Spain Jewish Routes

DAY 1: Arrival to Spain

• Arrival in Madrid, Spain’s modern capital, preserving its historic neighborhoods and streets.
• Leisure day to get settled and adjusted to Spanish time.
• Optional visit to Beth Yaacov Synagogue and its Jewish history museum (pre-booking required).
• Overnight in Madrid.

DAY 2: Madrid

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Introduction and welcoming session.
• Walking tour of Madrid’s historic Habsburg Quarter:
  • Plaza de Oriente (outside of the Royal Palace & Royal Theater).
  • Plaza Mayor (site of Spanish Inquisition trials).
  • Puerta del Sol & San Miguel Market (great for tapas lunch).
• Afternoon at leisure (optional visit to El Prado Museum).
• Group dinner.
• Overnight in Madrid.

DAY 3: Toledo

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Depart for Toledo, once called the “Jerusalem of the West.”
• Walking tour of the medieval city:
  • Jewish Quarter & Samuel Halevi Abulafia Synagogue.
  • Sephardic Museum & Santa Maria La Blanca.
  • Optional visit to El Greco’s Museum.
• Lunch on your own and free time in Toledo.
• Return to Madrid for dinner at the hotel.
• Overnight in Madrid.

DAY 4: Cordoba

• Breakfast at the hotel, check-out.
• Morning high-speed AVE train to Cordoba.
• Guided tour of Mosque-Cathedral (8th century).
• Lunch on your own.
• Afternoon walking tour of Cordoba:
  • Jewish Quarter (Plaza Tiberias, Yehuda Halevi Square, Statue of Maimonides).
  • Medieval Synagogue (1315).
  • Special Ladino musical performance & Kabbalat Shabbat at Casa de Sefarad.
• Group dinner.
• Overnight in Cordoba.

DAY 5: Cordoba (Saturday – Leisure Day)

• Optional walking tour:
  • Alcazar of Cordoba.
  • Arab baths & Al-Andalus Life Museum.
  • Madinat Al-Zahra (ancient palace-city).
• Leisure time in Cordoba’s historic streets.
• Overnight and dinner in Cordoba.

DAY 6: Granada

• Breakfast at the hotel, check-out.
• Depart for Granada.
• Walking tour of Albaycín (UNESCO World Heritage Site):
  • Moorish architecture and scenic views of Alhambra Palace.
• Lunch on your own.
• Group dinner.
• Overnight in Granada.

DAY 7: Granada

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Guided tour of Alhambra Palace & Generalife Gardens.
• Visit Hall of the Ambassadors (site of the 1492 Edict of Expulsion).
• Lunch on your own.
• Optional visit to Royal Chapel & Granada Cathedral.
• Dinner on your own (suggested tapas at Plaza Nueva).
• Overnight in Granada.

DAY 8: Seville

• Morning bus to Seville, capital of Andalusia.
• Free time at Plaza de España (architectural landmark from 1929 Expo).
• Lunch on your own.
• Optional visit to:
  • Alcazar Palace & Gardens.
  • Seville Cathedral (burial site of Christopher Columbus).
  • La Giralda Tower.
• Evening Flamenco show.
• Overnight and dinner in Seville.

DAY 9: Seville

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Guided tour of Santa Cruz neighborhood (former Jewish Quarter).
• Farewell group lunch.
• Optional transfers to:
  • Airport/train station for departures.
  • Flight/train to Barcelona for tour extension.

(Wednesday): Arrival in Barcelona (Optional Extension)

• Arrival in Barcelona, capital of Catalonia and Spain’s most modern city.
• Dinner on your own.
• Optional Barcelona Jewish Heritage Tour (available upon request).