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It is considered the oldest Spanish (and even European) synagogue. Although Barcelona was not important enough in the past and did not belong to the eight Jewish Quarters of Spain (such as Toledo, Segovia, Cordoba, Tudela, Gerona, etc.) the Hebrews came to this city in the VIII century. The Barcelona synagogue is described by the famous Spanish traveller Benjamin de Tudela (when I worked in a kibbutz in Israel I was surprised to learn that they have a song devoted to our Spanish Jew Benjamin, from Tudela, the first European to reach China, in the XI century, much earlier than Marco Polo!). Until recently the entrance was for free, but now they have started to charge tickets for 2 euro.

Address: Calle Marlet 5 Barcelona Spain Phone: + 93 3170790 E-mail: info@calldebarcelona.org Price: budget