Maimonides Square

Plaza Maimónides, in Cordoba

Plaza Maimónides is a charming square of the Jewish quarter of Cordoba, dedicated to the famous philosopher born in the city. The Cordoba audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this peaceful place, in the heart of the Judería.

In the footsteps of a great thinker

Located in the Jewish quarter, not far from Plaza del Cardenal, Plaza Maimónides bears the name of Moses Maimonides, one of the greatest philosophers and physicians of the Middle Ages, born in Cordoba in the twelfth century. A major figure of Jewish thought and the culture of al-Andalus, he is honoured in the city by a statue. This peaceful square, lined with white façades, invites you to evoke the exceptional intellectual influence of medieval Cordoba, where cultures coexisted.

What to see

Here you enjoy the calm of this square with white façades, dedicated to Maimonides, and you evoke the intellectual influence of medieval Cordoba, in the heart of the Jewish quarter. Plaza Maimónides is a place of memory and culture. It is a stop for those curious about history and philosophy, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

Plaza Maimónides lies in the Jewish quarter, in the heart of the historic centre of Cordoba, reachable on foot. It is a public space open at all times, freely accessible and on the level; the shops around have their own hours. You discover it during a walk in the Judería.

Who was Maimonides?

Moses Maimonides, one of the greatest philosophers and physicians of the Middle Ages, born in Cordoba in the twelfth century, a major figure of Jewish thought and the culture of al-Andalus.

Where is Plaza Maimónides?

In the Jewish quarter, in the heart of the historic centre of Cordoba.