Girona Jewish Heritage small group from Girona
Description
The Jewish neighbourhood of Girona is one of the best preserved in Europe. This district located in the heart of the city is full of ancient remains from its Roman and Medieval past. Known popularly as the "Call", this area was home to 1000 inhabitants during the Middle Ages, making it one of the most important Jewish communities in Spain's history. As you explore the pretty narrow streets of the Jewish Quarter, the hometown of Nahmanides, the Medieval Kabbalistic philosopher, you'll visit the spots where the city's 3 synagogues were located, you will find out all about the customs and traditions of the Jewish people. You'll also visit the Museum of Jewish History to learn about their way of life. Your guide will then lead you around the labyrinthine streets while explaining the history of the Expulsion of the Jews in 1492, an act that ended 600 years of coexistence. After this visit you'll have newfound knowledge of about the influence that the Jewish community left in Girona.
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Itinerary
You will have a guided visit to the Girona Jewish quarter, one of the most well preserved from the middle ages in Europe and enjoy a guided visit to the Museum of Jewish History, the last Sinagogue of the city before the expulsion in 1492.
You will be able to have a visit (tickets included to the Museum of Jewis History of Girona.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Girona has a lot of steps and slopes so this activity is not recommended for people with mobility problems
- Wheelchair not accessible.
Reviews(78)
Great Experience. Dylan was awesome and truly cared about the tour and allowing us to learn as much as possible. Supposed to be a small group but it ended up being only my wife and I.
Carolina was a caring and very educated guide who spoke perfect English. She made the history come alive
Ona was our guide for the Jewish Heritage tour in Girona. Ona falls into the category of top guides. My wife described her as a wonderful guide. She was very knowledgeable, engaged with the group extremely well, responded to all questions, provided detailed answers to the questions, and continued to check if the information she shared was understood and if the person had further questions.
This was a wonderful tour. Our guide, Carolina, was very knowledgeable and personable, and she gave us a terrific tour. I would highly recommend this tour.
Very informative and friendly. Carolina was delightful. It was such a well rounded tour, Girona history, Jewish history with a little GOT thrown in as well!
The tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. He had time for conversation and any questions. He seemed sincerely very interested in the subject matter.
This was a fantastic tour!! My friend and I loved it. Dylan was an amazing tour guide and more. He really shared his deep knowledge of Girona, his compassion for the Jewish people from their arrival in Girona, their expulsion from Girona, and their many contributions to Girona. He is passionate and caring in his approach to sharing all of this information. He also gave us a long list of restaurants to go to for lunch after the tour. He went above and beyond and we really learned so much that we never would have known if we had tried to do it on our own. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to understand the deep history of Girona and its people.
We appreciated Girona Spain so much due to the fabulous information that Pau gave us. He was friendly, informative, and respectful of the Jewish history. Would definitely do another tour with Pau.
The historical trip around Girona went above our expectations. Our tour guide was engaging and really presented the history in a genuine way. It didnot sound like he was reading a script or providing a memorized speech.
We booked a tour of the Jewish quarter in English. Our guide Pau was very knowledgeable and took us through not only the Jewish quarter, but gave us the historical context over centuries. He also guided us through the Jewish History Museum, and his commentary added a lot to our understanding of what we saw.
