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Our literary walking tours are back in Cordoba
From September 11, 2024 until June 07, 2025
CORDOBA
Check dates, times and routes for each tour.
Free entry after registering.
Register by following this link
In Spanish.
Casa Árabe, with the cooperation of Cordoba’s Municipal Network of Libraries, is organizing this activity for the second year in a row, inviting us to get to know the city better through different literary works. Sign up here to “Read and Stroll.”
During this year’s edition of the initiative ”Read and Stroll: Literary walks with the cooperation of Casa Árabe,” our institution is collaborating on seven of the 14 tours that make up the full schedule, and the proposed readings will have the era of Al-Andalus and historical heritage as a common thread.
The proposals have been coordinated by writers Matilde Cabello and Máximo Ortega. The literary walks consist of leisurely tours that follow a specific path along which the landmarks mentioned in a text and the places which make up the work’s setting can be seen. Along the way, excerpts from the text associated with the places that are visited are read or commented on.
See below for dates and proposed texts, the holding of the activity and details on registration.
The proposals have been coordinated by writers Matilde Cabello and Máximo Ortega. The literary walks consist of leisurely tours that follow a specific path along which the landmarks mentioned in a text and the places which make up the work’s setting can be seen. Along the way, excerpts from the text associated with the places that are visited are read or commented on.
See below for dates and proposed texts, the holding of the activity and details on registration.
Walk 2
Fatima’s Hand, by Ildefonso Falcones
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, October 26, 2024
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 4
The Librarian of Medina Azahara, by Antonio Torremocha
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, November 23, 2024
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 6
Ibn Hazm’s Cordoba, by Daniel Valdivieso
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, December 21, 2024
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, December 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 8
The Doctor from Cordoba, by Herbert Le Porrier
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, January 18, 2025
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, January 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 10
The Cordoba of the Umayyads, by Antonio Muñoz Molina
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, February 22, 2025
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 12
Wallada. The last moon: Wallada Bint al Mustakfi of Cordoba, by Matilde Cabello
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, April 26, 2025
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 14
That Was Not in My History Book on Al-Andalus, by Daniel Valdivieso
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, June 7, 2025
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Fatima’s Hand, by Ildefonso Falcones
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, October 26, 2024
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 4
The Librarian of Medina Azahara, by Antonio Torremocha
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, November 23, 2024
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 6
Ibn Hazm’s Cordoba, by Daniel Valdivieso
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, December 21, 2024
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, December 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 8
The Doctor from Cordoba, by Herbert Le Porrier
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, January 18, 2025
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, January 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 10
The Cordoba of the Umayyads, by Antonio Muñoz Molina
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, February 22, 2025
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 12
Wallada. The last moon: Wallada Bint al Mustakfi of Cordoba, by Matilde Cabello
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, April 26, 2025
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Walk 14
That Was Not in My History Book on Al-Andalus, by Daniel Valdivieso
The walk will be taking place on Saturday, June 7, 2025
Pre-tour meeting on Friday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. at Casa Árabe
Prior to the guided walk, the registered participants who are accepted must read the book that the tour is based on. They can borrow it from the library, if necessary.
The walks will be completed on Saturday mornings, but beforehand, on the preceding Friday, there will be a pre-tour meeting to discuss what was read. Whenever possible, the author will be invited to take part in the meeting and/or in the literary tour. The coordinator of the meetings and guide on the walks will be writer Matilde Cabello.
Participation in this activity is completely free of charge. Just just have to be in possession of a Library Card from the Andalusian Network of Public Libraries, which is also free of charge. If you do not have one, you must apply for it when you sign up for the activity.
The walks will be completed on Saturday mornings, but beforehand, on the preceding Friday, there will be a pre-tour meeting to discuss what was read. Whenever possible, the author will be invited to take part in the meeting and/or in the literary tour. The coordinator of the meetings and guide on the walks will be writer Matilde Cabello.
Participation in this activity is completely free of charge. Just just have to be in possession of a Library Card from the Andalusian Network of Public Libraries, which is also free of charge. If you do not have one, you must apply for it when you sign up for the activity.
You must register separately for each specific reading/walk. It is possible and advisable to apply for more than one walk, specifying your order of preference.
Order of preference for selecting applicants:
- Date when the application is received (website form).
- As of the second walk, preference is given to those who have not yet participated in any prior walks (even if their application is dated later).
The book will be delivered 30 days in advance. Those who do not pick up the book by the indicated dates may lose their place in the group.
Similarly, if you fail to attend the tour without giving prior notice, you will lose your space on any other tours occurring later.
Registration and further information about the full schedule of walks can be found by following this link
Order of preference for selecting applicants:
- Date when the application is received (website form).
- As of the second walk, preference is given to those who have not yet participated in any prior walks (even if their application is dated later).
The book will be delivered 30 days in advance. Those who do not pick up the book by the indicated dates may lose their place in the group.
Similarly, if you fail to attend the tour without giving prior notice, you will lose your space on any other tours occurring later.
Registration and further information about the full schedule of walks can be found by following this link