Junior suite courtyard Tapestry made in silk by Rocío Moreno, inspired in astral interaction
Twin courtyard Tapestry made in silk of Andalusí inspiration. “Fez Embroiderie” by Rocío Moreno
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 first floor A tapestry made in silk and inspired on the smile of Budha
Junior suite street Tapestry titled “Tie Dye”, by the artist Rocío Moreno
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"
"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."
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!
"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.
"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"
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.
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
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 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.......
"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.
My Favorite Hotel in Spain, maybe the whole of Europe
“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!.
"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.
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.........
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.
“Diseño y atención.”
Un lujo tener un jaccuzzi privado para tí.
Nos recomendaron sitios para cenar estupendos. Gracias a las chicas.
“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.
“Lovely, relaxing stay”
We only had one night in this hotel unfortunately. Our room was lovely and the shower and bathroom huge.
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!
Juan de Alfaro (Córdoba, 1643 – 1680) belonged to a family of noble ancestry and surname; the Alfaros were at top of the cultural elite during the peculiar Córdoba baroque. His older brother was a writer, himself was considered a poet; his father run a pharmacy and wrote, and his grandfather was the celebrated doctor that wrote the first head surgery academic paper in Spain. The fine education he received along with the inherited talent for writing made Juan de Alfaro the perfect candidate to work under Velázquez as his personal secretary and apprentice.
We find the first proof of the existence of this special relationship between Velázquez and his young secretary in the publication of a small inventory of 41 paintings that Philip IV moved to the Escorial. Descriptions of each painting were wrote by Velázquez, however Juan de Alfaro appeared as editor of the published inventory. The document itself is quite controversial, specialists are still discussing it; but the document is there happily signed by Juan de Alfaro, no one can deny that.
As I said before, the relationship between the painter and his apprentice-secretary went far beyond professional. For instance, Juan assisted every single act of Velázquez’s wake; he even drew a brief sketch of his lifeless face while the master’s body rested in the coffin and he held the vigil. The intimate last portrait of Velázquez that opened this article is, as of today, part of the Frits Lugt Collection in Paris.
But not only would Juan de Alfaro drew Velázquez in his death, he was also the one who wrote the words carved in the master’s gravestone at Saint John parish in Madrid. Unfortunately, the church and the tomb was utterly destroyed by the French Napoleonic troops, thus this artist’s remains are long lost, as it happened to Cervantes’ bones.
But then, how could his epitaph had reached our time? Well that is the third and oddest event in which Juan de Alfaro took part. So, desperately willing to preserve the memory of his admired Velázquez he started to gather data and making notes to write his biography. However, despite his efforts, it would not be Juan the one to publish it but instead his disciple, another Córdoba painter: Antonio Palomino; who beside being a painter would eventually be known for the compilation he made, in an Italian fashion, of all Spanish artist to his date.
This encyclopedic venture of Antonio Palomino de Castro (Bujalance, 1655 – Madrid, 1726) would result in three volumes published under the title “El Museo Pictórico y Escala Óptica”( The Pictorial Museum and the Optical Scale). This Spanish Parnassus is one of the main references to study the Baroque Spanish painting. All the published Velázquez biographies as of today consulted this first manuscript, published by Palomino and written by Juan de Alfaro.
The band of Baroque painters born in Córdoba would not be complete unless we include a third one: Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra (1616-1668). He was the first master that young Juan de Alfaro had before Velázquez. In his compilation, Palomino tells a fun story that happened between them that reflects their good competitive nature.
The Story
Alfaro moves back to Córdoba after a prestigious stay at the King’s Court in Madrid, he is still a young man of 20. As a first job there he is offered to paint for the Convent of San Francisco. At the time the choice was between Saravia and Antonio del Castillo (Alfaro’s first painting professor). However it is Juan de Alfaro, in the end, who takes on the job, and the young and modest artist signed them “Pinxit Alfarus” (painted by Alfaro). Antonio del Castillo, on the other hand, signed his only painting in the Convent “Non fecix Alfarus” (not done by Alfaro) mocking his former pupil.
Juan de Alfaro did not take it so bad, and when asked by Palomino about it he happily replied that “it had been an honor competing with such a vigorous male in life as well as in Art“.
The painting itself depicts the Baptism of San Francisco de Asis and is exhibited in the Fine Arts Museum of Córdoba.
At the bottom of the painting the famous sentence by Castillo can be appreciated.
And last but not least, I leave you with the epitaph of Velázquez written by Juan de Alfaro, although you will have to read it in Latin.
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POSTERITATI SACRATUM
D. Didacus Velazquius de Silva Hispalensis pictor eximius natus anno MDLXXXXIV Picturae nobilissimae arti sese dicavit (praeceptore accuratissimo Francisco Pocieco qui de pictura pereleganter scripsit) Jacet hie : proh dolor ! D. D. Philippi IV Hispaniarum Regis Augustissimi a cubiculo Pictor primus, a camara excelsa adjutor vigilantissimus, in Regio Palatio et extra ad hospitium cubicularius maximus, a quo studiorum ergo missus, ut Romae et aliarum Italiae urbium Picturae tabulas admirandas, vel quid aliud hujus suppelectilis, veluti statuas marmoreas, aereas conquireret, perscrutaret, ac secum adduceret, nummis largiter sibi traditis : sicque cum ipse pro tunc etiam Innocentii X Pont. Max. faciem coloribus mire expresserit, aurea catena pretii supra ordinarii eum remuneratus est, numismate, gemmis, caelato cum ipsius Pontificis effigie insculpta, ex ipsa ex annulo, appenso : tandem D. Jacobi stemmate fuit condecoratus et post redditum ex fonte rapido Galliae confini Urbe Matritum versus cum rege suo Potentissimo e nuptiis serenissimse D. Mariae Theresiae Bibianae de Austria et Borbon, e connubio scilicet cum Rege Galliarum Christianissimo D.D. Ludovico XIV labore itineris febri praehensus, obiit Mantuae Carpetanae, postridie nonas Augusti, aetatis LXVI anno MDCLX sepultusque est honorifice in D. Joannis Parrochiali Ecclesia, nocte septimo Idus mensis, sumptu maximo immodicisque expensis, sed non immodicis tanto viro. Haeroum concomitatu, in hoc Domini Gasparis Fuensalida Grafierii Regii amicissimi subterraneo sarcophago : suoque magistro praeclaroque viro saeculis omnibus venerando, Pictura collacrimante, hoc breve epicedium
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Joannes de Alfaro Cordubensis maestus posuit et Henricus frater Medicus.
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