Discover the Jewish heritage day tours Barcelona
Our Jewish heritage day tours Barcelona starts at the heart of Ancient Barcelona. There we can find the Jewish District, founded by the Romans more than 2000 years ago. This district is known as ‘Call’, name given to all Jewries in the territory of Catalonia when it was part of the famous Kingdom of Aragon, back to the Middle Ages.
Our visit will take us to the past of this important Jewish Community that probably was already present in this area since the Romans arrival, even though we know about it since 1060. Narrow streets where we will discover the traces of a very flourishing community that had up to 4500 members in its best times.
We will visit the main Jewish heritage locations in Barcelona
During our Jewish heritage day tours in Barcelona we will point on the locations of its 5 synagogues, the bakery, the grocery, the fountain, and we will see the traces of the King’s doctor house, Bonjuha Cabrit.
We will visit also some other locations that were related to the Jewish history in the city such as:
- Saint James Square where La Generalitat (Government Palace of Catalonia) and the City Hall are located still today
- Plaça del Rei (King’s square) and the King’s Palace, location of the famous Dispute held by RAMBAN and Pau Cristiani on 1263
- Placeta de Sant Iu. Here we will admire the courtyard of the Inquisition Main Quarters in Barcelona. We can still see the Coat of Arms of this famous institution, active till 1812 officially.
- We will also touch some gravestones taken from the Jewish cemetery of Montjuic that were used to build important buildings such the Palau del Lloctinent, nowadays hosting the Arxiu de la Corona d’Aragó.
Jewish heritage Quarters of the Spanish Inquisition in Barcelona
We will also see the Main Quarters of the Spanish Inquisition in Barcelona and its Coat of Arms. The past of a very important community, that arrived to and end on the 5th of August of 1391. 101 years before the official expulsion of Jews from the Catholic Kingdoms. We mention this without forgetting the return of Jews to Spain and Barcelona, already in the 20th Century, and Jewish life in Barcelona Today. A complete trip through the past and the present of Barcelonian Jews
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