A perfect complement to the visit of the Mosque is the archaeological site of the Medina Azahara and its interpretation center, located 6 km from the city.
The walled Palatine City, built by Abderraman III, the first Caliph of Qurtuba, as the center of his power and a mirror of a renewed image of the newly created Independent Caliphate: strong, powerful, and one of the largest medieval kingdoms in Europe.
