Explore Sefarad – Cultural Travel with Alejandra Abulafia

Journeys

Travel Sefarad
with a story

Private journeys, group programmes and Jewish heritage routes across Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar, designed and guided since 2008.

Tailor-made Groups & education Heritage routes Sample itineraries

Three ways to travel

Your journey,
your way

A couple discovering Toledo with their guide

01 · For couples, families and friends

Tailor-made journeys

A private journey designed around you: your dates, your pace, your family story. We choose the hotels, the guides and the moments, and take care of every detail from your arrival to your last dinner.

  • Private guides and drivers
  • Handpicked hotels and Sephardic tables
  • Visits to the places your ancestors lived
  • Shabbat-friendly planning and kosher meals on request
A large group of young travellers in Toledo

02 · For schools, universities, communities and organisations

Group & educational travel

Programmes for students, youth movements, communities and institutions, with history told in a way that stays with them. We handle logistics, safety and timing so leaders can focus on the group.

  • Educational content adapted to each age
  • Meetings with local Jewish communities
  • Experiential activities: food, music, adventure
  • Transport, accommodation, kosher catering and group security
A menorah inside the medieval synagogue of Córdoba

03 · For anyone who wants to understand Sefarad

Jewish heritage routes

Toledo, Córdoba, Seville, Girona, Segovia, Granada and beyond. Routes through the Jewish quarters of Spain, Portugal and Gibraltar, guided by the author of Ciudades de Sefarad.

  • Synagogues, mikvaot, cemeteries and juderías
  • The stories of the families who lived there
  • From a single day to two weeks
  • Spain · Portugal · Gibraltar

Sample itineraries

Routes we love

A few of our journeys as inspiration. Every route can be shortened, extended or completely redesigned for you.

Riders on horseback by a mountain lake near Segovia3 days

Segovia · Toledo · Madrid

Sepharad & Adventure

Jewish heritage and Sephardic flavours, with a few thrills along the way. Ideal for families and friends.

  1. Day 1SegoviaAqueduct, cathedral and the Jewish quarter. Lunch at a Sephardic table, then horseback riding in the Sierra de Guadarrama.
  2. Day 2ToledoThe city of three cultures and its Jewish quarter, then a zip line flight over the Tagus. Optional Sephardic cooking workshop in the evening.
  3. Day 3MadridJewish Madrid, tapa by tapa: a walk through hidden history with Sephardic tastings.
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Statue of Maimonides in Córdoba6 days

Madrid · Toledo · Córdoba · Seville · Granada · Málaga

The Sephardic South

The great Jewish quarters of Castile and Andalusia, from Toledo to the Mediterranean.

  1. Day 1MadridArrival and guided walk through the city, with an introduction to Jewish Madrid.
  2. Day 2Toledo · CórdobaEl Tránsito and Santa María la Blanca synagogues, the Mirador del Valle. Afternoon transfer to Córdoba.
  3. Day 3CórdobaThe Judería, the medieval synagogue, Maimonides, the Mosque-Cathedral and the Roman bridge.
  4. Day 4SevilleSanta Cruz, the former Jewish quarter, the Alcázar and the Giralda.
  5. Day 5GranadaThe Alhambra, the Albaicín and the Realejo, with its Jewish heritage.
  6. Day 6MálagaHistoric centre and the old Jewish quarter. Departure.
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A stone archway and stairs in the medieval Jewish quarter of Girona9 days

Andalusia · Girona · Besalú · Barcelona

South & North

The Sephardic South, a peaceful Shabbat by the sea, and the best-preserved Jewish quarters of Catalonia.

  1. 1–6The Sephardic SouthMadrid, Toledo, Córdoba, Seville, Granada and Málaga.
  2. Day 7Shabbat in MálagaA free day to rest and stroll through the old town.
  3. Day 8Girona · BesalúGirona's Call, the Museum of Jewish History, the streets of Nahmanides, and Besalú's medieval mikveh.
  4. Day 9BarcelonaThe Gothic Quarter and the old Call. Departure.
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How it works

From the first idea
to the last dinner

  1. I

    Tell us your idea

    Who is travelling, when, and what matters to you.

  2. II

    We design your route

    A personal proposal, adjusted together until it feels right.

  3. III

    We arrange everything

    Hotels, transport, guides, kosher meals and tickets.

  4. IV

    You travel with us

    With our team by your side from arrival to departure.

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Where will your
story begin?

with Alejandra Abulafia
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