The city of Cordoba is situated in the south of Spain, on the foothills of the Sierra Morena range, in a depression of the Guadalquivir valley. The River Guadalquivir crosses the city from east to west, forming a series of meanders as it passes. To the north lies the Sierra Morena range, and the limits of the municipal borough reach up to its highest points.

Its strategic location in the heart of Andalucia, close to North Africa and connected to Europe, gives it a privileged geographical position. Its province covers a total area of 13,723.20 square kilometers, which makes it the second largest province in Andalucia and the thirteenth largest in Spain. It is situated at latitude 37 50 '44'' - longitude 04 50' 23'', with an average altitude of 123 meters above sea level.

Cordoba, Andalusia's third most highly populated city with nearly 350,000 inhabitants, has rich historical roots marked by the presence of the four major cultures that have shaped its personality: the Roman, Islamic, Jewish and Christian cultures.

It is easy to sense the vast historical, cultural and monumental legacy left behind by the different peoples who have inhabited the city and who have converted it into a privileged site of exchange and coexistence between civilizations throughout its more than 2,000 year history.

The city of Cordoba faces the future from the greatness of its past - today, it is a lively, dynamic city which looks forward to the future positively - a future marked by the horizon of 2016, when it aspires to become European Capital of Culture.