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Free private tour of the Andalusian medina of Jerez

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Excellent (65 ratings)
Duration: 2 hours
Languages: Spanish
Registered on 23 August 2022
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I am a teacher and Official Tourism Guide (nº GT/06338 of the Tourism Registry of the Junta de Andalucía); Doctor in Art and Humanities, with the thesis "Jerez and al-Andalus. From the origins to the Almohad era, territory, population and intellectual life", qualified with outstanding "cum laude"; Master's Degree in Historical-Archaeological Heritage; and a degree in Semitic and Hispanic Philology from the University of Granada, where I also studied Aramaic, History of the Jews in the Middle Ages and Sephardic Language and Literature. Do you know of a better guide to delve into the Muslim and Jewish past of Jerez de la Frontera?
Free booking and cancellation
Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

Jerez is world famous for its wines, horses and flamenco, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

However, our city also has another lesser-known, but equally important, historical-artistic heritage , part of which I invite you to discover. on a private and personalized tour, with a maximum of five people per visit: the great Andalusian medina of Šarīš (شريش) from the 8th to the 13th centuries , with winding, narrow streets among which were located its more than twenty mosques, and which was repopulated by Christians and a hundred Jewish families from 1267.

We will begin the tour by entering the old Muslim city through the space occupied by one of the main gates of the medina: the Seville Gate, opposite the monumental cloister of the Santo Domingo convent , with remains that could belong to the Andalusian period of Jerez. From there, we will enter the beautiful and, in some cases, mysterious alleys that lead to the Jewish quarter and the six neighborhoods of the old town: San Marcos, San Juan, San Lucas, San Mateo, San Salvador and San Dionisio.

Our tour will end in the Plaza del Arenal , a space that housed an enormous maqbara or cemetery from the Andalusian period, the largest of the two it had, and which we will reach through the beautiful Pescadería street , delimited by the wall and very close to the remains that are still preserved from the old Puerta del Real or del Marmolejo.

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Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:
Alameda Cristina, 13, 11407 Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain
We will meet at Alameda Cristina, on the boulevard between palm trees in front of the door of the Jerez Centro hotel (Meliá), next to the small fountain at the horse-drawn carriage and taxi stop.
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Free entry
Claustros de Santo Domingo
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Outside visit
Plaza Rafael Rivero
3
Outside visit
Calle San Marcos
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How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Not suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Does not accept large group bookings.
Pets
Not suitable for bringing pets.

What should I know?

Minimum Attendees
Does not require a minimum number of people to conduct the tour.
Additional Costs
The tour does not require payment for tickets or additional expenses.
Free Cancellation
If you cannot attend the tour, please cancel the booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
Payment Methods
Cash payment only.
Cancellation risk
This guru has cancelled 10 of the last 100 bookings for this tour.

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