Casa Andalusi (Andalusian House Museum), Cordoba

The Andalusian House feels less like a museum and more like you鈥檝e just wandered into the 12th century and no one鈥檚 told the owners. This small Moorish gem wraps itself around a leafy courtyard, a cool refuge just steps from the synagogue and a short stroll from the Almod贸var Gate.

Inside, rooms brim with the spoils of medieval home life鈥攑lush furnishings, hand-woven tapestries, shelves of old books, and enough delicate pottery to make you walk carefully. The d茅cor leans heavily on Moorish elegance with a dash of Eastern flair, from its geometric tilework to its arched wall recesses.

The courtyard is its own quiet theatre: patterned cobblestones underfoot, arcaded porches framing the space, and fountains murmuring under a canopy of vines and potted greenery. For a shift in mood, head below ground to find a Roman floor and other remnants dug straight out of the city鈥檚 earlier layers.

And then there鈥檚 the Paper Museum鈥攁n unexpected detour into the world of early papermaking. Here you鈥檒l find tools, history, and even a wooden scale model of one of the West鈥檚 earliest paper mills, proof that this city鈥檚 appetite for knowledge wasn鈥檛 just about collecting books鈥攊t knew how to make them, too.

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Sight Name: Casa Andalusi (Andalusian House Museum)
Sight Location: Cordoba, Spain (See walking tours in Cordoba)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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