in the quietest part of town. Immaculately clean with wonderful personal hospitality and beautifully decorated. I would stay there again with pleasure. I had a wonderful breakfast on departure day.
"La atención fue excelente.
El diseño del hotel inmejorable.
La ubicación, sin estar en el centro, era perfecta a la hora de comer, cenar o tomar una copa"
"For design and atmosphere lovers"
Viento10 is a perfect place to explore Cordoba. All sightseeings in walking distance. The hotel has a great architecture, rooms around a "patio". Room 7 spacious and stylish. Parking easy and close. Gerardo and his team gave us a warm wellcome and a delicious breakfast.
"Excelente"
Es un hotel muy tranquilo, bien ubicado. El trato excelente y el desayuno, inmejorable. Las habitaciones tienen buen tamaño, con camas cómodas. Todo está muy limpio y mimado, hasta el olor, muy agradable por las flores que decoran el hotel. Muy recomendable.
"Se respira un ambiente relajado y tranquilo cuando traspasas la puerta del hotel. Excelente hotel para una escapada a Cordoba, detalles cuidados, desayuno y habitación perfectos. Volveremos."
Peaceful and beautiful.
Very central in Cordoba, peaceful, calm, beautiful room, friendly staff, lovely stay. Its not v obvious and chintzy which some places in Cordoba can be. Next time we will plan ahead and ask for the meditation session too.
Cordoba merece un hotel como este. Maravilloso trabajo de rehabilitación para conseguir un espacio único y muy agradable...acogedor...bien climatizado y con espacios higiénicos muy modernos y cómodos. ...buena ubicación y un trato muy simpatico
“Diseño y atención.”
Un lujo tener un jaccuzzi privado para tí.
Nos recomendaron sitios para cenar estupendos. Gracias a las chicas.
la perfection.Petit hôtel parfaitement décoré de façon moderne tendance zen. Chambre spacieuse calme grande. Un propriétaire parfait disponible et attentionné , le meilleur petit déjeuner pris dans un hôtel en Espagne. Nous sommes repartis enchantés. Seul bémol , il est très difficile de trouver le même hôtel dans une autre ville, on est déçu après avoir séjourné dans cet endroit.......
Hotel tranquille et moderne.
L'accueil est parfait, la localisation de l'hôtel est idéale car à proximité des activités tout en étant très calme. La décoration des chambres est sobre et moderne. Elles sont spacieuses et lumineuses, le tout organisé autour d'un joli patio.
"A fantastic renovation"
So cool. Whitewashed rooms with stained concrete floors. Simple modern furnishings. Great rainforest shower with frosted glass doors. Lots of natural light. Interior courtyard with a lounge. Pretty table setting for breakfast - coffee, homemade cake, toast with olive oil, tomato and shaved Iberico ham. Very friendly staff... Highly recommend this beautiful place.
“CARMEN ES EL ALMA DEL HOTEL.”
Sinceramente, nuestra experiencia en el hotel fue fantástica gracias a la impecable atención de Carmen, su encargada de recepción. Un placer haberte conocido!.
My Favorite Hotel in Spain, maybe the whole of Europe
However, the truth is far darker and politically incorrect than it seems to be –perhaps that helps it go unnoticed. The key to understanding the famines of the XVIIth century lies not in weather difficulties nor in diseases but in much more serious matters that you shall soon understand.
Faced with financial problems, the monarchy of Philip IV decided to cut down on silver for new coins and instead use billon (an alloy of silver and copper). In Castilian mints vast numbers of these new maravedíes (back then the name of the legal tender) were coined. However the lesser quality of the metal and the ease in which it could be gathered would have terrible consequences. Far from solving the economic problems of the crown it ended up greatly multiplying the number of counterfeiters. And even though counterfeiting constituted a crime since the time of the Catholic Kings punishable with death by burning and the confiscation of all the counterfeiter’s goods, the truth was that counterfeiting throughout the century was huge.
But what allowed counterfeiters to avoid punishment? One of the biggest judicial problems in the Kingdom was the complex web of law institutions and jurisdictions: Royal ordinary jurisdiction, ecclesiastical ordinary jurisdiction, the Holy Office of the Inquisition, military jurisdiction, military orders jurisdiction… These jurisdiction issues made it very difficult to successfully enforce the law, the different courts hindered each other and turned law enforcement into long dilated procedures that, in fact, favored crime. It wasn’t unusual to loose track of a felony, lost in jurisdiction rivalries between institutions.
Also, to that matter, convents turned into sort of “tax havens”. There the counterfeit business had a safe place to build its mints. This was all accounted for thanks to the efforts of the Córdoba councilor Fernando Manuel de Villafañe, who would intervene the convents of the city some years after the first Bread mutiny, trying to prevent a second riot in the city.
The files of the raid tell us how several convents and other religious buildings in the city of Córdoba were deeply associated with the counterfeit. These convents were: Our Lady of the Victory, Saint Mary of Graces, Saint Basilio, Our Lady of the Visitation, Saint Pablo, the monastery of the Basilios monks, a house of monks of the Saint Trinity and another house of the barefooted Carmelites. The Saint Trinity convent was oddly one of the first to be assaulted by the Bread mutineers, since the church was usually well provisioned.
But why did most of the counterfeit reported by Villafañe take place within convents or religious buildings? The answer is quite simple: the ecclesiastic privileges kept them away from the severe nature of the Castilian punishment for that given felony. In fact, Córdoba was not an isolated case and throughout most of the century the Council of Castile payed special attention to convents.
In order to fully grasp the reasons behind this phenomenon, it might be useful to know that members of the clergy came from all kind of backgrounds, it was open to any social class. And many of them took the holy orders with sole purpose of enjoying the privileges that went with the job and avoiding many of the discomforts of the common world as the Church meant no taxes, no hunger and no military service.
THE CONSEQUENCES
The massive number of counterfeited currency coined had dreadful effects on commerce and the general economic activities of the Crown. These fake coins quickly blend with the official currency. This mixture between the official and the counterfeited currency made it very difficult for everyone to conduct their business as they had to discard or refuse to take fake coins, hence loosing money.
This also affected farmers and small businessmen as they couldn’t get rid of the fake currency once they had accepted it. The result was the general rejection of all currencies because of the difficulties when distinguishing one from the other. The new coin for which the Crown had so many expectations, instead of solving the liquidity problems of the Kingdom had ruined commerce and caused numerous supply shortages among different cities.
It was the case of Córdoba, as Villafañe reports, but it also happened in Granada, where the authorities were forced to safeguard with fences the distribution of bread; they were also forced to submit the inhabitants of Sevilla and Osuna to maintain order. These are just some of the most famous cases presented by the Córdoba councilor.
Source:
THE COUNTERFEITING OF COIN IN CÓRDBA CONVENTS IN 1661.
BY JAVIER DE SANTIAGO FERNÁNDEZ.
http://hispaniasacra.revistas.csic.es/index.php/hispaniasacra/article/view/668/666
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