The Church of San Nicolás de la Villa built in the century XIII is part of the so-called Fernandine Churches, built by King Ferdinand III after the conquest of the city in the year 1236. As in most medieval temples in Córdoba , part of the primitive Gothic-Mudejar structure is preserved with numerous additions from later periods, highlighting the military tower built in the 15th century, considered one of the most beautiful with a polygonal plan. In 2003 it was declared A Site of Cultural Interest.
The temple with its almost square plan follows the precepts of The other medieval Fernandina Churches, consists of three naves separated by pointed arches that rest on cruciform pillars, are covered with groin vaults on the sides and with wooden coffered ceiling strong>ra the central one, and are topped by polygonal apses covered by ribbed vaults. In the case of San Nicolás de la Villa, the difference is that the heads of the three naves communicate with each other through pointed and flared openings.
In the interior the beautiful ones stand out frescoes located at the foot of the nave that deal with the theme of ""Prayer in the Garden"", theBaptismal Chapel made by Hernán Ruiz II in the century XVI in Mannerist style, the baroque altarpiece of the Main Chapel, the Eucharistic urn by the goldsmith Damián de Castro and the spiral staircase made of stone that connects the mezzanine with the ante-sacristy. . On the outside, the main doorway also stands out, also carved by Hernán Ruiz II in the 16th century following Renaissance influences and composed of an arch semicircular between fluted columns with compound capitals and a scallop finial that shelters the sculpture of the Saint.
In the mornings from 8:30 to 12:00 and in the afternoons from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Other nearby places of interest are the Roman Mausoleums, the Victory Gardens and the Gardens of Juan Carlos I.