Spain

Day 1: Thursday

Welcome on board. Today you will: 

• Meet your tour guide and fellow participants
• Enjoy an opening lecture on the Jews of Spain

Overnight: Madrid

Day 2: Friday

Today you will visit Toledo, a center of Golden Age Jewish life. You will: 

• Explore the city’s cobble stoned medieval streets
• Take in the citys Jewish Quarter
• Visit the Sephardic Jewish Museum
• Marvel at the beautiful 14th century El Transito Synagogue
• See the Synagogue of Santa Maria La Blanca
• Take in the city’s beautiful Cathedral
• Enjoy Shabbat dinner with Madrid’s vibrant Jewish community

Overnight: Madrid

Day 3: Saturday

Today you will enjoy a Shabbat friendly walking tour and have time to explore Madrid at your own pace. You will:  

• See Plaza De Mayor and hear stories of the Inquisition and executions that occurred in the Plaza
• Marvel at the Royal Palace
• Take in Puerta De Sol
• Explore the La Latina Quarter
• Treat your senses at the Mercado De San Miguel
• View the Opera House and Cathedral
• Walk the streets of Madrid’s Old town

Overnight: Madrid

Day 4: Sunday

Today you will take an express train to Cordoba and will:   

• Learn about and see the statue of Maimonides, widely considered the greatest of all Rabbis
• See the Cordoba Synagogue with its beautiful Mudejar design
• Visit the “Gate of the Jews”
• Explore the Casa Sefarad project which protects and raises awareness of Spanish Jewish history

Overnight: Cordoba

Day 5: Monday

Today you will travel to Seville. Before doing so, you will visit the fortress of the Christian Monarchs where the Inquisition sat. On arriving in Seville you will: 

• Tour the Jewish Quarter
• See the Santa Cruz Square where the city’s oldest synagogue stood
• Take in the Synagogue-Church of Santa Maria La Blanc
• See the gates that lead to the old Jewish Quarter
• Learn about the rebirth of Spanish Jewry in the 19th century, which began in Seville

Overnight: Seville

Day 6: Tuesday

Enjoy a free day exploring Seville.  

Overnight: Seville

Day 7: Wednesday

Today you will travel to Granada where you will: 

• Explore the Jewish Quarter of the Muslim Period and learn how Jews flourished during most of this time
• Hear about the massacre of Granada’s Jews in 1066, and various treaties which granted and then revoked rights of religious freedom
• See the tombs of Ferdinand and Isabella, responsible for the 1492 Edict of Expulsion
• Explore at your own pace

Overnight: Granada

Day 8: Thursday 

This morning you will explore the Alhambra Palace, considered one of Europe’s most beautiful monuments. Later you will fly to Barcelona

Overnight: Barcelona

Day 9: Friday

Today you will enjoy a day trip to Girona and Besalu, before returning to Barcelona. You will:

• Take in Girona’s Old Town
• Visit the Jewish Museum of Girona
• See the centuries-old Mikveh perhaps destroyed in a pogrom
• Learn about the Ramban who spent much of his life in Girona
• Explore the beautiful Old Town of Besalu and hear its Jewish story.

Overnight: Barcelona

Day 10: Saturday

Today you will enjoy a Shabbat friendly walking tour which will include: 

• The Gothic and Jewish Quarter
• The old synagogue
• Plaza De Catalunya
• The famous La Rambla Street
• The beautiful Sagrada Familia Church (outside only).
• A sunset or evening cruise
  

Overnight: Barcelona

Day 11: Sunday

Your tour ends after breakfast. Bon voyage!