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Photos: Javier Rodríguez from Palma de Mallorca, España, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me a message. This image is not in the public domain. Please respect the copyright protection. It may only be used according to the rules mentioned here. This specifically excludes use in social media, if applicable terms of the licenses listed here not appropriate. Please do not upload an updated image here without consultation with the Author. The author would like to make corrections only at his own source. This ensures that the changes are preserved.Please if you think that any changes should be required, please inform the author.Otherwise you can upload a new image with a new name. Please use one of the templates derivative or extract., Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Basotxerri, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Jewish quarter's hidden traces
Your local guide
Antònia Vidal
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Highlights
- A doorway's mark of a mezuzah
- A church built over a synagogue
- A lane with its medieval name
- History read from small details
- What does not survive as buildings
About this tour
This session follows the streets of Palma's old Jewish quarter, where almost nothing survives above ground except a few traces if you know where to look. You see a doorway with the mark of a removed mezuzah, a church built over an old synagogue site, and a lane that keeps its medieval name. Most of what I show you depends on reading small details rather than standing landmarks.
Because there is so little left to point a camera at directly, I spend more of the call explaining what used to be there and why. I take questions as they come, since this history raises more of them than most other parts of the city. I move slowly enough that you can look closely at each detail.
This suits anyone interested in the parts of a city's history that do not survive as buildings. It also pairs well with the Arab quarter session for a fuller picture of Palma's earlier centuries.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Palma de Mallorca before heading out.
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Carrer de Monti-Sion 21 min
The street follows the line of what was once the Jewish quarter's main lane. I point out a doorway with a small rectangular groove cut into the frame, the mark left by a removed mezuzah case.
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Monti-Sion church 21 min
From outside you can see how the church was built directly on the site of the old synagogue after the community was expelled. I explain what little documentation survives about the building that stood here before.
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Carrer del Temple 21 min
The narrow lane keeps its old name from the Knights Templar who once held property nearby. I show you how the street width itself tells you this was a working quarter rather than a wealthy one.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Palma de Mallorca: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Tumbet and Old Town, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Madrid time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Palma de Mallorca, showing you Carrer de Monti-Sion and Monti-Sion church live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk the streets live and zoom in wherever a detail needs a closer look.
Times shown in Madrid time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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