CORDOBA, SPAIN Mercado Victoria

We were very lucky to catch the tail end of the Cordoba Patio Festival of 2025. The festival runs in parallel with a competition of Courtyards and Crosses, where the owners decorate their houses with many flowers planted in beds and pots. During the festival, the homeowners open up their patios to visitors, and the winners of the prestigious awards for various categories had the longest lines.

We took the 9:35am train from Madrid, arriving in Cordoba at 11:22am. We immediately walked to the Mercado Victoria for a lunch break.

The Ibericos stand with products from the Pedroches Valley by BEHER stood out to us. We first ordered an Iberian ham baguette. It was so good that we followed up with a plate of Iberian ham for snacking.

Iberian ham is sourced from pigs that are 100% acorn-fed, farmed in Los Pedroches and raised in Cordoba. The curing process is done exclusively in Guijuelo, Salamanca, for over 100 years.

Mercado Victoria: Ibericos stand

RECOMMENDATIONS: Highly recommended. The Iberian ham baguette was the best baguette we had on this trip: the baguette perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. We picked the best quality Iberian cut and what a heavenly combination it was.