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- Ingles fr. Ferrol 8/2024
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Thanks - I’ve been to Segovia several times. It and Toledo both have wonderful Jewish Quarters.Hi@ShoshTrvls, Segovia is not on the Frances, but it’s a short trip from Madrid, and the former synagogue (possibly built around 1410) is now the Church of the Corpus Christi convent. It’s part of the Jewish Quarter which I understand includes a museum and educational center. The church was closed the day I was there.
As for the Frances, I believe you’ll also find information on Burgos and Castrojeriz, per this link:
Some cities in Burgos(Spain) develop a sephardic itenerary in the province - JewishToledo and JewishSegovia
http://www.lavanguardia.com/ocio/viajes/20170204/414004766309/pueblos-de-burgos-impulsan-un-itinerario-cultural-sefardi-en-la-provincia.html The Burgos municipality of Castrillo Mota de Judíos, which in 2015 got rid of its surname ‘matajudíos’, promotes a project to create a Sephardic cultural...jewishsegovia.com
Buen Camino!
I have traveled around Spain quite a bit and, being Jewish, have appreciated finding old Jewish Quarters in many cities and towns. Besides Leon, are there any others on/not far off the Camino Frances?
As a quarter Sephardic/quarter Syrian/Half Ashkenazi Jew, (I guess I have alot of the bases covered haha) I too am always interested in discovering the Jewish quarters whenever I am in Europe and on the camino. I remember being in Tomar and seeing a sign for a Jewish quarter and synagogue but could never find it. I can say after my first camino 11 years ago I flew in and out of Barcelona and when I was done I had almost a week in Barcelona before my flight home. I went by the tourist office and there was a tour in English of the Jewish Quarter in Barcelona. It was really interesting. I had walked through the quarter the day before and saw a couple of Mezuzahs on doors but that was about it. Going with the tour guide and with eyes much wider thanks to her you could see the history of Jews in Barcelona everywhere. There were things carved into walls and on sidewalks. Faded signs on corners or walls. It was a really informative, fun and at times, of course knowing our history very sad day. One really great thing was that there were about 12 people on the tour and I was the only Jewish person. It was so good to see that there were so many people interested in learning about Jewish history in Barcelona. I hope others will add spots on all the different caminos for all of us to look for to learn more.Toledo is a place to visit especially from the Sephardic point of view.
Why this building is jewish?. I read on internet that it is neomudejar from the 19th century, but only that.When I’m León, walk to Calle Alcázar de Toledo,12. There’s an old, empty, beautifully run-down Jewish building complex there. It’s been for sale off and on for a decade or more. Trees growing wild in the courtyard.
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When I was in Belorado, the town's infomatiion boards mentioned the estaishment of a Jewish neighbourhood (el corro) below tte castle.I have traveled around Spain quite a bit and, being Jewish, have appreciated finding old Jewish Quarters in many cities and towns. Besides Leon, are there any others on/not far off the Camino Frances?
Sevilla has a Jewish quarter. Don’t think it was marked as such. But somehow I was intrigued(?) by all the narrow streets in this quarter having names of saints, Santa this or that, until I came across a sort of Jewish centre/museum which explained the history of the expulsion(?) of jews and my suspicions were confirmed.
Tomar, in Portugal…yes..As
As a quarter Sephardic/quarter Syrian/Half Ashkenazi Jew, (I guess I have alot of the bases covered haha) I too am always interested in discovering the Jewish quarters whenever I am in Europe and on the camino. I remember being in Tomar and seeing a sign for a Jewish quarter and synagogue but could never find it. I can say after my first camino 11 years ago I flew in and out of Barcelona and when I was done I had almost a week in Barcelona before my flight home. I went by the tourist office and there was a tour in English of the Jewish Quarter in Barcelona. It was really interesting. I had walked through the quarter the day before and saw a couple of Mezuzahs on doors but that was about it. Going with the tour guide and with eyes much wider thanks to her you could see the history of Jews in Barcelona everywhere. There were things carved into walls and on sidewalks. Faded signs on corners or walls. It was a really informative, fun and at times, of course knowing our history very sad day. One really great thing was that there were about 12 people on the tour and I was the only Jewish person. It was so good to see that there were so many people interested in learning about Jewish history in Barcelona. I hope others will add spots on all the different caminos for all of us to look for to learn more.
Most intact I believe is located in old center of Sevilla….Inclosed gateways and curfew on daily basis….?…..how was that accepted…??I have traveled around Spain quite a bit and, being Jewish, have appreciated finding old Jewish Quarters in many cities and towns. Besides Leon, are there any others on/not far off the Camino Frances?
Thanks for posting these. I saw several of them on my walk and got super excited. I found being Jewish on a Catholic pilgrimage to be an interesting space to be in.Keep an eye for a bronze symbol that looks like this in the pavement:
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It is used across Spain to mark areas of Jewish interest. On Caminos, you might see it when you are looking for this:
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I think that building was never a sinagoga or a yeshivá. During the 19th century there wasn't really religious freedom in Spain and now there isn't any sinagoga in Leon. That building is going to be a clinic.The profusion of six-pointed stars adorning the building seem compelling to me. Not for you?
Ribadavia is on the Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros. If you walk that route, you can start in Salamanca on the Torres (which hooks up with the Geira in Braga) and then you will have a chance to visit Trancoso, which had a very important Jewish quarter and one very famous narive Jewish son. The main street of the quarter still shows original carvings on the doorways where people carved crosses to convince the inquisitors that they had converted. Its native son, Isaac Cardoso, became physician of the royal court of Madrid, and there is now a center/museum in his name.The most important Jewish quarter in Galicia was in Ribadavia. In 1386 half of people in town were Jewish ( around 1500). Most of them had to do with the Ribeiro wine trade.
I read on internet that Belmonte ( Portugal) is on Caminho Via da Estrela.Ribadavia is on the Caminho da Geira e dos Arrieiros. If you walk that route, you can start in Salamanca on the Torres (which hooks up with the Geira in Braga) and then you will have a chance to visit Trancoso, which had a very important Jewish quarter and one very famous narive Jewish son. The main street of the quarter still shows original carvings on the doorways where people carved crosses to convince the inquisitors that they had converted. Its native son, Isaac Cardoso, became physician of the royal court of Madrid, and there is now a center/museum in his name.
I know the OP was asking about the Camino Francés, so I hope you forgive the tangent, but there is a lot of rediscovery of an important segment of the past and the people of Trancoso are very proud to showcase it.
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