Museo Taurino (Bullfighting Museum), Cordoba

The Bullfighting Museum (Museo Taurino) is a specialty museum dedicated to bullfighting and the famous matadors of Spain. Situated on Maimónides Square in the Jewish Quarter, the museum is housed inside a 16th-century Spanish-style mansion called House of the Bulls (Casa de las Bulas).

The museum offers multiple exhibition halls to explore, where visitors can learn about the history and tradition of bullfighting. A wide array of art and artifacts is on display. There are matador costumes, paintings, sculptures, pottery, hand-painted crockery with bullfighting motifs, mounted bull's heads, archival photographs, plus colorful vintage posters of bullfighting and fiestas.

One room pays tribute to the "Five Caliphs," the most famous bullfighters born in Cordoba. One of them was Manolete, a famous matador, one of the greatest bullfighters of all time, killed in the bullring in 1947 at only 30 years old. The museum features elaborate original costumes and photographs of these well-known figures in the world of bullfighting.

There are audiovisual introductions available to help give museum visitors insight into the art of the bullfight. The museum's entrance gate leads into a picturesque courtyard boasting an arcaded porch, a tranquil garden, a matador bust, and a prominently placed bull statue. The bull offers a popular photo spot for tourists.