{"id":8534,"date":"2016-02-24T00:35:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T00:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/ruta\/the-jewish-quarter\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T06:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:49:07","slug":"the-jewish-quarter","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_page","link":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/ruta\/the-jewish-quarter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jewish Quarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;32px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;230&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;element_from_left&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Without a doubt, the Jewish Quarter of Toledo was the most influential in medieval times and today still holds an important place in Sephardic culture on the Iberian Peninsula. \u00a0Mandatory visits include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Synagogue of El Tr\u00e1nsito <\/strong>or of Samuel Lev\u00ed. A treasurer of Pedro I, King of Castile, misnamed \u201cthe Cruel One\u201d. It is the most beautiful existing example of Mudejar art in Toledo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Synagogue of Santa Mar\u00eda la Blanca<\/strong>, formerly the Main Synagogue in Toledo until it was converted into a church at the end of the 14<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Baths of El \u00c1ngel<\/strong>, the only surviving public bath in the Jewish Quarter from the medieval age.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Franciscan Monastery of San Juan de los Reyes<\/strong>. Located in the Jewish Quarter. A visit here is essential to understanding the connection between the Catholic Monarchs (the monastery was created as their burial site), and the last moments experienced by the Jewish community in Spain before their expulsion by the aforementioned monarchs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong> The walking tour will last around 3 hours &#8211; 3 hours and a half.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panoramic:<\/strong> For those groups coming to Toledo with their own bus, the visit will include a panoramic tour to enjoy the wonderful views from the other side of the Tagus river. Regarding those individuals coming from Madrid by high speed train (AVE), the panoramic tour could be made by taxi (10 euros aprox.) from the Toledo Train Station.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monuments:<\/strong> Every monument included in the tour will be thoroughly explained by the guide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contents:<\/strong> Even though the walking tour has a common thread (The Three Cultures, El Greco, the Jewish Quarter,&#8230;) I will make alussion to every simple and important aspect of the city: handycrafts, cultural heritage, evolution of the old town, festivities, etc.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/es\/book\/toledo-hand-in-hand\/id1437466827?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7552\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7552 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/banner_en_1000.png\" alt=\"ibook guide to toledo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/banner_en_1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/banner_en_1000-424x113.png 424w, https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/banner_en_1000-700x187.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;32px&#8221;]<div class=\"call_to_action normal\" style=\"\"><div class=\"container_inner\"><div class=\"two_columns_75_25 clearfix\"><div class=\"text_wrapper column1\"><div class=\"call_to_action_text \" style=\"\">\n<p>Some more information?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"button_wrapper column2\"><a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"http:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/contacto\/\" class=\"qbutton white \" target=\"\" style=\"\" >Contact<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;32px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;230&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; border_color=&#8221;grey&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;element_from_left&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Without a doubt, the Jewish Quarter of Toledo was the most influential in medieval times and today still holds an important place in Sephardic culture on the Iberian Peninsula. \u00a0Mandatory visits&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8242,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","portfolio_category":[60],"portfolio_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8534","portfolio_page","type-portfolio_page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_category-rutas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_page\/8534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_page"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio_page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_category?post=8534"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toledodelamano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_tag?post=8534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}