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It is one of the most anticipated and visited celebrations in Córdoba throughout the year. For this reason, the Fiesta de los Patios of the Andalusian city, declared a Festival of National Tourist Interest while Intangible Heritage of Humanity by Unesco since 2012, continues this May (the physical festival was scheduled until the 17th ) despite the restrictions caused by the coronavirus crisis. Of course, through the Internet and in 360 degrees.

This will be the way to enjoy the patios decked out for the occasion with geraniums, honeysuckle, petunias, carnations , jasmines, roses and others by the neighbors who open their doors to their own and strangers throughout the city. The objective has always been to make them look as spectacular as possible, so the neighbors competed with each other through contests by neighborhoods. From the Jewish Quarter to that of San Basilio, the surroundings of the Mosque-Cathedral, San Agustín, San Lorenzo, La Ribera or La Ajerquía.

Heritage of Rome and Al-Andalus

For its part, the City Council published several plans with the different routes available , in addition to organizing gastronomic, artistic and musical festivals in the middle of the street with tastings, flamenco shows or live concerts . This year we will have to limit ourselves to enjoying the beauty of the patios through a computer, tablet or mobile thanks to the Opening Doors initiative, with up to 27 virtual walks in as many patios spread over four routes.

The purpose of these online routes is to pay tribute to the traditional festival, but especially to the owners and caretakers of the patios , who take care of them all year round, as well as the people who come to enjoy them during this month of May. . In 2019, the courtyards received almost a million visitors: 984,099, according to data provided by the Córdoba City Council.

In this way, you can delve into the intimacy of authentic architectural treasures . The one located in Calle Trueque, 4 , that of Martin de Roa, 9, Rey Heredia, 22, Samuel de los Santos Gener, 9 or Plaza Orive, 2 , without forgetting other institutions such as the Municipal Archive, the Museum of Fine Arts and Courtyard of the Julio Romero House or that of the Defense Subdelegation.

City courtyards open to the public in May.

One of the most famous is the Palacio de Viana, a spectacular noble building from the end of the 15th century located in the Santa Marina neighborhood. There is not a month of May that shows off its best clothes. Not surprisingly, it has no less than 12 patios in its facilities, from Las Rejas to los Gatos, la Cancela or the Archivo. In addition, the Palace houses the Patios Museum, declared in 1981 a National Artistic Historical Monument and Artistic Garden .

A virtual personal tour assistant

Another of the virtual options available to get to know it is the web 360.miwebsocial.com, launched by the Business Association of Tourism of the Province of Córdoba (Emcotur), which did not want Cordovan May to "fall into oblivion," according to its president, Antonio Ramos Pemán. Not surprisingly, the tradition of patios in the city comes from the time of the Roman Empire and continued during Al-Andalus in the Cordoba caliphate. These days of confinement can be followed on the Internet, where the user will not only be able to visit each of the most beautiful corners of the city, but will also know the history of each one of them.

In addition, the Patios de Córdoba are part of a Córdoba Tourism project that allows inquiring about any municipality, landscape, monument, museum or street in the city and province through a personal assistant available in Spanish or English. To do this, use a smart speaker or Amazon's Alexa mobile app. In each virtual visit , the name of the patio appears and what we want to know about it. The application thus becomes a personal tourist assistant, being one of the first made in Spain for these purposes.

Courtyard of the Columns of the Viana Palace.

In previous editions, the visit was free from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and you could even download an app on your mobile from the official website of Patios de Córdoba to find out which were more crowded at certain times and thus head towards another. This year, however, there will be no such problem, since visits will be online .

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