Corboda has many attractions, including the old city itself, but one thing of course dominates all others and that is where we were headed first.
The Mezquita was about 2km from our hotel and half of it was along the banks of the Rio Guadalquivir, a fast flowing river which was prone to flooding before the ingenuity of the Moors' flood controls.
Spanning the river at the point where it meets the Mezquita at its northern shores is the Puente Romano. As its name suggests it is of Roman origin (1st or 2nd century up AD) but has had extensive work done on it in the 8th and 10th centuries by the Muslims.
As in the picture, the Mezquita beckoned just beyond the bridge...
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