Private: Girona and Besalu Jewish History Tour from Girona

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Girona, Spain

7 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover Catalonia’s rich Jewish heritage, and enjoy a more personal way to explore, on this private tour of Girona and Besalú. Led by your guide, begin in Girona, where you can learn its old Jewish quarter, visit the Museum of Jewish History, and more. Next, explore medieval Besalú’s unique cultural treasures, including a Romanesque bridge, a 12th-century Mikveh, and the remains of a medieval synagogue.

Explore two of Catalonia's most important Jewish heritage sights
Beat the crowds on a private sightseeing tour of Girona and Besalú
Admission to Girona's Museum of Jewish History is included
This tour is great for history buffs and those interested in Jewish culture

What's Included

Local guide
Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Admission Fee - Tickets Museo de Historia de los Judios en Girona

Food and drinks
Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Plaça de Sant Feliu, 17004 Girona, Spain
Plaça Sant Feliu, beside The River Caffe, Girona old quarter

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

In the morning, meet your private guide at a convenient location in central Girona. First, explore Girona’s old Jewish quarter, also known as "the Call," considered one of the best-preserved of its kind in Europe.

Soak up the atmosphere as you wander winding medieval streets, poke around in unique shops, and take a break for lunch at a local restaurant (own expense). Then, visit the town’s Museum of Jewish History to learn about the area’s past and notable former residents, including the Jewish scholar Nahmanides.

In the afternoon, continue to the town of Besalú, crossing the Fluvià River by way of a distinctive Romanesque bridge. Hear about Besalú’s long Jewish heritage, and see the remnants of a 13th-century synagogue. Then, visit the town’s most esteemed cultural treasure—an underground mikveh (ceremonial bath) that dates back to the 12th century.

The full-day discovery tour concludes with drop-off back at your original departure in Girona.

Catedral de Girona (Pass By)

Girona Art Museum (Pass By)

The Museum of Jewish History

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included

Eiffel Bridge (Pont de les Peixateries Velles) (Pass By)

Passeig de la Muralla (Pass By)

Patronat Call de Girona

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Onyar River (Pass By)

Puente de Besalua (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Infant seats available
Children must be accompanied by an adult
A maximum of 7 people per booking

Stroller accessible
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Reviews

4.8

based on 16 reviews

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Memorable tour!! Highly recommended

Rachel_P, Jul 2024

We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Miguel. He was very knowledgeable and made the trip interesting and fun for both teens and adults. I would highly recommend this tour! It is impossible to get a sense of the robust Jewish history of Spain without a guide.

Fantastic, superb!!!

Deborah_Z, Mar 2024

An amazing tour! Our guide Miguel was fantastic! He had so much interesting information and really brought the area and the history alive. His knowledge of the history and philosophy made this tour very special! Thank you for a really wonderful day!

You should really do this day... It was AMAZING!

Sara_G, Jan 2024

This was an amazing tour for our two families who were traveling togther and truly a hightlight for everyone of our week in Spain. We were three adults, four teens and everyone was incredibly happy with this day. Girard was our tourguide and we couldn't have asked for anyone better. He related to every person in our group with ease and interest... and was so informative and knowledgable. It was a pure pleasure to spend the day with him! He truly seems to love his job and the information he has to share - and that is infectious in the best of ways! And the history itself is fascinating. I have spent much more time thinking about what I learned and the history I experienced on our one day in Girona and Besalu then I have from our five days in Barcelona. I can't recommend this tour enough. Truly worth the effort to get to Girona if you are staying in Barcelona.

Fantastic Tour with Awesome Guide & Driver!

Footprints17449, Jun 2019

Our private tour with Carmen and Marc was fantastic! We saw so much and Marc even adjusted our tour when he heard we were Game of Thrones fans. We loved learning the Jewish History and the places we toured were amazing! What a fantastic day we had and our pictures are treasures! We made memories to last a lifetime! Very comfortable and safe ride with Carmen and Marc is very knowledgeable, friendly, kind, and professional. He made sure we enjoyed every minute of our tour. Our family loved the lunch of Tapas Marc suggested. It was great to see the clips of Game of Thrones on his iPad and then go to that exact location on our tour. We are so grateful we chose this tour and would highly recommend any tour with Carmen and Marc.

Fantastic Tour Guide

Jill K, Sep 2018

We cannot say enough about the phenomenal tour guides who showed us a perfectly wonderful day in Girona and Besalu. Marc and Carmen are extremely capable, knowledgeable, and accommodating. Don't consider seeing these beautiful medieval cities with any other guides than Marc & Carmen/Viator! You will be very happy & well cared for. Gorgeous cities!

Marc was an outstanding tour guide...

Deborah_F, Jun 2018

Marc was an outstanding tour guide and was very knowledgeable about the history and was able,to make sure we saw all of the important Jewish sites as well as other sites in Girona as well as Besalú. We were picked up in Barcelona by Carmen and Marc and the drive to Girona was also very informative. Marc gave us an excellent suggestion for lunch and Carmen was able,to make the reservation for us. We would highly recommend this tour for anyone interested in the Jewish history from this area.

Wonderful experience only wish we...

rbergerlb, Dec 2017

Wonderful experience only wish we hadn't stopped for lunch. The tour was enlightening with a passionate guide and good driver. Since the tour was from Barcelona and the ship docked later than we expected the guide was very flexible about switching our timewe needed a bit more time and had to skip the museum in Girona to see the beautiful and wonderful Bresalu. We were treated to a private look into an ancient Mikva there. Overall I would recommend the tour to anyone interested in Jewish history.

Marc and Carmen were incredibly...

Yaffa W, Aug 2017

Marc and Carmen were incredibly knowledgeable about Girona and Besalu, as well as accommodating and friendly. I chose pickup from the Girona train station, and transportation was a comfortable new air conditioned van. The mikveh at Besalu is not to be missed.

Ramon and Carmen were excellent...

Elaine_S, May 2016

Ramon and Carmen were excellent educational content hosts. They were very hospitable as well. However, the climbing in Girona was too difficult for my husband to do. The Jewish Museum was very interesting. In retrospect, I would not have had them pick us up at the hotel as the amount of time and money for that equaled half the cost of the trip. We enjoyed the easier pace of Besalu.

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