Torre de la Calahorra - one of the main attractions of Cordoba. This monumental building is one of the oldest buildings of the city. The tower is located on the left bank of the Guadalquivir river, the Roman bridge, opposite the city's mosques. The fortress was built during the reign of the Moors as a defensive structure. There is no exact information on the date of its construction, but the first mention of it belongs to the 13th century - the period of the Christian Reconquest, when King Ferdinand III, who tried to win Cordova, failed to break into the city through this powerful defensive fortress. During the further liberation from Arab rule, the tower had suffered serious damage. During the reign of Henry II of Castile, in 1369, it was reconstructed walls.

At the base of the tower has the shape of a Latin cross with three wings, a central part of the structure is designed in the shape of a cylinder. In total, the building of the tower is located 140 rooms, made in different styles and tells us about the history of Cordoba. In the interior rooms of buildings there is a large number of decorative elements created in the Moorish style.

In 1931, the Torre de la Calahorra was given the status of a national architectural monument. In 1954 the building of the tower was renovated in 2007 by the Government of Andalusia was held another of its reconstruction.

Today the tower is located in the premises of the Museum of the Three Cultures, where visitors can experience 3D-presentation to learn more about the history of Cordoba, as well as the modern daily life of this city.