Discover with us the most beautiful corners and the most illustrious characters of what was the most extensive Jewish quarter of the Iberian Peninsula.
The Jewish Quarter of Seville is the ultimate place to retrace the footprints of Jewish history in Spain. A neighborhood of singular beauty described by the great romantic travelers of the 19th century. A place to discover the fascinating history of the Jews in the capital of Andalusia.
This visit can be combined with a visit to the Real Alcazar, the oldest royal palace in use in Europe. In the Royal Palace of Seville, Jewish intellectuals, musicians and poets played an important role both in the court of the Muslim king Al-Mutamid and in the court of the Christian kings Fernando III and Alfonso X.
Discover with us the heart of Jewish Andalusia and the fascinating story of the Royal Jews of Seville.
Post Tour Tag: Historical
Jewish Cordoba: The City of Maimonides
The Jewish quarter of Córdoba is one of the best preserved medieval Jewish quarters in all of Europe. Home of great thinkers and unsurpassed beauty, its streets and houses keep secrets that fascinate both locals and visitors. In it we can visit the only medieval synagogue preserved until today in Andalusia. Discover with us the fascinating history of this neighborhood, declared a world heritage by the UNESCO, as well as the life and work of its most famous inhabitants such as the great thinker Maimonides.
13-Day Jewish Heritage Tour
Discover China’s Jewish history as well as the most popular attractions. This Jewish Heritage Tour offers a special experience, visiting sites in Beijing, Harbin, Kaifeng and Shanghai.
4-Day Harbin Old Jewish Sites and Ice Festival Tour
Overview: This tour is designed for Harbin Ice and Snow Festival visitors with an interest or memory of Jewish habitation in Harbin during the World War I and World War II. A visit to Jewish sites will help you to learn more about Jewish people’s living there and became a very vibrant part of Harbin’s history.
Tour Highlights: New Synagogue, Sun Island Snow Sculpture Art Expo, St. Sofia Church, Siberian Tiger Park, Ice and Snow World, Huangshan Jewish Cemetery, Jewish Community, Jewish Museum
Eisenstadt at First Glance City Walk
If you would like to take a closer look at the city of the great composer Joseph Haydn, this is the perfect tour for you to discover the castle of the Counts of Esterházy and learn more about the life and the work of Joseph Haydn. Also, we will have a look at the famous Jewish quarters of Eisenstadt.
Day trip from Vienna: Fun, Art, Food & Culture
We will leave early morning to explore the most peaceful and relatively unknown part of Austria.
Vienna woods is just a few minutes away and so different. Lets plan some amazing photo-stops and lets walk a little bit around the tranquil area.
After a scenic drive through the southern vine street, we will reach BADEN – former residence city of the Habsburg family. After a coffee break we will continue to Forchtenstein castle.
It is the only fortress in eastern Austria, that was never captured during the Turkish wars. The strong walls served as the treasury of the Esterhazy’s princes, safeguarding all costly and precious possessions. This collection of family treasures and way more, can still be seen there today.
Next stop will be the charming city of Eisenstadt, capital of Burgenland.
Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt is one of the most beautiful baroque palaces in Austria and presents a fascinating view of the resplendent life once lived at the court of the Princes Esterházy. But the palace is still the hub of the cultural scene today and regularly provides the picturesque backdrop for festivities and social events.
Only a few minutes to recover, because the next sight is a “bloody window to Hungary’s past”.
The iron curtain memorial!!!!!! The end of the soviet empire! See the place where the iron curtain was opened in 1989, even before the wall in Berlin was destroyed.
Burgenland and Hungary share the Neusiedler See, a lake known for its reeds and shallowness, as well as its mild climate throughout the year. The Neusiedler See is Austria’s largest lake, and is a great tourist attraction, bringing ornithologists, sailors, and wind and kite surfers into the region north of the lake.
We will spend the rest of the day at and on the lake. Your personal, private guide, will now be your captain. The boat ride is included – does not have extra costs. Unique experience – explore Lake Neusiedl like a local, together with your captain Peter. Especially for families with KIDS a most entertaining excursion. Bring your sun glasses, sun cream and don’t forget your swimwear.
Enjoy the superior service and the personal atmosphere of this unique private tour to Austrias east and Hungary!
Jewish Quarter and Museum Group Tour
The Austrian Jewish Museum was very fortunate to be able to set up itself in a historic building in Eisenstadt’s former Judengasse . It is therefore located in a place where a well-known Jewish community was settled for more than 250 years. The museum was founded in 1972 as the first Jewish museum in Austria after 1945.
During a visit you can not only see the oldest synagogue in Austria preserved in its original function and the museum collections , but also get an impression of the old ‘Jewish houses’ and the two Jewish cemeteries .
We are happy to offer guided tours for groups of 10 or more, both for the museum and for the Jewish quarter with the two Jewish cemeteries.
Key Jewish Tours
Ferrara is rich with a Jewish history that dates back to the middle ages. Visitors can appreciate the countless landmarks that pay tribute to this heritage firsthand. The Ghetto area has remained intact both in look and layout throughout various restorations and is now a pedestrian area complete with historical markers and boutiques. The area where the Jewish population once lived has never lost the commercial character it had since its inception and remains a pleasant place to meet up, look around, learn, and shop.
The Historic Community Building in Ferrara was built as early as 1481 (and possibly earlier) and is another important stop on this Jewish itinerary. It was the site of the city’s first synagogue, at 95 Via Mazzini. The building currently houses synagogues, community offices, a prayer room, and a museum which narrates the cycle of life, houses historically significant objects like the keys to the ghetto, as well as sacred objects. Most importantly, the museum tells the story of the community from the establishment of the ghetto, through the French occupation, to the unification of Italy, and celebrates the Jewish contribution to literature. The city’s Addizione Erculea Jewish cemetery goes back to the 15th century and is the final resting place for writer Giorgio Bassani.
Rashi Guided Tours with CulturistiQ
Five guided tours with Rashi through architecture, nature, honey, wine, and sacred textes, are proposed through Aube territory by CulturistiQ. These guided tours are an opportunity for discovering the Jewish local history between the lines following Rashi and the Tossafists commentaries on the Talmud and the Bible.
The Troyes Tourism Office
Troyes Tourism Office tour takes you to Saint Frobert district, the Old Jewish quarter of Troyes. It gathers the streets St Frobert, Hennequin, du Paon, Audiffred, Cordeliers, Boucherat. The rue Saint-Frobert and the current district are named after the old church which is said to have been built on the site of a synagogue where Rashi is said to have taught. The rue du Paon probably housed his home. In the Middle Ages, the neighbourhood was known as the “Broce aux Juifs” which referred to the brushwood in the area, situated close to the countryside. In the 11th century, this area was home to several jewish families including Rachi. The Jewish community of Troyes was able to develop thanks to the protection granted to them by the counts of Champagne from the 11televenth to the 13th century between the reign of Thibault II and Thibault IV. If Jewish families gathered in this neighborhood nothing distinguished them from the rest of the population. It was not until 1215 that the Church forced them to wear a distinctive sign on their clothes in the form of a piece of yellow cloth called a wheel (Rouelle). Rashi died at age 65 on July 13, 1105. Buried in Troyes with full honours in the former jewish cemetery, situated in the area of Moretti’s sculpture, outside the walls of the medieval city, next to the Porte de la Girouarde today disapeared (located at the time at the crossroads of Quai Dampierre and Rue de la Cité). The cemetery was demolished in the 16th century to enlarge the city and his grave disapeared.
