Secrets of Jewish Majorca - Full Day Experience
Discover the Crypto-Jewish contributions to modern society. The Spanish island of Mallorca was home for hundreds of years to a thriving Jewish community where Jews played a pivotal role in cartography before having to go underground with the rise of the Spanish Inquisition in the 14th and 15th centuries. Many Jews faced forced conversions, becoming Crypto-Jews, who displayed their Catholic face outwardly while adhering to their Jewish faith through secret signs and hidden synagogues in their homes.
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Secrets of Jewish Majorca - Full Day Experience
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(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Palma de Mallorca
Begin your experience at the Call Major, home to remnants of ancient synagogues and a statue of the 14th century Jewish cartographer Jafuda Cresques. Walk through the narrow, winding streets with signs of the secret community- centuries-old family owned jewelry shops and ensaimada, a famous Mallorquin pastry. Discover how the Inquisition forced conversions and limited the Catholic descendants of the Jewish Conversos to specific streets to live and work in. See the Gate of the Jews, and the site of the old synagogue. You will also stop at a local bakery and visit the house of a medieval Jewish merchant to learn the secret traditions the Jews created to keep their faith close. Break for lunch and enjoy some local tapas.
Castell de Bellver
Enjoy a photo opportunity of Bellver Castle and take in the stunning view of the bay of Palma below.
Memorial to the German-Jewish refugees hiding in Mallorca during the Spanish Civil War
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- All Fees and Taxes
- Lunch
- Breakfast
- 18 and above
- Private transportation
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- We will meet in front of the Starbucks coffee shop in Plaça de Cort in the city center.
End Points
- We will end our tour in our pop up shop called Jewish Majorca. We share the space with another local souvenir shop called La Insular, which has an entrance on Carrer de la Argentina 8.
