Museo Taurino (Bullfighting Museum), Cordoba

On Maim贸nides Square, inside a 16th-century mansion with the suitably grand name 鈥淗ouse of the Bulls,鈥� you鈥檒l find C贸rdoba鈥檚 Bullfighting Museum. This is where Spain鈥檚 most storied matadors swap the roar of the crowd for the hush of exhibition halls.

Step inside and you鈥檒l wander through rooms lined with sequined suits of light, oil paintings, pottery, and enough vintage bullfight posters to wallpaper the Old Town. Mounted bull鈥檚 heads stare down from the walls, each with its own tale of dust, danger, and drama.

One gallery salutes the 鈥淔ive Caliphs鈥� of the bullring鈥擟贸rdoba鈥檚 home-grown legends. Among them is Manolete, the matador whose elegance in the ring made him a national icon, and whose death in 1947 at just thirty sealed his myth forever. Photographs and original costumes bring their stories close enough to touch.

Even the courtyard keeps the theme alive, with an arcaded porch, a bust of a matador, and a bronze bull frozen mid-stride鈥攔eady for the camera lenses of passing visitors.

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Sight Name: Museo Taurino (Bullfighting Museum)
Sight Location: Cordoba, Spain (See walking tours in Cordoba)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery
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