OPENING HOURS TO THE PUBLIC
WINTER
TUESDAYS TO FRIDAYS 08:30 - 20:45
SATURDAYS 08:30 - 16:30
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS 08:30 - 14:30
SUMMER
TUESDAYS TO SATURDAYS 08:30 - 15:00
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS 08:30 - 14:30
CLOSED MONDAYS
TUESDAYS TO FRIDAYS 08:30 - 20:45
SATURDAYS 08:30 - 16:30
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS 08:30 - 14:30
SUMMER
TUESDAYS TO SATURDAYS 08:30 - 15:00
SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS 08:30 - 14:30
CLOSED MONDAYS
FINAL PART OF THE VISITFIRST FLOOR
MIDDLE OF THE VISIT
2. THE LANDSCAPE OF THE BULL
From the wild aurochs to the fighting bull: the first bull-rearing farms (18th century)
The bravery of the fighting bull: an Iberian characteristic
Physical shape and temperament: the «tienta» (test)
Wooded pastureland: the fighting bull’s environment
Map of the fighting bull in Spain
Lineage of the Cordoban bull-rearing farms
The bravery of the fighting bull: an Iberian characteristic
Physical shape and temperament: the «tienta» (test)
Wooded pastureland: the fighting bull’s environment
Map of the fighting bull in Spain
Lineage of the Cordoban bull-rearing farms
3. THE FIVE CALIPHS, FIVE UNIVERSES
THE BULLFIGHTER, THE MAN AND THE SYMBOL
Lagartijo / Guerrita / Machaquito / Manolete / El Cordobés // Cañero
Lagartijo / Guerrita / Machaquito / Manolete / El Cordobés // Cañero
4. THE HISTORY OF BULLFIGHTING IN CORDOBA
The tradition of bullfights: from Qurtuba to chivalric entertainments
From being banned to becoming a popular festival
Bullrings and the history of the city
Out of the bullring: the town fair, meetings, cultural activities
The Press, Schools and University
From Cordoba to America
From being banned to becoming a popular festival
Bullrings and the history of the city
Out of the bullring: the town fair, meetings, cultural activities
The Press, Schools and University
From Cordoba to America
5. THE BULLFIGHT, THE MAXIMUM EXPRESSION OF THE FESTIVAL
MULTIMEDIA ROOM
The visitor will feel like a spectator at a bullfight and will participate in it, from the preparations before the bull’s entrance to the final triumphant moment, when the bullfighter is carried out of the ring on the shoulders of the crowd.
Characters and trades: Cordoba has brought to the history of bullfighting countless «subalternos» (assistants) and «picadores» (those who spike the bull), jobs which must be completed to perfection and with a mastery in order to make the matador’s job easier and enable him to be victorious. This room also features an interactive presentation of contemporary bullfighters from Cordoba.
The visitor will feel like a spectator at a bullfight and will participate in it, from the preparations before the bull’s entrance to the final triumphant moment, when the bullfighter is carried out of the ring on the shoulders of the crowd.
Characters and trades: Cordoba has brought to the history of bullfighting countless «subalternos» (assistants) and «picadores» (those who spike the bull), jobs which must be completed to perfection and with a mastery in order to make the matador’s job easier and enable him to be victorious. This room also features an interactive presentation of contemporary bullfighters from Cordoba.
