{"id":3365,"date":"2019-05-02T07:49:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T07:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.giltravel.com\/gils-top-3-jewish-tours-of-spain\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T06:58:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T10:58:13","slug":"gils-top-3-jewish-tours-of-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.giltravel.com\/blog\/gils-top-3-jewish-tours-of-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Gil\u2019s Top 3 Jewish Tours of Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Gil's<\/p>\n

Gil takes pride in being the number one travel management company for Jewish Heritage tours and Jewish-related travel, offering guided tours all across the world for more than forty years. One of many fantastic countries where Gil will gladly take you on is a Jewish tour of Spain<\/a>. Thanks to the knowledgeable guides, you can have an entertaining and greatly meaningful journey, gaining a deep understanding of the rich Jewish heritage and culture, local communities\u2019 history in different regions of Spain, and even learn about the daily life of local Jews, all while visiting the oldest synagogue in Spain<\/a>. Let\u2019s check out a few places in mesmerizing Spain that tell the story of its Jewish people<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Barcelona<\/h2>\n

There is some evidence that Jewish communities lived in Barcelona since the Roman times. However, the pogroms started in the 14th century, and it wasn\u2019t until the mid-20th century that Jews started returning to Spain. Barcelona remains a significant part of Jewish history. When you come to the city, you\u2019ll take a walk through the magnificent Gothic Quarter, home to a variety of architectural styles, historic streets, old palaces, and churches. This is the place where Jews have lived for centuries and where you can have a Shabbat dinner with a local Jewish community.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, not many elements remain in El Call<\/i> \u2013 the medieval Jewish Quarter, but you will hear these people\u2019s story, see the major and the minor Calls, the possible location of the mikvah, and the Hebrew tombstones embedded in the walls of various buildings. All synagogues were lost in the pogroms, but one was restored \u2013 the former Sinagoga Major, possibly dating all the way back to the Roman times! You\u2019ll also see El Centre d\u2019Interpretaci\u00f3 del Call, as well as the Museum of History of the City, which is famous for its Roman ruins. Interestingly, there are also Jewish inscriptions in the ruins. This is not the end as there are many more things to see, such as the Jewish artifacts in the Royal Palace, the Montju\u00efc Hill with two Jewish memorials, and the cemetery in the district of Les Corts.<\/p>\n

Madrid<\/h2>\n

It is presumed that the first Jews settled in Madrid in the 9th century, even though the earliest historical records date back to 1053. The community flourished but was forced to live in the Jewish quarter, known as \u2018juder\u00eda\u2019. In 1085, the old juder\u00eda was created with about twenty houses, located near the present-day Teatro Real opera house and Calle del Arenal. Their cemetery was attached to the quarter, situated where today stands Plaza de Oriente. After the Black Death, three centuries later, the Jews community was forced to move to the new juder\u00eda \u2013 today the site of La Almudena Cathedral. According to scholars, there was a synagogue where the Church of San Lorenzo stands today, while the burial site excavated near Calle del Salitre might be a Jewish cemetery.<\/p>\n

In 2007, on the 90th anniversary of the opening of Madrid\u2019s first synagogue after the Spanish Inquisition, the city\u2019s Jews opened the History Museum of the Jewish Community of Madrid. It is home to pictures, documents, and publications with information on Jews in Madrid and in Spain, including records of the return of Jews to the Iberian Peninsula four centuries after expulsion. While here, you\u2019ll also visit the Ca\u00f1ete Palace, home to the Sephardic-Israeli Centre, with a monument of Jewish Queen Esther in the garden, and you\u2019ll see the monument in El Retiro Park dedicated to Doctor \u00c1ngel Pulido Fern\u00e1ndez who fought to strengthen the ties between the Sephardic community and Spain. Finally, you\u2019ll visit the Holocaust Memorial situated in the Garden of the Three Cultures in Juan Carlos I Park.<\/p>\n

Day Tours: Toledo, Granada, and Seville<\/h2>\n

There are many day tour options to choose from while in Spain, but Toledo is definitely worth going to. While there, you\u2019ll visit the Jewish Quarter where the Jewish community lived in the Middle Ages, and where it has co-existed for centuries with Muslims and Christians. This is how the city got its nickname: the city of three Cultures. You\u2019ll also have a chance to see San Juan de Dios Street where Samuel Ha-Levi resided, the treasurer of the king Peter of Castile and the founder of the 14th-century El Tr\u00e1nsito Synagogue, which today houses the Sephardic Museum. Finally, you’ll visit the beautiful Synagogue of Santa Mar\u00eda la Blanc that today also serves as a museum.<\/p>\n

Make a stop in Ja\u00e9n and visit Juderia, the historical center of the old city, and the Old Jewish Quarter. Then continue to Granada, where you\u2019ll visit Museo Sefardi de Granad and walk the path of Jewish ancestors, learning about their history in this city. You\u2019ll also wander through the charming Jewish Quarter of C\u00f3rdoba and visit the wonderful Casa de Sefarad, home to Judeo-Spanish culture, history, and traditions. Finally, in lovely Seville, you\u2019ll visit the museum Centro de Interpretaci\u00f3n de la Juderia and take a walk through the Jewish District situated around the Cathedral of Seville, on the cobbled streets of Barrio de Santa Cruz, and through the many hidden passageways framed with orange trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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