Our first café in Andalusia. But the café owner looked at us and smiled so warmly, as if he had been waiting just for us. And we stayed to drink coffee.
Andalusia 2025
Day 1: March 14
Düsseldorf - Seville - Córdoba
Andalusia 2025
Itinerary
We flew to Seville. At the airport, we rented a car and immediately drove to Córdoba.
I found a café along the way, not far from the airport, where we planned to have coffee and maybe grab a bite to eat.
As soon as we walked in, I immediately wanted to run away from there.
The interior of the place was unexpected (again, expectations! I had imagined something quite different).
Started with coffee
The coffee was very tasty. We drank two cups each.
And we also ate a sandwich with jamón. It would seem - what could be so special about a sandwich with jamón. But it was so delicious!
The bread was a little toasted and drizzled with olive oil. How delicious it smelled!
Sandwich with jamón
By the way, it turned out that this café is already more than a hundred years old, and its owner is the third generation of the founder.
In Córdoba, we checked into an apartment on a small square with the lovely name “Olive Blossom”.
Our accommodation in Córdoba - a separate bedroom and living room.
After checking in, we went to a local pastry shop with good reviews.
There were indeed a lot of locals in the pastry shop. We bought a couple of pastries and some bread. But we didn’t like anything.
The pastries were too sweet, and the bread was nice, but not tasty.
In the evening, we went for a walk in the center of Córdoba.
It takes about 20 minutes to walk to the center from our accommodation.
In the center of Cordoba
We reached Córdoba’s main landmark — the Mezquita (Wikipedia).
The bell tower of the Mosque-Cathedral and the courtyard with palm trees
Beautifully decorated exterior walls of the Mosque
Also part of the outer wall
Square in front of the cathedral
We found a lovely square with orange trees. In fact, orange trees grow everywhere in Córdoba, just like chestnut trees in Kyiv.
I tasted one orange. It was almost inedible, very bitter. Then I read that it is a special variety used to make jam.
Dinner. In Andalusia, houses don’t have central heating, and the apartments are freezing. Heaters saved the day.