What’s included:

Accommodations:12 nights in Spain at the following 4H & 5H hotels, or similar:3 nights in Madrid: Hotel Villa Real or

Vincci Soho1 night in Almagro: Parador de Almagro1 night in Granada: Hotel Granada Center2 nights in Seville: Hotel Sevilla Center1 night in Gibraltar, Marbella or Málaga:

Eliott Hotel, Amare Marbella or Málaga Palacio

4 nights in Barcelona: Hotel Condes de Barcelona

Meals:12 Full Buffet Breakfasts6 Additional Meals (1 Lunch & 5 Dinners)

• Dedicatedtoureducator,JacobShoshan• ProfessionallocalEnglishspeaking

guides • Deluxeair-conditionedcoaches• DomesticflightfromMálagato

Barcelona• In-depthsightseeingprogram• Allentrancefeesandactivities• Wateronthebus• Gratuities(*)

YouareinvitedtojoinourexclusivesmallgrouptourtoSpaininMay2019.Thistripwillbelimitedto20participantsandwillbeafullyescortedtourledbyatrulyuniqueguideandscholarinresidence,JacobShoshan–inadditiontotheuseoflocalEnglish-speakingguidesthroughoutSpain.Pleaseseetheitineraryformanyhighlightsandmoreinformation.

WewillbemeetinginMadridonMay14intheafternoonandthetourwillendinBarcelonaonMay26.Wecanaccommodatepre/posttourarrangementsinconjunctionwiththistour,suchasa3-nightextensioninLisbon,Portugal.

Feelfreetoforwardthisinformationtoanyoneyoufeelmightwanttojoinourtrip.

JeWish ROutes - GRand tOuR OF sPainMaY 13-26, 2019

Madrid–Toledo–Granada–Córdoba–Seville–Gibraltar–Girona–BarcelonaAnExclusiveSmallGroupFullyEscortedTour

the Fine PRint:Tourratesareperperson,basedondoubleoccupancyandaminimumof15participants.

TourpricesareperpersoninU.S.dollars.Allhotelaccommodations,motorcoachtransportation,specialdinners,sightseeing, admissions, luggage handling and the services of local guides,driversandthetoureducatorareincluded.

Hotelsaresubjecttoconfirmation.Ifthehotelslistedcannotbeconfirmed,wewilluseothersimilarhotelsonthesamelevel.

HotelAccommodations:Ourstandardistoprovidethebestavailablehotelswhileconsideringvalue.Althoughtheleveloftheaccommodationmaydifferslightlyfromhoteltohotel,wearecommittedtoyourcomfort.

Baggage:Alltourpackages/grouptoursallowonepieceofluggageperpersonandonecarry-onbag.TheTravelAgentand/orTourOperatorshallnotbeheldresponsibleforanydamagetoorlossofluggage/personalitems.Alldamage/lossmustbereportedattimeofthe incident and documented inwritingbylocalauthoritiesfor submission to the insurance company.Withregardtoairlinebaggageallowance,different carriers have different regulations for business and coach.Pleasecheckwithyourindividual carrier regarding permittednumberofpieces,weightanddimensions.Thetouroperatorisnotresponsibleforfeesleviedbyanyaircarrierforthetransportofpersonalbelongingsofanykind.

nOt included

•Internationalairfaretothetourdeparturepointandfromthetourendingpointisnotincluded.AirfaremaybepurchasedthroughusfortraveloriginatingintheUnitedStates

•PersonalExpenses

•Mealsonyourown

•Tipsfortoureducator(*)

•Pre/PostTours: Wecanaccommodatepre/posttourarrangementsinconjunctionwiththistour,aswellasa3-nightextensioninLisbon, Portugal

•TravelInsurance–Westronglysuggestpurchasingcomprehensivetravelinsurancetocoveryourtripandyourselves

nOte – PassPORt & Visa:

Novisaisrequiredforthistour.Alwaysmakesureyourpassportisvalidforatleast6monthsafterthetourends.

PRice PeR PeRsOn:$5999$1499singleroomsupplement

FORMOREINFORMATION&TOSIGNUPFORTHETRIPPLEASECONTACT:Liora CohenT: 310.730.5500E: liora@travelLulu.comwww.TravelLulu.com

JeWish ROutes – GRand tOuR OF sPainMay 13–26, 2019

Amillenniumago,SpainwasthecenteroftheJewishworld,alandwhereJewswereatthepinnacleofcommerce,finance,theartsanddiplomacy.OurtourisflavoredwithmemoriesofthatGoldenAgeofSephardicJewry.Experiencethefantastic,enduringJewishheritagethatSpainoffersincludingMadrid,Toledo,Girona,Besalú,Córdoba,Seville,GranadaandBarcelona.EnjoySpaininluxuryandstyleonthisprivateJewishHeritageTourasyoutravelfromcitiestocountrysideandexperiencethemajorsites.ExplorethesecretsofmedievalvillagessuchasBesalú;sipCavainthetiny,windystreetsoftheJewishCalleareaofGirona;afteradayofsightseeing,delightinthetappingheels,flirtingskirtsandguitarsoftypicalgypsyflamencoinGranada.AllthisandmoreawaitsyouonthisJewishRoutes–GrandTourofSpain.Youwillstayindelightfulhotelsthroughoutyourtourandtransportwillbeprivatelychauffeuredinluxurycoaches.Youwillhaveasyourguide–mentorandescort–Jacob Shoshan, one of our most celebrated TourManagers.

Day One: Monday | 13 MAY 2019dePaRtuRe•DeparttheU.S.A.toSpain.Overnight: In Flight

Day Two: Tuesday | 14 MAY 2019aRRiVal in MadRid•ArriveinMadrid,Spain’svibrantcapital.•Transfertothehotel.•Meetyourtoureducatorandothergroupmembersinthehotellobby.•Welcomedinnerandorientationdialoguewithyourtoureducatoratarestaurant.Overnight: Madrid

Day Three: Wednesday | 15 MAY 2019eXPlORinG MadRid•Breakfastatthehotel.•Beginwithatourofthecity,stoppingatvarious sites, including:•PlazadeEspaña,whichfeaturesamonumentdedicatedtoSpanishnovelist,poetandplaywrightMigueldeCervantesSaavedra.•AvisittotheRoyalPalace.•PlazaMayortobearwitnesstothemanyauto-da-fés(theritualofpublicpenanceofcondemnedhereticsandapostatesduringtheSpanishInquisitionthatoccurredhere).•Lunchonown.•VisitthePrado,oneoftheworld’smostrenownedartmuseums.•Freetimetoexplorethecityonyourown.•EnjoyatypicalTapasdinnertogether.Overnight: Madrid

Day Four: Thursday | 16 MAY 2019MadRid•Breakfastatthehotel.•EnjoyanintroductiontoMadrid’sJewishcommunityandvisittheBethYaacovSynagogue.•VisittheReinaSofiaMuseum–housing one of the finest collections of contemporaryartintheworld,includingPicasso’siconicGuernica.•ViewthePlazaColon.ThisplazaanditsfountaincommemoratetheexplorerChristopherColumbus,whosenameinSpanishwasCristóbalColón.•Dinneronyourownandeveningatleisure.Overnight: Madrid

Day Five: Friday | 17 MAY 2019tOledO•DepartforToledo,whichremainsmuchasitwasinthe16thcentury,andbeginwithapanoramictourofthecity.•GuidedvisittotheOldCityofToledo.VisittheChurchofSantoTometosee

ElGreco’smasterpiece,TheBurialoftheCountofOrgaz.•OntotheJewishQuarter;theSamuelHaleviAbulafiaSynagogue,whichwasturnedintoachurch,knownasNuestraSeñoradelTránisito;theSephardicMuseum; and the Santa Maria La Blanca Church(formerlytheGrandSynagogue).•VisittheElGrecoMuseum,dedicatedtothepainterandtheinfluencehisworkandpersonalityhadonearly17th-centuryToledo.•DriveacrossthePlainsofLaMancha–DonQuixote’scountry.SeethefamouswindmillsandstopattheVentadelQuixoteinPuertoLapice.•Lunchonyourown.•OntoAlmagro.•CheckinatthebeautifulParador,situatedinaformer16thcenturymonastery.•WalkthelanesofthehistoricaldistricttoPlazaMayorbywayofthetraditionalaristocraticpalacesandtheopen-airCorraldeComedias.•Dinneronyourownandeveningatleisure.Overnight: Almagro

Day Six: Saturday | 18 MAY 2019GRanada•Breakfastatthehotel.•Today’sdrivetakesussouthtotheAndalusiancityofGranada,oncethe“cityoftheJews,”siteofSamuelHa-Nagid’sTalmudicAcademy,whichattractedstudents from the Mediterranean, Baghdad

For More Information and to Sign up for the Trip Please Contact:

Liora CohenT: 310.730.5500liora@travelLulu.comwww.TravelLulu.com

Born in Jerusalem, Jacob is a licensed tour guide in Israel. He is also a teacher and lecturer for the Israel Tour Guide College, Hebrew University (a joint program with the Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem), Tel-Aviv University and Everyman’s University, Tel-Aviv. Jacob, in addition, is also a Senior Tour Director and Lecturer for the Geographical Society, Israel. Mr. Shoshan is one of the most celebrated Tour Managers in his field and a leader in his profession. He has visited 105 countries and led tours in 67 countries on all 6 continents. Fluent in 15 languages, he presents in-depth discussions on Jewish History, Philosophy and Culture as part of his escorting responsibilities. His background covers Holocaust Studies, Sephardi Jewish Heritage and Jewish Musicology. Besides his expertise in Judaic areas, Jacob is deeply educated in many world cultures including their history, religions, literature, archaeology, music and all other art forms. And, almost as important – Jacob’s personality is warm, nurturing and caring – a truly amazing individual. We are most fortunate to have him escort us on our next adventure.

andJerusalem.Granadawasthelaststronghold of the Moors before it fell to IsabellaandFerdinandin1492.•Lunchonown,enroute.•VisittheintricatelyornamentedfortressandpalaceofAlhambraanditsgorgeousGeneralifeGardens.Itwasherein1492thatFerdinandandIsabellasignedthedecreeexpellingtheJewsfromSpain.•ViewtheAlbaycn,theoldMoorishneighborhood,withcozynarrowstreetsandcharming,whitehousesfulloflocalcolor(nowaUNESCOworldheritagesite).•Checkintothehotel.•Afterdinner,attendaFlamencoperformance.Overnight: Granada. Day Seven: Sunday | 19 MAY 2019GRanada – cORdOBa – seVille•Breakfastatthehotel.•CheckoutofthehotelanddrivealongthemountainroadoftheWhiteTownsofAndalusiatoCórdoba,thecapitaloftheMoorishKingdomofal-AndalusandthebirthplaceofMaimonides.•Enroute,discussthe“GreatJewishFiguresofCordoba”–IbnShaprut,YehudaHaLeviandMaimonideswithyourtoureducator.•VisitCórdoba’sfamousCathedral-Mosquewithits1,000coloredcolumns.•VisittheJewishQuarter,includingPlazaTiberiasandtheYehudaHaleviSquare.ViewtheStatueofMaimonidesandvisitthesmallMoorish-styledSynagogue.•Lunchonown,enroute.•SpecialprogramatCasadeSefarad,dedicatedtothehistoryoftheSephardicJewsinCórdobaandSpainpriortotheInquisitionandtheexpulsionof1492.MeetwiththepeopleresponsibleforthecreationofthisprivatehistoricalventureintheJewishQuarter.•ContinuetoSeville,acityshapedbybothRenaissanceandArabicinfluences.•Dinneronownandeveningatleisure.Overnight: Seville

Day Eight: Monday | 20 MAY 2019seVille•Breakfastatthehotel.•VisittheSantaCruzneighborhood,formerlySeville’sJewishQuarter,onceknownasLaJuderia,withitswindingalleywaysandremnantsofJewishlifefoundwithinthecontemporarycity.•TourthebeautifulAlcazarPalace,followedbyavisittotheGreatCathedral,theburialplaceofChristopherColumbus,andLaGiralda,builtinthe12thcentury,withitsbelltowerwhichbecamethe

symbolofthecity.•Lunchonown.•ExplorePlazaEspañaandPlazadelasAmericas.DrivetotheCartujaIslandandseeCalatrava’sAlamilloBridge.•Dinneronownandeveningatleisure.Overnight: Seville

Day Nine: Tuesday | 21 MAY 2019seVille – GiBRaltaR•Breakfastatthehotel.•Checkoutofthehotel.•Drivetomountain-topcommunityofRondaandvisittheOldTown.•EnjoyagorgeousdrivethroughtheruggedscenerytotheMediterraneancoasttotheBritishCrownColonyofGibraltar.•SeetheRockofGibraltar’slegendaryBarbaryApesandvisitSt.Michael’sCave.See the Old Moorish Castle and continue totheancientJewishcemetery.(JewshavelivedinGibraltarforatleast300years.)•Visitthe200year-oldNefusotYehuda“Flamenco”synagogue.•Dinneronownandeveningatleisure.Overnight: Gibraltar

Day Ten: Wednesday | 22 MAY 2019BaRcelOna•Breakfastatthehotel.•VisitPuertoBanusandtheOldTownofMarbella.•DrivetoMalagaandvisitthePicassoMuseumandtheHistoricalDistrict.•DepartfortheMalagaairportfortheflighttoBarcelona.•Dinneronownandeveningatleisure.Overnight: Barcelona

Day Eleven: Thursday | 23 MAY 2019BaRcelOna•Breakfastatthehotel.•Panoramictourofthecity,including:•PlazaEspañaandthemountainofMontjuic,siteoftheOlympicRing,themainstadiumofthe1992Summer

Olympics.•PasseigMaritimwithitsColumbusmonument,theworld-famousLasRamblas,PasseigdeGracia,Barcelona’smain avenue and its Modernist houses designedbyAntoniGaudí.•LunchonownattheBoqueriaMarket,andcontinuewith:•AwalkthroughtheGothicQuarterandtheCall,TheJewishQuarter.Forcenturies,theJewsofBarcelonamanagedtheirownlocalaffairsandlivedrelativelywellintheirownQuarter.•ConcludewithavisittoGaudí’sunfinished monumental Church of the SagradaFamilia.•Returntothehotel.•Dinneronownandeveningatleisure.Overnight: Barcelona Day Twelve: Friday | 24 MAY 2019GiROna & FiGueRas •Breakfastatthehotel.•Departthehotel;followtheMediterranean“CostaBrava”highwaynorth into the heart of Catalonia and the cityofGerona,amajorJewishcenterpriorto1492.•VisittheCall,theoldJewishQuarter,whichdatesbacktothe12thcentury.•TourmedievalGironawhichwasfamousforitsKabbalists.ItwasalsothehomeofthegreatsageNachmanides,whodefendedtheJewishfaithinthe13th-centuryDisputationofBarcelona.•VisitBesalú–seetheancientMikveandthesiteoftheoldsynagogue.•LunchinacountryinninBesalú.•VisitFigueres,thehometownofSalvadorDali,andtheTeatreMuseuDali,wheresomeofthebestandmostcompletecollectionofworksbythisrenownedartistarepresented.•ReturntoBarcelona.•ShabbatDinnertogether.Overnight: Barcelona

Day Thirteen: Saturday | 25 MAY 2019BaRcelOna•AdditionalsightseeinginBarcelona:VisitCasaMila(laPedrera)andParcGuell.•AfternoonatleisuretoexploreBarcelonaonyourown.•FarewellDinnertogether@Botafumeiroorsimilar.Overnight: Barcelona Day Fourteen: Sunday | 26 MAY 2019dePaRtuRe or extensionTransfertotheairportfortheflightbacktotheU.S.arrivinglaterthesameday,orcontinuetoLisbonforanoptionalextension.