The medieval jewish quarter with spains oldest synagogue. Discover all the history of this maze of alleys with barcelona bus turistic. There are numerous guided tours that cover this important part of the city. It has been described as one of the oldest synagogues in europe.
Barcelona is a city rich in jewish history that dates back to over 1,700 years ago. Many of them are free tours or rather paywhatyouwish. A maze of narrow cobbled streets, stairs, patios and archways, its one of the best preserved jewish quarters in the world. Visit one of europes oldest synagogues and see a medievalera bath house. Walking history tour of barcelonas jewish quarter 2020. Jewish barcelona urban cultours project was created to revisit jewish past from a present jewish perspective through unique private tours to learn about jewish aspects in this city. Get to know the historic landmarks and unique traditions of barcelona s jewish quarter during a private, 2hour walking tour with a local guide. The jewish quarter of medieval barcelona is home to one of europes oldest synagogues, which has been restored and opened to the public. Pocket rough guide barcelona packed with great info for all budgets. The organization began here in 1995, in this medieval catalan city whose narrow, climbing cobblestone streets of the call, or jewish quarter, are considered among the best preserved in europe. During the expulsion of the jews in 1424 by catholic kings ferdinand and isabella valuable trading contacts and knowledge was lost and the jewish population was decimated. This post is a selfguided tour of barcelonas old town and gothic quarter.
Download the pdf files on schedules and fares in english. However, if you are interested in whats left of the jewish heritage in barcelona and you have an interest in history of the jews in barcelona, youll be able to retrace the steps back to the times when the call or barcelona jewish quarter was in its full bloom. When exactly the first jews arrived to spain is an ongoing discussion among historians. A visit back in history to jewish barcelona the spanish city has a rich judaic tradition, and may be home to the oldest synagogue in europe.
The main sights in the gothic quarter are the cathedral and placa reial. After many centuries of use for other purposes, the building reopened as a synagogue and museum in 2002. Pdf guide brochure to sites in the jewish quarter, from the barcelona history. The first record of a jewish quarter is from the 11 th century.
Here are the jewish sites in barcelona selected for you. Jewish life in barcelona is made a whole lot simpler with this thorough guide. The jewish quarter in barcelona citylife barcelona. This is the only updated info you will find on the net about jewish life in barcelona. Medieval barcelona was approximately 15% jewish, with most living in this jewish quarter. Barcelona jewish tour jewish tour barcelonadreaming. The jews lived in an area of barcelona called the call, derived. It is widely believed that the first jewish presence was around the 3rd century bce. In 1999 i start combining my architecture background with my committment to jewish life as a lay leader, to work in the field of jewish heritage. From the 9th century to the 14th century barcelona had a large jewish community that is thought to have numbered around 4,000 people.
The jewish quarter in barcelona contains some of the oldest parts of barri gotic, barcelona s old town. Gothic quarter walking tour self guided, barcelona, spain. Spain, a revival is underway of sephardic neighborhoods, medieval synagogues and jewish. Learn about ten things that you must do in barrio gotico barcelona, as well.
Selfguided gothic tour of barcelona free tours by foot. Map indicating the old jewish quarter in barcelona. The ancient synagogue of barcelona is believed to be an ancient synagogue located in the centre of barcelona, catalonia, spain. The ultimate selfguided walking tour of barcelona, spain. With sephardic routes, spain connects with jewish history. Top 10 things to do in the gothic quarter of barcelona tripsavvy.
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