SEFARDY TRAIL
DAY 1: MADRID
Arrival at the international airport of Madrid. Mail received by our guide and transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
DAY 2: MADRID - SEGOVIA
Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of the city, neighborhoods and monuments the most representative: the Plaza Mayor, Puerta del Sol, the Paseo del Prado (where the Museo del Prado, the Thyssen Museum and the Reina Sofia Museum), Gran Vía , Plaza of Spain and finally the Royal Palace, official residence of the Bourbons until 1931. Departure for Segovia. Lunch. Walking tour of the Jewish Quarter, one of the largest Jewish neighborhoods of the kingdom of Castile, very important at the time of the Catholic Monarchs. Well preserved, this neighborhood is located between the Cathedral and the walls. Our tour starts at the Plaza del Corpus to finish in the Plaza Mayor. In the Plaza del Corpus is the old main synagogue that became the Corpus Christi Church. We will continue with the visit of the old Jewish quarter and pass through the Puerta del Sol and the Plaza del Caño. Transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 3: SEGOVIA - HERVAS - PLASENCIA - CACERES
Breakfast and departure to Hervas. Visit the Jewish quarter that still retains the atmosphere of the old Jewish quarter. Rabilero walk through the streets. Lunch. Departure for Plasencia, where we visit one of the most important Jewish quarters of Extremadura: la Rua Zapatería and Vargas alley. The old synagogue was transformed into church under the name of Church of Santa Isabel. Visit the Plaza Mayor to admire the facades of Renaissance style. Departure for Caceres. Transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 4: CACERES
Breakfast. Caceres: City declared a World Heritage Site and third monuments of Europe. Our tour begins with a ride on one of the two Jewish neighborhoods that still remain: it is the old district where the historic center of the city is located. This neighborhood is characterized by its narrow streets and numerous small squares located in the hidden corners. The oldest synagogue is the Ermita de San Antonio. Visit the historic old city of Caceres, in order to admire the set of houses built between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Gothic and Renaissance style. Our day continues with the arc of the Star will continue with the Plaza de Santa Maria where will visit the Gothic church and cathedral facades Carvajal Palace and the Palace of the Bottom Golfines was an occasional residence of the Catholic Monarchs. Its facade is Plateresque Gothic style to be admired. We will continue our tour passing in front of the house of the Storks with its tower battlements, the house of Commander of Alcuéscar, the parador, and the Palace of the Golfines de Arriba. You also pass the new neighborhood, where the Jews were expelled. The synagogue is located within the Palacio del Marqués de la Isla, today House of Culture. Lunch and free afternoon. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 5: CACERES - SEVILLA
Breakfast and departure to Sevilla. Arrival and lunch. Visit the Santa Cruz district, part of the old Jewish quarter of the city and one of the most typical neighborhoods with narrow streets and little squares. You can admire the square of Santa Cruz where a synagogue was located. You can also admire the Piazza Santa Cruz with a forged cross the seventeenth century. Nearby, another synagogue also stood the Santa Maria la Blanca church today, as the cloistered convent Mother of God. Visit the Royal Palaces, the residence of the monarchy. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 6: SEVILLA - CORDOBA - TOLEDO
Breakfast and departure to Cordoba. Our tour starts in the old Jewish neighborhood located between the door and the Real Alcazar Almodóvar of the caliphs. This is a typical and very lively. During the reign of Fernando III, it was enacted law Córdoba whereby Christians, Muslims and Jews had the same treatment in order to reach a harmonious coexistence of all three faiths and cultures. We will continue our visit with Calle Fernandez Ruano, former Jewish market with its adjacent streets called the Ropería, Tannery Alcaicería and Silversmiths. Visit the well-preserved synagogue in Moorish style. Visit the cathedral - Old Mosque, one of the largest Muslim temples built in the era of Abdel Raman I. Lunch and departure to Toledo. Our hotel is on the outskirts of Toledo. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 7: TOLEDO
Breakfast. Visit the ancient Jewish capital, one of the most important of the Sephardim. The Jewish quarter of Toledo was so big it was divided into many neighborhoods. Walking tour of the streets and the old church and synagogue today was built during the XIII century inspired Mudejar style of Toledo. Then visit of the Tránsito Synagogue, built during the fourteenth century. The synagogue houses the Sephardic Museum, which reflects the history of Jews in Spain and preserves the objects found in different places of excavations. Lunch. Free time. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 8: TOLEDO - MADRID
Breakfast. Transfer to Madrid airport. End of our services.