CORDOBA.Patios, Rejas y Balcones: from 2 to 13 may 2012 .
Festival de Patios y Concurso Popular de Rejas y Balcones: Patios, Grilles and Balconies of houses open their doors to visitors. Filled with colorful flowers and compete fortheir beauty.
The popular Patio of Cordoba is the axis of the main dwelling. Decorated with potted plants and flowers every year competing for the prize of being the most beautiful. And neighborhood homes are decorated for visitors. The best known are in the old and known in the city: San Lorenzo, San Augustine, San Basilio …
Timetable: De 11:00 a 14:00 y de 18:00 a 22:00, Sunday to Thursday; de 11:00 a 14:00 y de 18:00 a 00:00 Friday and Saturday; Sunday 21:00h.
Coincides with the Festival de los Patios, the Concurso popular de rejas y Balcones, organized by the City of Cordoba, filled with flowers and colors typical bars and balconies of their homes owners and neighbors.
History: The Festival de los Patios Cordobeses, organized by Ayuntamiento de Córdoba, began to be held in 1918, but began to become popular in 1933. Between the Civil War in Spain and the decade of the 50 suffered a stop.
The courtyard patios of Cordoba comes from the Roman houses, simple and free outdoor steps, from which you accessed the home. The Arabs added “RIAT” (beds) with flowers and water, with a clearly well positioned in the.Migration from the countryside to the big city and the few houses, brought up the house up. Is what is known as “House of neighbors
El barrio más característico es el del Alcázar Viejo, entre el Alcázar y la parroquia de San Basilio, aunque también los encontramos por el barrio de Santa Marina, alrededor de San Lorenzo y la Magdalena. En el entorno de la Mezquita Catedral, el barrio de la judería presenta también ejemplos de gran belleza y antigüedad. El exponente más bello lo encontramos en el Palacio de Viana, que ofrece doce patios diferentes. Concurso de Patios.
Other Activities
The city of Córdoba welcomes during the month of may other important activities: concerts, performances, theatre, exhibitions …
- Pedro Bueno (Arte. Exposición). Sala Palacio de la Merced. Until the May 8
- Sucio y Limpio (Arte. Exposición). Sala Puertanueva. The entire month of may
- Cartas ilustradas de Rafael Romero de Torres (Arte. Exposición).Museo de Bellas Artes. The entire month of may
- XXXVII Feria del Libro de Córdoba. Bulevar del Gran Capitán. April 30 to may 8
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