Until September, the Synagogue played in a drop year-on-year increase in visits, which exceeded 13%, due to the access limitations to the monument activated by the Council to guarantee its conservation. Medina Azahara Yes, an increase of almost 2% was noted. … These are the main conclusions drawn for Córdoba from the latest report of the Regional Executive on the network of cultural spaces that belong to it in the community.
The Jewish Temple added 372,498 Cordobans and tourists who came to see him in the first three quarters. During the same period of 2024, this figure had increased to 430,066. Comparing the two figures, we see a significant decrease in inflows: -13.4%. In concrete figures, there were 57,568 fewer entries.
After this considerable setback, the decision adopted by the Board of Directors reduce hours from April 1 of this historic gem: it can be visited from Tuesday to Sunday and on public holidays, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The regional government adopted this measure to preserve it, because a study warned of the risks to its conservation, particularly due to massive access by tourists. And there was another change in the entries: it must be done reservation in advance so that groups of more than six people can contemplate it.
Project in the Synagogue
Within the decline, it should be noted that the decline until September slowed down compared to the first half. From January to June, the drop it suffered was 16.8%. This is a larger drop of 3.4 points than that which occurred a quarter later. However, one element must be taken into account in the analysis: the first half of 2024 was a period where the influx of this monument progressed at a rapid pace. record pacebut he could not maintain it and did not reach a new record.
The Synagogue will not be able to extend into 2025 the four-year increase in attendance it has experienced – it began after the collapse of 2020, caused by the entry of Covid -. In 2024, it recorded 587,633 visitors. It achieved a year-on-year increase of 17.7% but still looked at its 2019 record (619,110). Last year, according to reports from the Municipal Institute of Tourism (Imtur), it was the third stop of interest for travelers that recorded the most entries.
He has a project in his portfolio that will make him even more attractive. The Régie has already hired a company to undertake the interpretation center for this monument. It will be Construcciones Antroju de Córdoba. The budget is 427,284 euros. Once the work begins – it should not take long – it will last six months.
Medina Azahara, for his part, marked a surge in power by reaching September’s flying goal. Increase in the number of visitors 1.9%. They went from 160,079 during the first nine months of 2024 to 163,050 during the same period of 2025. In other words, in precise figures, they were practically 3,000 additional travelers and Cordoba residents those who appreciated the Palatine city.
The capital’s main monuments and museums recorded a drop in attendance of 4.3% over one year
If during the last quarter there is no change in trend, this archaeological enclave will add its fifth climbing exercise. In 2024, it had 223,830 entries (+3.7%) and was the fourth most popular space among those of interest to travelers. Last year, it was still far from its pre-coronavirus figure. Of course, this is to be compared to a magnificent year 2019 (285,672), since it was its second best record.
A final point to take into account is that the decline suffered by the Synagogue is already being felt in the statistics of all main monuments and museums of the capital. According to the latest available data on the 13 analyzed by Imtur, in the first half of the year they added 2.33 million visits. This amount implies a decrease over one year of 4.3%. It was influenced by the behavior of the historic temple, which had fallen by 16.8% in June, as well as by the decline of the Alcazar (-9.5%).
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