Montilla Travel Guide

 Miguel_Marques Says:  The castle of Montilla used the be at its peak time, the biggest in Andalucía. It was destroyed by the Catholic Kings 1508 as retaliation against the Marquis of Priego, who wouldn't fully comply to them. This castle had up to 15 towers and could lodge up to 300 soldiers and... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  This church was built in 1681 in the place where the home of San Francisco Solano had been. Its style is early baroque, with a fancy tipology: the front entrance, designed as half a cloister or patio. The interior is austere with an image of San Francisco Solano brought from... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  This palace was built by the Marquis of Priego, from the House of Aguilar, after his castle was destroyed in 1508. The palace was built through the 16th and 17th centruy and its style is therefore sligthly manierist. War was not a threat any longer so the building lost its... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  Second weekend of October. "Nuestra Señora de la Aurora" (Our Lady of Dawn) is celebrated as the "matron" saint of Montilla.Procession of the holy image and chants in San Francisco Solano.In the nighttime from saturday to sunday, men sing serenades to women under their... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  The biggest party time and festival in Montilla, celebrating the day of San Francisco Solano, born in Montilla, apostle of the Americas and canonized in 1726, the 14th of July.A large fair and carnival, procession of the image of San Francisco, several contests and... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  Declared of National Tourist Interest. The grape harvest and wine brewing is celebrated in the end of August and beginning of September. Traditional grape treading, election of Harvest Queen and the "Capataz Mayor", a town celebrity who will be in charge of promotion of the... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  This is the typical bourgeoise patio house from Andalusia.Near the church of Santiago, this is still the residence of the archpriest or parish priest, after many centuries.The well conserved carpentry work dates back to 17th century but the building might be much older. 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  The "Puerta de Aguilar" or "Arcos de Montilla" were built in 1890 in the entrance through the street with the same name, probably in the spot where an old gate standed in the wall, opening up to the road to the town of Aguilar de la Frontera to the southwest.Their style... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  This college was built in the area where the older castle of the Marquis of Piego used to stand up before being destroyed by the Catholic Kings in 1508. Some remnants and foundations can still be seen.The facade of the college is interesting and the patio is really... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  The hilly fields of southern Córdoba are known as the "campiñas". Vines, wheat, sunflowers and more and more olive trees everyday under a sunny, boiling blue sky.Beautiful "cortijos" or cottages and "lagares" or wineries can be found in the middle of large estates.In these... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  This arch joined the Palace of Medinaceli and the Convent of Santa Clara for the Marquis and Marquise to attend mass in their private chapel.There are legends around this spot involving the Marquise, a ring and a poor man begging under the arch... Don't forget to ask someone... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  This park is commonly known as "Paseo de Abajo" and is next to the so-called "Llano de Palacio", the Palace Plain. Fairs have been celebrated here for centuries until years ago. In Semana Santa, the images in procession bless the countryside and fields from here. Recently... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  This is the downtown park where families stroll around with their kids. A sculpture representing Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, the Great Captain, by Ruiz Olmos.It was also known as "Paseo de los Monos" because years ago there used to be two huge cages showing different birds... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  Salmorejo is somewhere between a sauce, a soupe and a cream. It's so easy, so refreshing and so tasty. Basic ingredients are ripe tomatoes, garlic, bread crumbs, green pepper and olive oil.It used to be the lunch of the people working in the fields.It's delicious to add on... 

 Miguel_Marques Says:  This is probably the best known dish in Cordova province and in Montilla. The tail of the bull is stewed with species, bay leafs, onions and Montilla wine.It is probably the most tender meat you will ever try and its flavor is awesome.Usually, the bull's meat in Spain comes...