Museums in Córdoba: what each one holds, opening hours, prices and free days

The three on Plaza del Potro

The Museo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts) and the Museo Julio Romero de Torres share a building, the former Hospital de la Caridad, and the Posada del Potro stands opposite. You can see all three in a morning.

The Fine Arts museum covers art made in Córdoba from the 14th century to the present, with rooms for Rafael Romero Barros and the sculptor Mateo Inurria. It is run by the regional government. From mid-September to mid-June it opens Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 to 21:00 and on Sundays and holidays from 9:00 to 15:00. It is free for EU citizens and costs €1.50 for everyone else.

The Julio Romero de Torres museum occupies the house where the painter was born, lived and died. It opened in 1931 and holds 'La chiquita piconera', 'Naranjas y limones', 'Cante hondo' and 'Poema a Córdoba'. It belongs to the city and costs €5.

The Posada del Potro is a 14th-century inn that since 2013 has housed the Centro Flamenco Fosforito, with interactive rooms on the history of flamenco singing, rhythm and guitar, and one devoted to the singer Antonio Fernández Díaz, known as Fosforito. The city fee is €2. In summer 2026 it opened Tuesday to Sunday from 8:45 to 15:15. For the rest of the year, confirm the hours by phone.

Archaeological Museum

It stands on Plaza de Jerónimo Páez and tells the story of Córdoba and its province from prehistory to the Middle Ages. What no other museum has is the basement: the remains of the city's Roman theatre are part of the visit.

It keeps the same hours and prices as the Fine Arts museum. Last entry is fifteen minutes before closing, and groups of ten or more must book.

The museums of the Jewish quarter

The Museo Taurino (Bullfighting Museum) is on Plaza de Maimónides, in a 16th-century mansion. It explains the breeding of fighting bulls, the city's bullfighting history and the lives of the five 'Califas', Córdoba's great matadors: Lagartijo, Guerrita, Machaquito, Manolete and El Cordobés. The visit takes about 45 minutes and costs €5.

The Casa de Sefarad, on the corner of Calle Judíos and Calle Averroes, is a private museum devoted to the memory of Spain's Jews, with nine rooms. Its website only gives the hours for September and October: Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00, closed on Sundays and Mondays. General admission is €5, €4.50 for pensioners and €4 for students.

The Casa Andalusí, also private and on Calle Judíos, did not have a working website when we made this check. Ask at the door for hours and prices.

The Centro de Arte Rafael Botí, run by the provincial council, is on Calle Manríquez. It has a permanent display of the Córdoba-born painter Rafael Botí and rooms for temporary shows. It opens Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 20:30 and on Sundays and holidays from 10:00 to 14:00.

Baños del Alcázar Califal (Caliphal Baths)

These are the baths of the Umayyad caliphs' palace, built in the reign of al-Hakam II, between 961 and 976. They are on the Campo Santo de los Mártires square, near the Mezquita. The route passes through the cold, warm and hot rooms, with their vaults pierced by star-shaped skylights, and through a reception hall from the taifa period and an Almohad bath added later.

Entry costs €3. It is a short visit that fits before or after the Alcázar. A joint ticket for both costs €7.50, although in November 2026 only the Alcázar gardens could be visited because the building is being restored.

Across the river: the Calahorra and C3A

The Calahorra Tower, at the far end of the Roman Bridge, houses the Museo Vivo de al-Ándalus. Its eight rooms deal with the science, music and architecture of al-Andalus and the coexistence of Jews, Christians and Muslims between the 9th and 13th centuries. You go round with an audioguide in about an hour and finish on the roof terrace. A foundation runs it. General admission is €4.50 and reduced €3. From November to February it opens from 10:00 to 18:00.

C3A is the Centro de Creación Contemporánea de Andalucía, the regional government's contemporary art centre. It has 1,100 square metres of galleries and programmes exhibitions, live arts and workshops. It opens Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 to 20:00 and on Sundays and holidays from 11:00 to 15:00. The regional government's listing gives no admission price.

Medina Azahara Museum

It lies outside the city on the Palma del Río road and is the way into the archaeological site. You collect your ticket at the museum reception and it is free for EU citizens (€1.50 for everyone else). From 21 September to 20 March it opens Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00 and on Sundays and holidays from 9:00 to 15:00.

A shuttle bus runs from the museum up to the ruins every 15 to 20 minutes and costs €3 return. The regional government reckons on two and a half to three hours for the full visit, so allow half a day.

Diocesan Museum

The Museo Diocesano is based in the Bishop's Palace on Calle Torrijos, facing the Mezquita. In November 2026 we could not find published hours for general visits. In recent years the diocese has organised guided visits to the palace, so the sensible thing is to write to the museum first.

When they are free and which days they close

The city museums (Julio Romero de Torres, Bullfighting, Caliphal Baths and Centro Flamenco Fosforito) share the same rules. From mid-September to mid-June they open Tuesday to Friday from 8:15 to 20:15, on Saturdays from 9:30 to 17:30 and on Sundays and holidays from 8:15 to 14:15. From 16 June to 15 September they open only from 8:15 to 14:15. They close on Mondays, on 1 January and on 25 December.

Entry is free all year for residents of Córdoba, under-17s, registered unemployed people and people with a disability of 33% or more. Over-65s, large families and youth card holders get 50% off. The pass for the five city sites costs €15 at the ticket office and €13.91 online.

The regional museums close on Mondays, unless the Monday falls on the eve of a public holiday, and also on 1 and 6 January, 1 May and 24, 25 and 31 December.

• Non-holiday Thursdays: free for the last two hours, from 18:00 in winter and from 12:00 in summer
• 28 February, Andalusia Day
• 18 May, International Museum Day (Julio Romero de Torres and Bullfighting museums)
• 8 September, Solidarity Day of World Heritage Cities
• 27 September, World Tourism Day
• 17 December, anniversary of the old town's listing as World Heritage

An order that works

With one day, start at nine at the Archaeological Museum, walk down to Plaza del Potro for the Fine Arts and Julio Romero de Torres museums and leave the afternoon for the Jewish quarter and the Baths. If it is a Thursday, save the city museums for after six.

With two days, give the second morning to Medina Azahara and the afternoon to the Calahorra and C3A, which are on the same bank. On Mondays nearly everything is shut. The Calahorra lists no closing day in its timetable, so it is the option for that day.