Double courtyard A tapestry made in silk and inspired on the smile of Budha. “Tiger Lines” by Rocío Moreno.
Twin courtyard Tapestry made in silk of Andalusí inspiration. “Fez Embroiderie” by Rocío Moreno
Double first floor A set of two tapestries made in silk inspired on oriental themes. “Susani” by Rocío Moreno
Small double Headboard made in aubergine criesed velvet by V. Valls.
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
Double terrace Headboard made in prussian blue criesed velvet by V. Valls.
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.
“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.
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.
“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!.
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.
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.........
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.
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!
My Favorite Hotel in Spain, maybe the whole of Europe
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.......
"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.
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
“Lindo hotel cerca a la mezquita. La decoración es muy moderna y minimalista"
“Diseño y atención.”
Un lujo tener un jaccuzzi privado para tí.
Nos recomendaron sitios para cenar estupendos. Gracias a las chicas.
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.
"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"
"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.
"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."
Chauvinists: some say Flamenco has it origins within the Gypsy people, some say it is of Arab making and some say it is a Christian heritage. It is a natural tendency to side with the theory one finds closer to one’s culture: chauvinism is not so easy to dismantle.
However, what we can all take for a certainty is that Flamenco had, and has, a close relationship with the one specific geographical feature: the Guadalquivir river, from its cradle in Jaén to its grave in Cádiz, the river acts as a common channel for commerce and the exchange of goods and ideas. From the harbor of Cádiz up to Jeréz de la Frontera, and up the river flows and reach Sevilla, Triana, and up it waters the fields of Puente Genil and then goes under the Roman Bridge in Córdoba, and up again and again, and suddenly the river is no longer made of water, and the stream travels North through dusty roads towards the center of Spain and spreads to the rest of the country.
The Guadalquivir river remains, even nowadays, as the defining fact of the vast region that is Andalucía. The Guadalquivir river is entangled with Flamenco just as the Mississippi river is entangled with Blues. The Gypsies, for instance, found at its riverbanks a place to call home again. They were originally expelled from India and they established along the Great Nile (the word Gypsy is not a mere coincidence as for a long time it was believed that they came from Egypt and the were called “egipcianos” Egyptians, eventually Gypsies). Those were the same riverbanks were the Greeks and the Romans and then the Visigoths and the Arabs and even some Vikings built their home as well.
And they all left there something that was theirs and did not die with the pass of time. Music is a public form of Art, some would say the most public of them all, it needs a group, it welcomes anyone. It is there, not then, thanks to a specific geographical feature, that the mixture could take place and grow. That is the root of Flamenco. There are hundreds of different palos or cantes belonging to the same family tree. Soleá, tangos and tanguillos, fandango, bulería, toná, martinete, seguirilla, cantiña, alegría, petenera, cantes de ida y vuelta (songs from there and back)… each one with its own rhythms and tempo.
Countless of academics have tried to put order and system to such a vast and diverse family, they have tried and always fallen short somehow. It is an endless task, and every single attempt results in a sightly different family tree. The common core are primitives cantes without instruments: toná and its different fashions; martinete, a cante that came from the iron forges; then carcerleras (from prison), cantes de trilla, saetas…
Then the branches of the this odd tree begun to flower, there are some that tend to Fandando with all its geographical fashions. There are some that tend to Soleá and Seguirilla, the branches more connected to the Gypsy people. There are cantes de ida y vuelta (songs of there and back) shaped by those that went to America: rumba, guajira, milonga, garrotines… and this is how the Flamenco tree was, and still is, built.
You may think that you know a bit about Flamenco should you learn by heart all its palos or cantes, but you will only be fooling yourself. You would still need to listen to them all and then listen again and again and again in order to vaguely distinguish one palo from another. Some may be easier to distinguish but most are extremely difficult.
If a day comes in which you are able to do so, my sincere congratulations to you! Although then the variables of each palo would appear, for instance, base on the singer (cantaor or cantaora). But do not worry, that is a task for a PhD. Just don’t you worry, enjoy it, don’t you feel small for the shortcomings, most of us feel the same way; just let Flamenco into your soul.
SOME VARIABLES OF THE FAMOUS FLAMENCO FAMILY TREE.
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