Torre de La Calahorra is one of the main attractions of Cordoba. This monumental building is one of the oldest city buildings. The tower is situated on the left Bank of the Guadalquivir river, Roman bridge, opposite the city mosque. The fortress was built during the reign of the Moors as a defensive structure. There is no exact information about the date of its construction, but the first mention of it dates from the 13th century, the period of the Christian reconquest, when king Ferdinand III, who tried to conquer Cordoba, failed to break into the city through this powerful defensive fortress. During the further liberation from Arab rule the tower has been seriously damaged. During the reign of Enrique II of Castile in 1369, was reconstructed walls.

At the base of the tower has the shape of a Latin cross with three wings, the Central part of the structure created in the form of a cylinder. Just the building of the tower is 140 rooms, designed in different styles and telling us about the history of Cordoba. In the internal halls of the buildings there are 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 tower was restored in 2007 by the government of Andalusia underwent another reconstruction.

Today in the premises of the tower is a Museum of three cultures, where visitors can use 3D presentations to learn much about the history of Cordoba, as well as the modern daily life of this city.