2-Hour Private Walking Tour Through Palma’s Jewish Quarter
Description
Your private guide will take you to the must-see sites of the city center. We will visit the statue of Jafuda ben Cresques, a 14th century Jewish cartographer who made the world-famous Catalan Atlas map that Christopher Columbus might have used in his travels. We will walk down Leather Maker Street and learn about the old bakery named Can Miquel that up until recently was still in use and is known to be built on the site of the “sinagoga nova” or the “new synagogue.” We will discuss the many secret traditions that the Crypto-Jews maintained to keep their faith alive as best as possible, even under the ever-watchful eyes of the Inquisition.
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We will be able to visit the statue of Jafuda ben Cresques, a 14th century Jewish cartographer who made the world-famous Catalan Atlas map that Christopher Columbus might have used in his travels. We will walk down Leather Maker Street and learn about the old bakery named Can Miquel that up until recently was still in use and is known to be built on the site of the “sinagoga nova” or the “new synagogue.” We will look for signs and clues hidden within the walls and street names that reference a once prominent Jewish past. Together we will admire a mural that was recently painted during the pandemic highlighting a well-documented history of lust and conflict that took place between two Jews in the Tower of Love during the 1300s. We will also visit the site of the main synagogue where the Montesion Church now stands and walk down the Street of the Wind where you may find something surprising.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(74)
This was the best tour I “ever” took. Juan enthusiastic and knowledge of the history of the Mallorca Jewish made me want more. I did not want this tour to end. I would not hesitate to book this tour.
Our tour was excellent and our guide Juan was perfect. Knowledgeable, funny, and super accommodating. I recommend this tour highly
We are so very happy that you enjoyed! Please do share the story with others so more can learn about the island's fascinating history!
Excelent and Cristina very good guide!!!
We are so very happy that you enjoyed your time with Cristina! Please do share the story with others so more can learn about the island's fascinating history!
We booked the 2-hr tour on our first day in Pulma, which not only gave us a perspective on the Jewish community in Mallorca but also helped orient us to the city. Noa was a terrific guide and connected us in a meaningful way to an important piece of Jewish history. We were glad to help keep the stories of Mallorcas Conversos and Xuetas alive.
We are so very happy that you enjoyed your time with Noa! Please do share the story with others so more can learn about the island's fascinating history!
This was a very special way to see Palma Mallorca especially during Passover. We were fascinated by the Jewish history and learned more about the Jews of Spain. Noa was a great guide and teacher. She was knowledgeable and connected us with important history.
Thank you so much for joining us in Mallorca! We are so happy to have shared such a special tour with you during a special time of the year for us!
A very authoritative and well-organized tour by Shaul. As the sites themselves have long been destroyed, the detailed recounting of the fascinating history was the most intriguing part. Being in the actual locations where the history took place definitely made it feel real, though.
We are so very happy that you enjoyed with Shaul! Please do share the story with others so more can learn about the island's fascinating history!
Noa introduced us to the rich history of the Jews of Mallorca within the old city of Palma, some of the other Belaric Islands, and Spain. Her guided tour through the former Call Major of Palma, helped us understand the life of the Jewish community, and the Xuetes (descendants of Palma’s forced Jewish converts to Christianity). Detecting traces of Jewish life in Palma would have been extremely challenging without her insight and guidance.
We are so very happy that you enjoyed with Noa! Please do share the story with others so more can learn about the island's fascinating history!
We had a fabulous tour with Shaul! It was fascinating to learn about the Jewish history of Mallorca, and equally fascinating to bring it up to the present day and to the experiences of Jews today on Mallorca. I appreciated the combination of historical facts and Shaul’s take on the different eras he was teaching us about. It was the easiest thing to schedule and book with Dani, the owner, and we were able to choose the time that best fit into our itinerary.
We are so very happy that you enjoyed with Shaul! Please do share the story with others so more can learn about the island's fascinating history!
Interesting tour, spent way too long in one place "getting to know each other". Tour did not cover the Larger Jewish quarter – only the small older section. Guide promised additional info to be sent to us – now 3 weeks later nothing received. Guide had a really interesting book, which the whole tour was based upon. For the price paid, a copy of that book would have been appreciated.
Hi Mike - I am sorry to hear that the tour was not a five star experience for you and Marilyn. We had send you all the links via whatsapp the day after the tour on January 12th. If you are able to check and confirm that we had sent the links it would mean a lot to us. We take our commitments very seriously and want to ensure that you received the links as we promised. There you will find the links to our film as well as the books we spoke about. My personal email is dani@jewishmajorca.com if you would like to write to me there so we can make sure that you receive all the info that we had sent to you the day after the tour. Thank you in advance Mike!
We were a group of 12 and were met at the cruise port by our guide, Denisse, and the van to take us to the city center. It was a very worthwhile and interesting 2 hours with Denisse, and everyone in our group was really glad they had participated in this tour. Denisse was passionate about this part of the Palma history and very knowledgeable. Thanks, Dani!
