| Day 1 (Sunday, 21 December 2008) - USA Departure
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| Overnight flight to Lisbon, departing early evening.
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| Day 2 (Monday, 22 December 2008) - LISBON
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Morning arrival at Lisbon's International Airport, to be
met and assisted by your ITC representative. Panoramic
visit of the city, including the Alfama, where one of
Lisbon's Jewish communities resided prior to its expulsion
in the 1490s, the Rossio Square (site of the public
executions conducted by the Inquisition), and the Baixa
district, where the Eiffel Elevator is located). Transfer
to the hotel. Walk to Beit Israel, Lisbon's new Masorti
Kehilla. Spend some time in the afternoon and evening
for meeting and studying together with members of
Beit Israel. Departure from hotel for vegetarian dinner
at restaurant with members of the kehilla (guests' dinners
not included in the tour price). Return to hotel.
Overnight: Lisbon
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| Day 3 (Tuesday, 23 December 2008) - LISBON - TOMAR - CASTELO de VIDE - ABRANTES
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| Breakfast at hotel. Departure for Tomar, site of an
important Jewish community. Visit Tomar including its
old synagogue and the museum. Tomar's synagogue was
ordered to be built by Prince Henry the Navigator in
the mid-15th century. The town also has an impressive
Templar Castle, testimony of this ill-fated religious
order's power in Portugal. Continuation to Castelo de
Vide and visit its old Judiaria or Jewish quarter,
including the restored synagogue and museum. Castelo
de Vide is one of the towns in the mountain areas of
Portugal associated with the Crypto-Jewish communities.
These communities maintained their Jewish religious
practices in hiding for centuries. While only a few
dozen Crypto-Jews remain in Portugal, as many have
migrated to Brazil and returned to Judaism, the town is
a reminder of five centuries of spiritual survival.
Transfer to Abrantes. Vegetarian dinner and departure
for Madrid on overnight train.
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| Day 4 (Wednesday, 24 December 2008) - MADRID
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Arrival at Madrid's train station, reception
and departure for panoramic city tour including the
Royal Palace, the Cibeles and Neptune Fountains, etc.
Transfer to the hotel and check-in. Pending confirmation,
afternoon visit to the Centro de Estudios Ibn
Gabirol-Colegio Estrella Toledano, the school of
Madrid's Jewish Community at La Moraleja. Return to
hotel. Free time. Kosher dinner.
Overnight: Madrid
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| Day 5 (Thursday, 25 December 2008) - MADRID - TOLEDO - MADRID
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Breakfast at the hotel. Morning departure for Toledo.
Arrival at Toledo, a city whose name is derived from
the Hebrew Toledoth or "generations", according to
many historians. Toledo's Jewish community was the
leading Jewish community during the Visigoth period
(6th and 7th centuries) and reached its zenith during
the 11th and 12th centuries, when Toledo was regarded
as the Jerusalem of the West, due to its influential
scholarship. Toledo's School of Translators was preeminent
in the recovery of ancient Greek philosophy and
knowledge. Jewish scholars were instrumental in this
project, as well as in the development of the Kabbala
and in the study of astronomy, philosophy, etc., under
the aegis of wealthy merchants and bankers. Visit to
the main synagogue and the synagogue of Samuel
Halevi, the Sephardic Museum and other sites of
Toledo's Jewish quarter. Return to Madrid for a free
evening.
Overnight: Madrid.
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| Day 6 (Friday, 26 December 2008) - MADRID - SEGOVIA - MADRID
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Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Segovia and
panoramic tour of the city, including the Roman
Aqueduct and the Alcazar. Visit to the Centro Didáctico
de la Judería-Casa de Abraham Senneor, a museum
dedicated to the Jewish Aljama of Segovia. Return to
Madrid. Shabbat services and dinner with the new
Masorti Kehilla in Madrid (guests' dinners not included
in tour price).
Overnight: Madrid
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| Day 7 (Shabbat, 27 December 2008) - MADRID
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Shabbat services with the Masorti Kehilla
Shabbat lunch
Remainder of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Madrid
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| Day 8 (Sunday, 28 December 2008) - MADRID - CÓRDOBA - SEVILLA
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Breakfast and departure for Córdoba, the ancient capital
of the Umayyad Caliphate and important center of
Spanish Jewry. Córdoba's Jewish community was
highly influential in the peninsula during the 10th century.
It was home to a vibrant Jewish scholarly life, as
evinced by the early Talmudic academies and by scholars
such as Hasdai Ibn Shaprut and Moses Maimónides.
Visit of the city including the Mosque-Cathedral and
the Jewish Quarter with the old synagogue. Continue to
Sevilla.
Overnight: Sevilla.
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| Day 9 (Monday, 29 December 2008) - SEVILLA - GRANADA
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Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, panoramic visit
of Sevilla, including the Jewish Quarter, with its narrow
streets and quaint squares. In the afternoon,
departure for Granada.
Overnight: Granada
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| Day 10 (Tuesday, 30 December 2008) - GRANDA - MADRID
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Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, visit to
Granada, the last bastion of Muslim rule in the peninsula
and site of the signing of the Expulsion Edict by
Ferdinand and Isabella. Visit the Alhambra Palace and
Generalife complex. In the afternoon, departure for
Madrid. Farewell kosher dinner at restaurant.
Overnight: Madrid.
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| Day 11 (Wednesday, 31 December 2008) - MADRID - USA
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| Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport
for return flight.
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| Greenburgh Hebrew Center's Jewish Heritage Tour of Portugal and Spain
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December 21 - 31, 2008 |
With
Rabbi Barry and Judi Kenter |
Tour Package Includes
- Jewish Heritage tour - Lisbon, Panoramic city view
Alfama, Rossio Square, Baixa district, Visit and Study
with Beit Israel, Lisbon's new Masorti Kehilla.
- Tomar,
old synagogue, museum built by Prince Henry the
Navigator, Templar Castle, Castelo de Vide old Judiaria
or Jewish quarter, restored synagogue and museum.
area of Portugal associated with the Crypto-Jewish communities.
Madrid, Royal Palace, Cibeles- Neptune
Fountains, Centro de Estudios Ibn Gabirol-Colegio
Estrella Toledano, Madrid's Jewish Community at La
Moraleja.
- Shabbat services and dinner with the new
Masorti Kehilla Toledo, Jewish community during the
Visigoth period “ Jerusalem of the West”, study of
Kabbala study of astronomy, philosophy, Main synagogue,
synagogue of Samuel Halevi, Sephardic Museum
and other sites of Toledo's Jewish quarter. Segovia,
Roman Aqueduct, Alcazar.
- Centro Didáctico de la
Judería-Casa de Abraham Senneor, museum dedicated
to Jewish Aljama of Segovia. Córdoba,Moses
Maimónides. Mosque-Cathedral and the Jewish
Quarter with the old synagogue.
- Sevilla, Jewish
Quarter, narrow streets and quaint squares.
Granada. last bastion of Muslim rule in the peninsula
and site of the signing of the Expulsion Edict
by Ferdinand and Isabella. Alhambra Palace and
Generalife complex.
- Roundtrip airfare between Newark and Lisbon
- 1 Overnight Lisbon - Lisbon-Hotel Fenix Lisboa
- 1 Overnight on train To Madrid
- 5 nights Madrid - Hotel Castelo de Vide
- 1 night Seville - Hotel Catalonia Giralda
- 1 night Granada -Hotel Carmen
- All touring and sightseeing per itinerary
in a deluxe air-conditioned motorcoach
with an English-speaking guide
Daily buffet breakfasts, four weekday dinners,
Shabbat dinner, and Shabbat lunch, as per itinerary
(meals are buffets or kosher or vegetarian) Transfers
between cities - Group transfers to the airport with
assistance upon arrival/ departure, Entrance fees per
itinerary
- Porterage for one (1) piece of luggage
- Knowledgeable ITC tour manager
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| A GREAT TOUR FILLED WITH MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES AND FUN ! |
- Land Only $2895 - Air and Land Package $3815 Single Supplement $490 Cash or Check payment
- Credit Card payment Land Only $3010. Air and Land Package $3473 Single Supplement $510
- Air Tax, Fuel Surcharges and Tips are included in Packagers
- Price based 20 participants - Double Occupancy
- Land price is based on the Euro at 1.45 fluctuation may cause price to change
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