Cordoba Patios Festival 2021 – the beauty of flowers
The Cordoba
Patios festival 2021 is approaching now it takes place every year during the
first week of May and is a long standing tradition of the city of Cordoba.
“Patios” translates to “courtyards” and the festival celebrates the art of
elaborately decorating courtyards with hundreds of colorful flowers and plants.
The people
of Cordoba haughtily open the gates of the courtyards in the old quarter of the
city during the days of this festival. They decorate the courtyards out especially
for the occasion with pots full of geraniums, carnations and jasmines that hang
from the whitewashed walls. They can be visited practically at any time of the
day and the chance to taste delicious tapas from Cordoba and Montilla-Moriles
wine. The festival is celebrated during the first fortnight of May. It is not,
however the only chance you will have to visit the countryside in Cordoba. You
can visit the Trueque Cuatro Courtyards Festival Visitor Center, the Palacio de
Viana or sign up for a special visit at any time of the year.
Since the
first patios event in 1918, the Cordobeses have been cultivating and caring for
their patios every day. These secret courtyards are privately owned, hidden
behind the homes, door and walls of the city, but for one week of the year they
are opened to the public, who can come and enjoy the beauty of the flowers,
plants and architecture.
The opening
hours of the festival tend to stay the same every year, for the week of the
festival the patios are open from 11am to 2pm and from 6pm to 10pm every day. All
patios are free to enter but small donations are appreciated by the hardworking
owners.
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