Jewish Barcelona Guide: History, Sites and Where to Eat

Explore three hidden traces of Barcelona’s Jewish history: Montjuïc’s medieval cemetery, the lost Call Menor and the search for a medieval mikveh.

4 Medieval Sites to Visit in Barcelona's Jewish Quarter

This guide sorts Barcelona's Jewish quarter by what you can actually visit, then puts it together in a route.

On Carrer Marlet, in the heart of El Call, a Hebrew inscription marks the place where, more than 700 years ago, one man's generosity was commemorated. What you see today is a replica; the original stone is preserved in the city's history museum. Look closely at the end of the inscription and you will notice three Hebrew letters that are an abbreviation. The city's museum panel reads them as a line from Proverbs 11:25, "he who is generous thrives, he who refreshes others, will

Up narrow stairs and through a locked gate: a rare look inside Barcelona Cathedral's 1535 archive, where medieval Jewish documents were kept for centuries.

Rabbi Solomon ben Adret (1235–1310), was one of the most influential Jewish scholars of the Middle Ages. Living in medieval Barcelona, he became a leading rabbinic authority whose legal rulings, teachings and writings continue to be studied by Jewish communities around the world more than 700 years later.

Casa Adret is one of the oldest houses in Barcelona’s Jewish Quarter. Discover its history, the Rashba myth, and what you can see today

Who lived in Casa Adret before 1391? The story of Astruc and Bonafilla Adret, and of the medieval Jewish house that has opened its doors again