Alcázar, Mezquita and Malmuerta, Córdoba: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from the Alcázar to the Malmuerta tower in Córdoba: 3 stops, about 2.4 km, about 30 minutes of walking plus about 21 minutes of listening. Start at the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, where Isabella and Ferdinand first received Christopher Columbus in 1486, and walk to the Mosque-Cathedral, whose forest of more than 850 columns went from one of the largest mosques in the world to the city’s cathedral. The longest leg then crosses the old town to the Torre de la Malmuerta, a 15th-century gate tower of the Axerquía wall that you see from outside, at no charge.
- Stops:
- 3
- Distance:
- about 2.4 km
- Walking:
- about 30 min
- Listening:
- about 21 min
Alcázar, Mezquita and Malmuerta, Córdoba: how long does the walk take?
About 51 minutes in all: about 30 minutes on foot over about 2.4 km, plus about 21 minutes of audio at the 3 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Alcázar, Mezquita and Malmuerta, Córdoba: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs, Mosque-Cathedral, and Torre de la Malmuerta. The longest stretch between two stops is about 1.6 km, about 22 min on foot.
Route and map
Navigate with Google Maps, listen with Mappu: the stories keep playing while you follow the route.
Opens Google Maps with walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
Largely ordered by King Alfonso XI in 1328, on ground once held by the Roman governor’s residence and the Umayyad palace.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Mosque-Cathedral · about 0.8 km, about 10 min on foot
Stop 2
A forest of more than 850 columns, many reused from Roman and Visigothic buildings, under double-tiered arches of red brick and white stone.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Torre de la Malmuerta · about 1.6 km, about 22 min on foot
Stop 3
An octagonal gate tower of the Axerquía wall, raised between 1404 and 1408; its legend of a murdered wife does not fit the dates.
about 7 min of audio
How does this self-guided walking tour work?
The audio guides on this page stay free: open any stop to listen in your browser.
Walk Mode uses your location to narrate places as you walk. It opens in the Mappu app at the first stop, Alcázar of the Christian Monarchs. Your first walk is free for three stops with a free Mappu account.
Walk Mode: 2 hours for 50 credits (€4.99 Starter pack)
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Route checked by Mappu on October 19, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.