Incoming Agencies 2018 ABOUT SPANISH This is a network defined by the union of a varied range os towns OFAKIM - ROOTS AND ROUTES 4 and cities, with different personalities, but with a common aim: NEWTWORK OF to foster the sensibility towards our Jewish heritage. VINTAGE SPAIN - RUTAS DE VINO 6 JEWISH QUARTER - There is no doubt about this common interest or about the SEFARAD EXPERIENCE 8 SEFARAD ROUTES respect and the values imbued in the determination to continue in this field. LETANGO TOURS 10 Our people neither forget their past, nor all those people who TURISMO PERSONALIZADO SL 12 contributed to the beauty of our cities as they are today. But then it has been a priority for all the citt councils to protect, VERONIA TOURS SL 14 preserve and promote te Jewish past. PLUS TRAVEL SPAIN & PORTUGAL 16 2 We are ready for you to discover a world in Sefarad! 3 TRAVEL NEXUS SPAIN SL 18 Marta Puig Quixal SEFARAD CONNECTION 20 Managing Director KSPAIN TRAVEL AND LEISURE 22 VIAJES EL CORTE INGLÉS 24 V IN SPAIN 26 > MAIL: gerencia@redjuderías.org SPAIN IS MUSIC 28 > PHONE: + 34 654 097 245 > WEBSITE: Redjuderias.org / Descubresefarad.com TIERRA DE EVENTOS 30 AGENCY STUDENTS IN SEPHARAD The program “Sepharad in the Wake of Jewish Legacy” is also OFAKIM adjusted to students. The program offers students and young - ROOTS AND ROUTES people in general a formative onsite life experience. Students and youngsters enjoy experiential visits to cities such as Toledo, Córdoba, Segovia, Madrid and more, along > CONTACT: Leah Nezer with educational activities, musical workshops and moving encounters with fascinating people, while - at the same > MAIL: [email protected] In our tours across the world we discover time – discover by themselves the richness of the cultural > PHONE: 972-3-7610658 / 972-52-3595950 and philosophical treasures that the great Sephardic Jewry ancient cities, picturesque towns, creeks bequeathed to the Jewish people in particular and to the world > WEBSITE: www.rootsandroutes.co.il and rivers, mountain ridges, and all of a in general, both then and now. > AREA: Spain sudden - hold and behold - the Jewish factor 4 appears… 5 We have great respect for the Jewish factor, which is becoming an ever growing central SPAIN IN THE WAKE OF JEWISH LEGACY aspect of our tours. For 1500 years, Spain (Sefarad) was home to the Jews. We shall together embark on a journey to discover their legacy. Those are the places where our ancestors We’ll visit sites, meet people, and get acquainted with poetry lived; our culture took form; and our roots and dance from the perspective of today’s Spain, its scenery and its reality. stem from. Our journey takes us from Castile, through Extremadura all the You are invited to visit those places in way down to Andalucía, focusing in modern and ancient Spain while continuously interweaving the Jewish theme. person, and meet the Jewish descendants or the different people who are responsible for the renewal of the Jewish experience. AGENCY VINTAGE SPAIN - RUTAS DE VINO > CONTACT: Cristina Alonso > MAIL: [email protected] SPANISH WINE EXPERIENCE the green landscape and gastronomy of the Basque country. > PHONE: +34 947 310 126 Perfect for people who want to experience Spanish wine and Tour starts in Madrid and ends in Bilbao, can be done in reverse. > WEBSITE: www.vintagespain.com food and culture. It includes the two main wine regions in Spain: Rioja and Ribera del Duero; its capital: Madrid; history ANDALUCIAN WINE ROAD > AREA: Spain and Portugal in World Heritage cities and modern architecture in Bilbao. The history, art and culture of Andalucia is combined with Vintage Spain - Rutas de Vino is a family wine, food and horses in this tour, that covers Sherry and 6 company specialized in organizing upscale THE WINE ROADS FROM MADRID TO BARCELONA still wine, traditional food and creative gastronomy, magical 7 gourmet wine tours and gastronomic Follow the wine road from Madrid, to Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Moorish monuments and white villages. Tour starts in Sevilla Penedes and Priorat to end in Barcelona, including some and ends in Malaga, can be done in reverse vacations in Spain and Portugal. We offer historical cities like Burgos and modern architecture in Bilbao. mostly customized tours to the wine regions San Sebastian can also be included to discover the north of Spain. RIOJA GOURMET WINE ESCAPE Three days to experience the most famous Spanish wine region of Spain, Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Toledo, RIOJA AND BASQUE COUNTRY GOURMET TOUR where you can find an incredible wine tradition with the most La Mancha, Andalucia, Cataluña, Galicia, This tour is all about wine and food in the north of Spain. impressive architecture and of course, very good food. If you etc. We can also arrange custom made Rioja for the wine and San Sebastian for the food and the have more time we suggest you combine Rioja with the Basque beauty of the town. If you drive to Rioja from Madrid you can country just one hour drive. luxury tours in Portugal. Our tours and include a short visit to Ribera del Duero as well. Tour starts in activities are for groups of any size, with Madrid and finish in Bilbao, but can start some place else. RIBERA DEL DUERO WINE ESCAPE no minimum or maximum duration. We Ribera is the perfect wine break from Madrid. One of the most THE WINE ROAD FROM MADRID TO SAN SEBASTIAN prestigious Spanish wines just two hours from Madrid. You will offer luxury experiences that show you the Follow the wine road from Madrid to Bilbao, visiting wineries in find the real Spain, small towns, old cellars and modern wineries, authentic Spain. Ribera and Rioja. Enjoy the history of Segovia and Burgos, and and traditional food like the best roasted lamb in the country. AGENCY SEFARAD EXPERIENCE Here is the key of our memory > CONTACT: Alejandra Abulafia At Sefarad Experience Travel our work is > MAIL: [email protected] our vocation and our passion. The family > PHONE: +34 608 530 450 bond we have with the Sephardic legacy in > WEBSITE: www.sefaradexperiencetravel.com particular and with the Jewish world, in general, makes us a unique agency in Spain. “OLD CASTILLA” ANDALUCÍA CUSTOMIZED TOURIST ROUTES > AREA: Spain Toledo - The Jerusalem of the West Córdoba - Discover the Land of Travel plans and proposals for We take care of every single detail because Madrid - The Secrets of the Jewish Rambam individuals, families, organizations, our clients are much more for us than Madrid Sevilla - The legacy of the Levy´s students and groups. 8 Segovia - A Unique Jewish Quarter Granada - Beauty and poetry simple tourists wanting to discover Spain. We at Sefarad Experience wish 9 They are travelers who return to Sefarad. The land of castles, legendes, knights Andalusia is a mix of all “people to provide you a unique Jewish and princesses. of the book”: Jewish, Muslim experience in Spain, and we will do To their roots. and Christian. The sun (almost everything in our power to help you Located in the central part of the African) illuminates its streets, plan the trip of your dreams being To reconnect with their past Iberian Peninsula, “Old Castilla”, squares and fountains. Located in careful to pay attention to your needs offers destinations full of magic and We only provide excellent services. the southern part of the peninsula, and wants down to the last detail. mystery. Being the strong beating We also bring answers and give its just a stone´s trow a way from heart of the Peninsula, the Spanish the Mediterranean Sea and the unforgettable experiences. route offers visits to Toledo, Madrid, Atlantic Ocean. In every corner there Segovia, among others. Here is the key. is a historical trace of its identity. Flamenco mixed with Moorish Here is the memory of an entire people. architecture, churches that were once synagogues, the liturgical chants of Alejandra Abulafia those Andalusian Jews who lived in Director and Founder of Sefarad Experience Travel this beautiful land. AGENCY LETANGO TOURS Our Spain Jewish Tours will allow you to > CONTACT: Carlos Galvin see how the Jews lived and flourished, their > MAIL: [email protected] celebrations, the foods they ate and the SPAIN JEWISH HERITAGE TOUR tolerance among all three cultures living side by side at the time. > PHONE: +34 661 752 458 (Whatsapp) clothes they wore as well as the music that Our 9 day Spain Jewish Tour will provide an insight to the Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984, the Jewish Sephardic Jew´s story, journey, and their final heartbreak Qt. is one of the largest in Europe. USA 919 785 8719 was distinctly theirs. From Barcelona to between conversion of faith or fleeing the country. We will visit Girona and Toledo to Cordoba, the Jewish the most influential cities where the Jewish populations grew to a SEVILLA JEWISH TOUR > WEBSITE: www.letango.com Let us introduce our Seville Jewish Tour. While there are many customs and history can be seen up close strong community, worked and practiced their faith, sometimes, > AREA: Spain and Portugal undercover, and other times openly, depending on who was ruling cities throughout Spain that represent an importance for the through the fascinating synagogues and the at the time. They were scholars, doctors and philosophers who Jewish past that once flourished in the land of Iberia, Seville still 10 Jewish “Barrios” where communities lived, had tremendous influence on the shaping of Spain and its history. holds illustrations of this, scattered throughout the former Jewish Quarter, Barrio de Santa Cruz. Narrow, winding, cobblestone 11 practiced their religion and did commerce.