Junior suite courtyard Tapestry made in silk by Rocío Moreno, inspired in astral interaction
Double courtyard A tapestry made in silk and inspired on the smile of Budha. “Tiger Lines” by Rocío Moreno.
Twin first floor A tapestry made in silk and inspired on the smile of Budha
Double terrace Headboard made in prussian blue criesed velvet by V. Valls.
Junior suite street Tapestry titled “Tie Dye”, by the artist 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.
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.
"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."
“Lindo hotel cerca a la mezquita. La decoración es muy moderna y minimalista"
“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!.
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.
My Favorite Hotel in Spain, maybe the whole of Europe
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.
"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.
"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.
“Diseño y atención.”
Un lujo tener un jaccuzzi privado para tí.
Nos recomendaron sitios para cenar estupendos. Gracias a las chicas.
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!
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.......
“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.
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!
"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"
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.
"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.
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.........
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
And this stand has resulted in a curious stained glass battle, precisely in a city where the monumental stained glass has not been of any importance, nor even throughout the Gothic, up until the late XXth century. It is somehow contradictory since Cordoba may very well have been the first European city to have stained glass in its windows. Despite none of that art has reached our time, the Umayyad buildings were richly garnished with colorful stained glass built not on lead but instead on plaster, wood or even marble frames. It is a fact that the history of Europe Gothic stained glass was born out of art pieces coming from Byzantium inspired by this Arab technique.
Lets take a look at the curious evolution of the stained glass of the Mezquita, now that the issue is of relevance in the city of Córdoba.
Around 1870. These incomplete rose windows presented a first effort of clearing the north wall arcs, and this picture, published in a old newspaper, the sole reminder of it. They compete in seniority with those installed in the halls of the Círculo de la Amistad in 1878, as they are known to have been ordered by the Bishop of Albuquerque around 1870 and they were placed in the six arcs that were at that time free of chapels. Namely, numbers 1, 3 and 15 to 18. As of today only two of them remain: 1 and 3. The first one is not easy to locate, number three, on the other hand, with little effort, has become the symbol of many souvenirs.
1916. In 1901 Narciso Sentenach writes an article for the Spanish Excursion Society Gazette denouncing the dreadful spectacle given by these stained glass of the north wall. His denounce does not go unnoticed, Velázquez Bosco (who will later lead the great restoration of the temple) tore them down when lowering the patio’s floor by 50 cm trying to expose the hidden column bases. Above you can see the elevation and the planar of the 1916 project designed by Velázquez Bosco, unfortunately it was never carried through.
1916-1946. Since Velázquez Bosco’s project never took place, the stained glass work remained unfinished and was temporarily sealed, some with wood battens some placing a brick wall. So they waited until the next effort in 1946. 30 years of temporary status that I hope it does not happen again.
1946. Félix Hernández (1889-1975) dedicated most of his professional career as an architect to study the great Islamic buildings in the country. In his works on the Mezquita he too raised the question regarding the connection the prayer room (Haram) and the patio (Sahn) should have between them. As if following Velázquez Bosco’s footsteps, Hernández wanted to reinstate the original natural light of the hall through those arcs of the patio’s facade that still were not chapels. To that end, he projected a stained glass to close the space in one the halls. This stained glass should have a geometric design of little complexity and zero Islamic influence. He designed a plain stained glass on a brass frame. This sort of technique is widely used in the city to protect big patios and arc galleries from bad weather. His design included a grid-shaped frame, in the same vein of the previous work by Velázquez Bosco, though in this case there were no curved elements. The resulting squares were completed with a geometrical lattice. Due to shortcomings in the budget only one arc, number 16, could be finished.
Rafael de La Hoz’s stained glass-latticework seen from the interior of the temple.
1972 is the year the stained glass designed by Hernández is taken down –due to its frail disposition it had badly endured time– in order to build four beautiful latticeworks made of red cedar wood and thick crafted glass. Concerned with the amount of natural light that the four openings will bring to the halls, Rafael de La Hoz designed very thick lattices to dim the light into the temple. Finally, the four stained glass can be developed, the very same that neither Velázaquez Bosco nor Félix Hernández could bring to a happy ending.
Current state of arc number 16.
2016. After a long and bitter dispute among Rafael de La Hoz’s relations and the City Hall, the first ones managed to take down one the architect’s latticeworks to open an extra gate that will make way to the Holy Week processions. As of today it is unknown the sort of sealing that will add to the long list of nomadic history of the Mezquita’s stained glass, since its installation has been further delayed for a year.
NOTE: 19 arcs match the 19 halls of the temple, and they all lie in the north wall beside the Patio de los Naranjos. One counts them east to west.
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