Jewish Route in Leon
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- León
- Type of route
- One day
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The Jews of León lived on the outskirts of the city on the site of the Roman settlement known as Puente Castro, situated on La Mota hillside. The earliest mention of the city’s Jewish community dates back to the late 10th century, and in recent years archaeological excavations have uncovered a number of inscriptions, epitaphs and coins that today provide an insight into this period of the city’s history.
This route includes the following sites of interest: León Museum, León Cathedral, the Wet Area (Barrio Húmedo), the Church of San Martín, Plaza Mayor, Casa de las Carnicerías, Plaza de San Martín, Calle de Mulhacín, Jabalquinto Palace, the ancient synagogue, León’s Jewish Quarter, Calle Misericordia, Plaza de Santa María del Camino, the city walls, Calle de los Herreros, the Jewish cemetery, Prado de los Judíos, Moneda Gate, Puente Castro Jewish Quarter, the monolith in memory of the Jews, Puente Castro Jewish Cemetery and the Three Cultures Interpretation Centre.
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Monolith in memory of the JewsMore informationIt is a small stone monument raised in 1997 in Puente Castro, in memory of the Jewish that lived in this area until the last decade of the XII century, when the Jewish quarter was razed by the armies of...
The Jewish quarter of Puente CastroMore informationThis Jewrish quarter was the oldest and most important of the city of Leon. It is believed that a significant Jewish community was established here, in the southern hillside of the hill La Mota, on the...
Santa Maria del Camino SquareMore informationThe Square of Santa Maria del Camino stands out in the Jewish Route by Leon. It is also popularly known as square of Grain, since in the past the main market of buying and selling of grain and other products...
Major Square of LeonMore informationBuilt in the XVII century, the Main Square of Leon integrates a part of some medieval houses that formed the Jewish quarter and which were devastated by fire. It is the setting for various events and,...
Barrio HumedoMore informationIn the historic quarter of Leon is the Barrio Humedo, composed, among others, by the streets of Mulhacin and Misericordia, whose intersection is the beginning of a tour of the Jewish quarter, installed...
Church of San MartinMore informationBuilt in the 11th century and reformed in the 12th and 16th. Most of the present church dates from the 18th century. The romanesque apse, concealed by the consistory, is the only remnant of the original...
House of the CarniceriasMore informationThe building located in the heart of the 'Barrio Húmedo', in the plaza de San Martín, was a valuable retail space in the city during the late Middle Ages and the Modern age. During the XIX and XX centuries,...
Walls of LeonMore informationThe ancient Romanesque walls were destroyed repeatedly by the Arabs and rebuilt by Alfonso V and Alfonso IX. They were extended along the middle ages. One of its ancient doors still standing next to the...
Museum of LeonMore informationThe Museum of León, the oldest of the province’s museums, provides a detailed vision of its history, culture and heritage through a wide range of materials and objects covering the areas of archaeology,...