Barcelona

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Tour Dates
Departure Return
August 12th 2008 August 19th 2008
   
   

PRICING
Date
Air+Land
Land only
Single Supplement
August 12th $2,850 $2,050 $550
       


*Please note - A deposit of $300.00 is required per person.n.

 

BARCELONA; THE SECOND CITY OF SPAIN AND CAPITAL OF CATALUNIA, EXTENDS A WARM WELCOME TO ALL WHO VISIT HER . IT IS MORE THAN JUST A SIMPLE CITY, IT IS A COLLECTION OF MULTI-FACETED AND DIVERSE CITIES. THE VISITOR UNFAMILIAR WITH ITS HISTORY MIGHT BE SURPRISED THAT SUCH A MODERN AND ENTERPRISING CITY PRESERVES ITS HISTORICAL GOTHIC CENTER ALMOST INTACT. BARCELONA IS NOW ALSO SET TO BECOME AN IMPORTANT SHOWCASE OF JEWISH HISTORY. SLOW AND STEADY IMMIGRATION, BEGINNING IN THE LAST CENTURY, HAS REVITALIZED THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AFTER MORE THAN 600 YEARS SINCE THE EXPULSION OF JEWS FROM CATALUNA.

Barcelona tour itinerary ...

DAY 1 TUESDAY NEW YORK

EVENING DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK TO BARCELONA.

DAY 2 WEDNESDAY BARCELONA

ARRIVE IN BARCELONA WHERE YOU WILL MEET YOUR TOUR LEADER. DRIVE THROUGH AND SEE THE CITY. CITY HALL, LAS RAMBLAS, GAUDI BUILDINGS UNTIL THE TOP OF TIBIDABO WITH A SPLENDID VIEW OF THE CITY.

DAY 3 THURSDAY GIRONA AND FIGUERAS

GIRONA, ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM, THE JEWISH MUSEUM & THE DALI MUSEUM. DRIVE ALONG THE HIGHWAY TO THE HISTORICAL CITY OF GIRONA; GIRONA WAS AN IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL CENTER OF KABALAH STUDY AND THE CITY HAS RESTORED THE OLD JEWISH QUARTER. VISIT THE OLD BANOS ARABES, THE ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM AND THE JEWISH MUSEUM. CONTINUE TO FIGUERAS TO THE DALI MUSEUM.

DAY 4 FRIDAY BARCELONA

HISTORIC JEWISH QUARTER & THE PICASSO MUSEUM. THE JEWISH COMMUNITY WHICH WAS SO PROSPEROUS AND ACTIVE IN THE 13TH CENTURY BUILT AS MANY AS FIVE SYNAGOGUES, THOUGH ONLY ONE REMAINS STANDING, THE MAIN SYNAGOGUE. A WALKING TOUR OF THE "GOTHIC BARRI" AND THE HISTORIC JEWISH QUARTER THE "CALL". THEN A VISIT TO THE RESTORED MEDIEVAL SYNAGOGUE. THE PICASSO MUSEUM IS THE NEXT STOP WHERE YOU CAN ADMIRE SOME OF HIS MOST FAMOUS WORKS OF THE "BLUE AND PINK" PERIODS. EVENING SERVICES FOLLOWED BY SHABBAT DINNER. SHABBAT SHALOM.

DAY 5 SHABBAT BARCELONA

SHABBAT SHALOM. FOLLOWING SHABBAT SERVICES AND LUNCH, ENJOY A WALKING TOUR IN THE AREA.

DAY 6 SUNDAY BARCELONA

MONTJUICH HILLTOP & GUELL PARK. THE MORNING TOUR WILL TAKE US TO MONTJUICH HILLTOP, WHICH AFFORDS A MAGNIFICENT PANORAMIC VIEW. VISIT THE SPANISH VILLAGE THAT CONTAINS THE MOST AUTHENTIC EXHIBITION OF REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE IN SPAIN. OUR AFTERNOON TOUR INCLUDES A VISIT TO GUELL PARK, DESIGNED BY ANTONI GAUDI, WE WILL THEN MAKE A STOP AT ONE OF HIS MOST FAMOUS UNCOMPLETED WORKS; THE "SAGRADA FAMILIA".

DAY 7 MONDAY COSTA BRAVA & BESALU

DEPARTURE THROUGH THE MATARO MOTORWAY ALONG THE COAST OF LA MARESMA. WONDERFUL BEACHES AND BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES. WE WILL GO SAILING BY BOAT (WEATHER PERMITTING) TOWARDS LLORET DE MAR AND CONTINUE TO TOSSA DEL MAR, WHERE YOU WILL SEE THE ANCIENT QUARTER; WITH ITS RAMPARTS AND TOWERS. ON THE WAY BACK TO BARCELONA, WE WILL STOP IN BESALU TO SEE THE SITE OF AN OLD MIKVAH.

DAY 8 TUESDAY BARCELONA NEW YORK

TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT FOR YOUR FLIGHT HOME.