Cordoba, home to the finest jewellery in the world

When you visit Cordoba or hear about it, what comes to mind is usually the fabulous Mosque-Cathedral, spectacular patios filled with flowers or exquisite cured ham from Los Pedroches Valley. But did you know that in Cordoba we also have some of the finest jewels in the world?

Yes, that's right. More than 1000 companies with 15,000 professionals work in the jewellery industry at the so-called Parque Joyero de Córdoba (Cordoba Jewellery Park-Business Area), where 70% of Spanish jewellery is made and exported around the world.

This no doubt surprises many of you, and no matter how many times you hear about the potential of Andalusian craftsmen, you really have to see it with your own eyes.

So, the best place to discover more about the Cordoba jewellery industry is at the School of Jewellery on the Cordoba Jewellery Park, where we can have a chat with Mariano Romero, director of the School, to learn all about how these wonderful pieces are created, and which are displayed in some of the finest jewellers in over 70 countries including France, Portugal, Germany, the United States and Arab countries.

Every year, the school attracts would-be jewellery designers from all over the world who wish learn their craft from some of the finest master jewellers from Cordoba and around the world.

The school is the source of ideas, sketches and designs in digital format that are later developed in our craftsmen's workshops.

Craftsmen who make wonderful creations that have long made the city of Cordoba a worldwide benchmark for jewellery, with pieces of immense value that generate some €1.5 billion each year.

So now you know. If you visit Cordoba, have a passion for jewellery and want unique pieces lovingly created by old craftsmen… Cordoba and its jewellery await you.