veronias sefarad ingles A4_Maquetación 1

veronias sefarad ingles A4_Maquetación 1

S E P H A RA D
A c c o rd i n g t o l e g e n d , t h e a r r i va l o f t h e J e w s
- S e p h a rd i - o n t h e I b e r i a n Pe n i n s u l a t o o k
place during the times of Solomon;
h i s t o r i c a l e v i d e n c e s u g g e s t s t h e Ro m a n
period.
T h e J e w s , a l o n g w i t h o t h e r M e d i t e r ra n e a n
c u l t u re s , c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e f o r m a t i o n o f
H i s p a n i c c u l t u re a n d e x p e r i e n c e d t h e i r
golden age during the Middle Ages, when
t h e y c re a t e d t h e i r ow n n e i g h b o r h o o d s
and institutions -aljamas- in all of the
m a j o r c i t i e s . T h e c u l t u ra l s y m b i o s i s t h e y
e n j o y e d w i t h t h e o t h e r e x i s t i n g re l i g i o n s
was interrupted at the end of the 15th
C e n t u r y.
DAY 1 M A D R I D - S E G O V I A - AV I L A
After our arrival in Madrid we will travel to Segovia and
discover this wonderful city, Unesco World Heritage.
Segovia was one of the most important Hebrew Aljamas
in the Middle Ages and its Jewish Community counted
with five synagogues, several Rabbinical schools and
numerous butches.
Strolling through the Jewish Quarter’s narrow and
winding streets will let us visit sites such as the former
main Synagogue, Sinagoga Mayor, the Puerta de San
Andrés and the Jewish Cemetery, the Information Center
of the City Walls, or the Educational Center of the Jewish
Quarter located in the house that belonged to Abraham
Seneor, main Rabbi of all Jewish Aljamas in Castilla.
After discovering Segovia’s Jewish Quarter, we will have
the opportunity to know its rich historic heritage such
as the Fortress El Alcázar, the Cathedral and the Roman
Aqueduct.
Continue to Ávila, where we will spend the night in
Ávila having the possibility to have dinner in “La Bruja”
restaurant and overnight in the Hotel La Sinagoga or
similar establishments.
DAY 2 AV I L A - H E RVA S - P L A S E N C I A
After breakfast we will discover Ávila, Unesco World
Heritage.
In Ávila, as in many other Medieval cities in Spain,
Jewish, Moorish and Christians lived together, and all
of them left their traces, an important part of Spain’s
cultural heritage.
Legends tell of Jewish presence in the construction of
former San Vicente Basilica, where you can see the story
carved in stone.
In the Street Reyes Católicos even today you can see the
ancient Synagogue Belforad, nowadays a Hospedería
lodgement.
The Jewish Quarter was located next to the city wall’s
Malaventura Gate, where you can can visit the Garden
dedicated to Mosé de León, author of the Zohar,
a character closely linked to the city. Just a few meters
away you will find the façade of the ancient Synagogue
of D. Samuel, dated 15th Century.
Besides its Jewish heritage, you will enjoy architechtonic
jewels such as the Cathedral, Santo Tomás Monastery
and other sites related to Holy Theresia of Jesus whose
grandfather was a converted Jew.
In the afternoon we will travel to Hervás, in the region of
Extremadura, an important place of refuge for Jewish
C á c e re s
population during the 15th century due to its religious
tolerance at the time. Hervás, situated on the Silver
Route, maintains an important Jewish Quarter.
We will spend the night in Plasencia having the chance
to have dinner in the restaurant “Casa Juan” and spend
the overnight in the Hotel 4* Ciudad del Jerte or similar
establishments.
DAY 3 P L A S E N C I A - C A C E R E S
In the morning we will discover Plasencia while we take
a morning stroll in the Old Quarter.
Plasencia had a signficant Jewish population due to its
location as a convergence point of the region. Its narrow
medieval streets will take us through archways and
squares where we will enjoy the sight of noble houses
and coats of arms.
In the afternoon we will travel to Cáceres, Unesco World
Heritage. The Jewish Quarter of Cáceres boasted a long
history, had the necessary institutions to be considered
an authentic Aljama, and was one of the five largest
Jewish communities of the Kingdom of Castile.
The quarter was settled in two neighborhoods, the Old
and the New, and as usual, the old Synagogue was
transformed into a place of Christian worship, the San
Antonio Chapel. Between both quarters, we will take a
walk through the palaces of the historical district.
We will spend the night in Cáceres having the possibility
to have dinner in the restaurant “Casa Mijhaeli” and
overnight in the Hotel 3* Casa Don Fernando or similar
establishments.
DAY 4 C A C E R E S - S E V I L L A
After breakfast we will travel along the Silver Route
towards Sevilla, having the chance to visit a winery that
produces approximately 8.300 bottles of Kosher wine
annually.
We will tour Sevilla today: it was in Andalusia where the
Hebrew and Muslim cultures came together on the
Iberian Peninsula.
The former Jewish Quarter of Seville is known today as
the Barrio de Santa Cruz. It is located close to the former
Mosque, rebuilt as a Gothic Cathedral, the Giralda bell
tower, the Courtyard of the Orange Trees, and the Royal
Palaces built in the Mudéjar style.
Today we may have the chance to visit the Fundación
Tres Culturas with “La Mar de Culturas: un paseo por el
Mediterráneo”.
We will overnight in the Hotel 3* Don Paco or similar.
DAY 5 S E V I L L A - C O R D O B A
Córdoba, Unesco World Heritage, is the third of the Arab
capitals of Al-Andalus, having been the capital city
during the zenith of Arab ruling. The great mosque is
from this period and has been well preserved despite, or
perhaps because of, its conversion to a Christian church.
Close by, the welcoming Jewish Quarter maintains the
only Synagogue in Andalusia, which was saved in the
19th century when later additions were eliminated.
Among other notable Jewish districts, Córdoba stands
out for being the home of the Rabbi Maimónides
Today we may have the oportunity to visit the Tarbut
Sefarad Association.
We will spend the night in Córdoba having the possibility
to have dinner in the restaurant “La Abacería” and
overnight in the Hotel 3* Maimónides or similar.
DAY 6 C O R D O B A - TO L E D O
Today we will travel through Andalucía and La Mancha
towards the spectacular city of Toledo, Unesco World
Heritage.
Toledo is a stunning natural fortress surrounding by
ramparts and the Tagus river. The city is known as the
“City of Three Cultures” or “Jerusalem in Occident” or
“Sepharad’s Capital”, and it was the birthplace of the
“Translation School of Toledo” where the importance of
Jewish scientific and cultural activity was specially
remarkable during the period of King Alfonso X El Sabio,
the Wise. Toledo, universal model of ethnic and religious
coexistence and tolerance during centuries, is nowadays
a multicultural mosaic-city where you will find the
Jewish, Moorish and Christian Heritage in the Cathedral
Santa María de Toledo, the Monastery San Juan de los
Reyes, the Mosques Cristo de la Luz and Tornerías, the
two historical Synagogues Santa María la Blanca and
El Tránsito with its Sefardí Museum.
We will overnight in the Hotel 4* San Juan de los Reyes
or Hotel 4* Pintor el Greco or similar establishments
located in the heart of the Jewish Quarter.
DAY 7 TO L E D O – M A D R I D
This morning we will be transferred to the Madrid Airport for our return flight.
S E P H A RA D, t h ro u g h t h e C a s t i l i a n H i g h l a n d s t o t h e
G re e n S p a i n
ón
D AY 1 M A D R I D / A r r i va l - AV I L A
After our arrival in Madrid we will travel to Ávila and
discover this wonderful city, Unesco World Heritage.
In Ávila, as in many other Medieval cities in Spain,
Jewish, Moorish and Christians lived together, and all
of them left their traces, an important part of Spain’s
cultural heritage.
Legends tell of Jewish presence in the construction of
former San Vicente Basilica, where you can see the
story carved in stone. In the Street Reyes Católicos even
today you can see the ancient Synagogue Belforad.
The Jewish Quarter was located next to the city wall’s
Malaventura Gate, where you can can visit the Garden
dedicated to Mosé de León, author of the Zohar.
A character closely linked to the city. Just a few meters
away you will find the façade of the ancient Synagogue
of D. Samuel, dated 15th Century.
Besides its Jewish heritage, you will enjoy architechtonic
jewels such as the Cathedral, Santo Tomás Monastery
and other sites related to Holy Theresia of Jesus whose
grandfather was a converted Jew.
We will spend the night in Ávila having the possibility to
have dinner in the restaurant La Bruja and overnight in
the Hotel Las Leyendas or similar establishment.
D AY 2 AV I L A - S E G O V I A - L E O N
Breakfast and departure to Segovia.
Segovia, one of the most important Hebrew Aljamas in
the Middle Ages, and its Jewish Community counted
with five synagogues, several Rabbinical schools and
numerous butcher shops. Strolling through the Jewish
Quarter’s narrow and winding streets will let us visit
sites such as the former main Synagogue La Sinagoga
Mayor, Puerta de San Andrés and the Jewish Cemetery,
Information Center of the City Walls, or the Educational
Center of the Jewish Quarter located in the house that
belonged to Abraham Seneor, main Rabbi of all Jewish
Aljamas in Castilla.
After discovering Segovia’s Jewish Quarter, we will have
the opportunity to know its rich historic heritage such
as the Fortress El Alcázar, the Cathedral and the Roman
Aqueduct.
Possibility of lunch at the Restaurant El Fogón Sefardí
or similar.
On the way to León we will have the chance to visit a
wine cellar that produces Kosher wine Overnight in the
Hotel Temple Riosol or similar establishment.
D AY 3 L E O N
Breakfast.
The former Jewish Quarter Puente Castro -located
outside of the town- was demolished in 1196 and
transferred to the urban center of León, nowadays
delimited by the Main Square, Santa Ana Square and
Del Grano Square.
The Main Synagoge was in Street Misericordia.
Remains of the Jewish Quarter are spread around the
heart of the old quarter, around the Húmedo Quarter,
where we can have the chance of organising a tapas
tour.
Overnight in the Hotel Temple Riosol or similar.
D AY 4 L E O N - O V I E D O
Breakfast and departure to Oviedo.
We will get to know the magnificent city of Oviedo
whose ordinances of 1274 established the limits of the
Jewish Community: from Puerta del Castillo to the New
Monfor te
Gate of the Socastiello.
Overnight in the Hotel Fruela or similar establishment.
D AY 5 O V I E D O - M O N F O RT E D E L E M O S - R I B A D AV I A
Breakfast and departure to Monforte de Lemos.
Monforte was one of the Galician towns with a larger
Jewish population and had its own district where the
Synagogue and businesses where located.
Continue to Ribadavia .
Ribadavia, capital of the Ribeiro, is not only important
due to its wine with the first denomination of origin
of Spain, but because it preserves some of the most
relevant cultural and heritage events in the Jewish
history of the peninsula.
Its Jewish Quarter is considered the most important of
Galicia by its history and its beautiful medieval layout.
The visit to the Castle and to the Jewish Information
Centre of Galicia are other attractions to discover in
Ribadavia.
Opportunity to visit the Tahona de Hermina and taste
its Hebrew traditional pastries
Possibility to visit a winery that produce Kosher wines
Possibility of enjoying the Thermas of Prexigueiro.
Restaurant dinner in Ribadavia, for example in the
Gastrobar Birrán.
Overnight in Ribadavia in the Pazo dos Ulloa or similar
establishment.
D AY 6 R I B A D AV I A - S A N T I A G O D E C O M P O S T E L A /
D e p a r t u re
Breakfast.
Departure to the Airport of Santiago de Compostela for
the return flight.
S e g ov i a
S E P H A RA D, re v i ve i t s l e g a c y
C a l a h o r ra
Besalú
DAY 1 BA R CE LON A / A rri va l
Overnight in the Hotel 4* Neri in Barcelona o similar.
DAY 2 BA R CE LON A
Breakfast.
Today we will enjoy the beautiful city of Barcelona.
The Jewish Quarter was located in the current Gothic
Quarter next to the Cathedral. Walking through the key
places of the Jewish History in Barcelona we will discover
the building where the Spanish Inquisition operated in
Barcelona until 1834. Lunch in Barcelona, for example
in Restaurante Las Delicias Kosher .
Possibility to arrange a meeting with the Jewish Community
of Barcelona.
Overnight in the Hotel 4* Neri in Barcelona or similar.
DAY 3 BA R CE LON A - CA ST E LLÓ D’EEMPÚRIES BE SA LÚ - G IRON A
Breakfast.
Travel to Castelló d’Empúries, whose Jewish Community
is documented since the mid-thirteenth century.
In this village we will discover where the two synagogues
and the cementery where located and will have the
chance to visit the Medieval History Museum, where we
can see tombstones, Mezuzahs and a Kettubah from
1377.
Continue to Besalú. This town offers several examples of
the co-existence between the Jewish community that had
settled in the area at the beginning of the Middle Ages
and the Christian population.
Besalú has the only restored Mikvah in Spain and one of
the best preserved in Europe dating from the 12th Century.
We will also enjoy the archaeological remains of the
ancient medieval synagogue as well as its audiovisual
reconstruction at the Casa de los Astruc David.
Lunch in Besalú, for example in Restaurante Oliveras
Continue to Girona.
Girona preserves one of the best medieval Jewish quarters
in Catalonia, El Call.
We will visit the Bonastruc ça Porta Centre, the Museum
of Jewish History and the Nahmanides Institute for Jewish
Studies.
Dinner and overnight in the Hotel 4* Gran Ultonia or
similar.
G i ro n a
Tu d e l a
DAY 4 G IRON A - TA RA Z ON A
Breakfast.
Departure to Tarazona and lunch, for example in Las
Brujas de Becquer restaurant.
The Jewish Quarter of Tarazona is well known for its urban
planning as well as for its singular hanging houses.
Two different quarters can be distinguished: the Judería
Vieja -old quarter- and the Judería Nueva -new quarterwhich was the extension of the old Jewish quarter in the
15th Century.
Overnight in Tarazona in the Hotel 3* Condes de Visconti
or similar.
Lunch at the Parador of Tortosa, El Castillo de la Zuda
Tortosa has been declared historic and artistic heritage
and some of its buildings, such as the castle of La Zuda,
are National Monuments. Its rich heritage will let us
follow the tracks of its inhabitants: Jewish, Christians and
Muslims.
Continue to Barcelona.
Overnight in the Hotel 4* Neri in Barcelona o similar.
DAY 5 TA RA Z ON A - E ST E LLA - CA LA HOR RA - T UD E LA
Breakfast.
Departure to Estella.
During the second half of the 12th Century, coinciding
with the arrival of the Francs and their trade activities,
w h i c h a l s o i nv o l ve d t h e we l c o m i n g o f p i l g r i m s ,
a relevant number of Jews settled in Estella and made of
it an important Jewish centre.
Estella’s aljama, known as Elgacena, was one of the most
important Jewries in Navarra, after Tudela and Pamplona.
The prosperous Jewish community co-existed peacefully
with its Christian neighbours until the beginning of the
14th century.
Possibility of visiting a winery that produces Kosher
wines in the area of Estella.
Continue to Calahorra.
The first document recording the presence of a Jewish
community in Calahorra dates from the end of the 11th
Century.
Some Jewish families with the surnames Calahorra and
Calahora, descendants of those families expelled in 1492,
were documented in Crakow (Poland) in the 16th and
17th centuries. The great amount of documents related
to the activity of buying, selling and renting of rural
properties can give us an idea of the great purchasing
power of this Jewish community. Calahorra’s Jews were
peasants, tradesmen and craftsmen.
However, it has also been documented the presence of
Jewish physicians, landlords and income collectors.
Departure to Tudela.
Jews were banished in 1498, the expulsion from Navarre
being slightly later than in the rest of Spain.
Muslims and Moriscos were expelled in 1516 and 1610
respectively. There are still examples of Islamic influenced
architecture in the city.
Distinguised Jews such as Benjamin of Tudela, Abraham
Ibn Ezra and Yehudah Ha Levi lived in Tudela.
Dinner in Tudela, for example in Restaurante Trinquete
Overnight in Tudela in the Hotel 4* AC Ciudad de Tudela
or similar.
Extension to PALMA DE MALLORCA
DAY 6 T UD E LA - TORTOSA - BA R CE LON A
Breakfast.
Departure to Tortosa.
DAY 7 BA R CE LON A / D epa r t u re
Breakfast.
Departure to the Barcelona Airport for the return flight.
DAY 7 BA R CE LON A - PA LM A D E M A LLOR CA / A rri va l
Dinner and overnight at the Hotel 4* Santa Clara Urban
Hotel & Spa in Palma de Mallorca or similar.
DAY 8 PA LM A D E M A LLOR CA
Breakfast.
Capital of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca has
one of the oldest Jewish Communities.
At present, the Majorcan Jews or xuetas acknowledge
their status as descendants of the Hebrew community.
Now, Palma de Mallorca’s Jewish past is more visible
than ever in the streets covering the minor and the major
Jewish quarters, such as Monti-sion, where there is a
church which was once the main synagogue of the
neighbourhood; or Jaume II and Argenteria streets,
eminently commercial streets that still house a large
number of the oldest jeweller’s shops and studios.
Lunch in Palma, for example in La Olas Bistro or similar.
Overnight in the Hotel 4* Santa Clara Urban Hotel & Spa
in Palma de Mallorca or similar.
DAY 9 PA LM A D E M A LLOR CA / D epa r t u re
Breakfast.
Departure to the Palma de Mallorca Airport for the return
flight.
Ta ra z o n a