Friday, March 7, 2008

New Center of the Jewish Quarter





A new Center of the Jewish Quarter has recentely been open in the heart of the medieval Call of Barcelona.

Located in a restored old building with a history full of legends (some people said it was once the House of an Alchemist...), it wants to become an information point where visitors can discover more about the neighborhood where the jewish community lived until the attacks of 1391.

However, right now their offer is quite simple: a few underground excavations visible through a glass floor, some pottery and books displayed in a couple of showcases, a couple of jewish tumbstones, and slide show that in my opinion is more interesting for researchers rather than tourists. Guidebooks and postards are also available.

In one of the street doors there is a mezuza hole.

To know more: http://www.museuhistoria.bcn.es/

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