Housed in a former bread bakery dating from the seventeenth century called ” Montserrat”, It is an iconic establishment in Barcelona, it has a long history since last the century.
During this time, a wide variety of visitors have found the excellent quality of our Mediterranean cuisine and market, prepared by our Chef.
A varied menu of delicious dishes, traditional and exquisite turn, that delight the palates of our customers that every day is seduced by such delicious flavors.
Archives: Directory listings
Directory listings
wd1314 11 july prod
The Jewish Museum tells the ongoing story of the Jewish people. It was opened to the public on August 08, 2009 and the organization is dedicated to celebrating and exploring the experiences, accomplishments, and spirit of the Jewish community from biblical times to the present. Through its educational programming, the institution works to connect Jewish people to their roots and strengthen their personal and collective Jewish identity. The museum presents a pluralistic narrative of Jewish culture, faith, purpose, and deed as seen through the lens of Jewish history and current experience today.
Image Credit:
Photographer Leigh, World Jewish Travel, 2021, via wikimediacommons.com
Ancient Synagogue of Barcelona
The Synagoga Mayor de Barcelona was an ancient synagogue in the center of the city of Barcelona, Spain. Shlomo ben Adret was the officiating rabbi of this synagogue for about 50 years.
After many years of being used for other activities, the building at 5 Marlet Street was inaugurated as a synagogue and museum in 2002, thanks to the efforts of the Catalan historian Jaume Riera i Sans in locating the building based on documents such as the route of a tax collector and the specifications in the Talmud on how synagogues should be built. However, the synagogue was actually located at number 9 Salomó ben Adret Street, the adjacent house, and not the one currently promoted as the former synagogue. Currently, the building is not used for daily prayers, but is used for community festivities.
MUHBA El Call Jewish Quarter Museum
The headquarters of the Barcelona History Museum in the Call, inaugurated in March 2015, is located in the middle of the old Jewish quarter, where once stood the house of Jucef Bonhiac, a veil weaver. It is a building of medieval origin where original remains from the 13th and 14th centuries are preserved. The space of the Museum of History of Barcelona
El Call, distributed in three areas, aims to present the history and heritage of the the history and heritage of the Call in a global way. Area I explains the topography of the Call, area II explains the history of the Call and area III shows the cultural legacy of the Call.
Comunitat Israelita de Barcelona (Israelite Community of Barcelona)
Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, several waves of Jewish immigration arrived in Barcelona. This growing population led to the birth of the Comunidad Israelita de Barcelona in December 1918. The first president was a member of the German community, Mr. Edmundo Metzger (Z “L). The use of the word “Israelita”, and not “Judía”, already reflects the concern of the founders to use a word with a negative charge that prevailed in the collective imagination, since it continued to see the Jews as a deicidal community.
Casa Adret
Casa Adret is one of the oldest habitable buildings in Barcelona. It is in the middle of “el Call”, the old Jewish quarter of Barcelona, where between the ninth century and fourteenth century, lived the Jews of Barcelona. Its last Jewish owner was called Astruc Adret, who was a Jew from Cervera and that he was the owner of this building in Barcelona. The exact date of construction of the house is not known, but it is probably from the early twelfth century.
Back in the day, the first floor was likely rented for some kind of craft or clothing workshop. The rest of the house was also rented to two Jewish families, something that is apparent thanks to the mezuzah holes that one can find in these two of the doors of the house. In Barcelona one can find 6 medieval mezuzah holes, two of which are in Casa Adret.
In 1391 a great pogrom took place in el Call, when denizens of Barcelona attacked the Jews who lived there. They were groups of local rioters who, following a tendency of the whole peninsula, entered el Call, beating and killing people, and destroying the neighborhood. Surviving Jews were forced to convert to Christianity, flee the country or die. In the case of Astruc Adret, he converted to Catholicism, changed his name to Lluís de Junyent and was forced to sell his properties, moving to the town of Falset. It is from this year, 1393, that we have the first document about this building. The document of forced sale of Lluis de Junyent to the merchant Miquel Marçal.
In the year 1428 there was a big earthquake in Barcelona. For that reason, the façade of Casa Adret and the building next to it are inclined towards each other, making the distance between the two extremely close in the upper levels.
From this point on little is known of what happens with this house, other than some of the uses it has had over time. During the 19th century there was a funeral parlor operating in the lower part of the house, called “La Palma”, along with a musical school.
In the 90’s the building, in a completely dilapidated state, was bought by Andreu Mas Colell, former Minister of Economy of the Generalitat, and Esther Zilberstein, his wife. In 2001 they commissioned two prestigious architects, Elias Torres and José Antonio Martinez Lapeña, to renovate the building. Since 2018 it has served as a Jewish cultural center and a hub for local Jewish organizations.
Mulhouse Synagogue
In 1798, the Jews returned to settle in Mulhouse, where there had been no Jewish families since the beginning of the 16th century. The worship was celebrated in various places of prayer which quickly became too small. A new synagogue, in an oriental style, built by JB Schacre, was inaugurated in 1849. The architect plays on the difference in proportions and materials: there is a disproportion between the high and wide nave with slender bays and the narrow side aisles. very low, with squat openings. Inside, the nave is covered with white plaster, while the aisles are in pink sandstone. The gable wall overlooking the rue des Rabbins is the most ornate part of the building; on the triangular pediment, the tables of the law surmounted by an oculus are flanked by seven-branched candlesticks, the menorah, supported by pilasters.
Several beautiful Judaica objects and a set of paintings by the famous painter Mané Katz are displayed in the community center room (Paul Jacob collection).
Jewish Heritage Tours in France: Private Encounters with History
France harbours one of the oldest and most vibrant Jewish communities in the world. In fact, after Israel and the US, the French Jewish population is the globe’s largest. From the old “pletzl” in Paris, where generations of Jews have lived, worked and worshiped for centuries, to Provence where they at certain points found refuge during times of persecution, there are so many inspiring and moving sites to visit: places imbued with both cultural treasure and immense human tragedy. We’ll take you on an entirely unique, personally tailored adventure around one or more regions. This will allow you to discover countless historical and present-day riches– and return home with lifelong, treasured memories.
Il Cortile
Authentic, fresh and creative Mediterranean cuisine is offered to you in a subtle and contemporary setting. Our starred restaurant has the immense pleasure of being able to also welcome you on an exceptional terrace, surrounded by the last ramparts of our city, where the scents of lemon and orange trees intermingle.
The sweetness of the South is offered to you in Old Mulhouse, the moment of a refined and tasty change of scenery.
Le Cellier
Welcome to the restaurant Le Cellier, restaurant of Alsatian specialties. Find in our restaurant: Alsatian specialties, tarts flambées, daily menu, take-away meals as well as a beautiful summer terrace. For over thirty years, Mr. and Mrs. Clémencin have always welcomed you to their establishment. It is in a renovated and air-conditioned setting that the man in the kitchen, and the lady in the dining room, work with their entire team to provide you with the best possible satisfaction.
