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ARCHIVED - 28th and 29th December Hannukah in Lorca Castle
Lorca Castle marked an important Mediaeval frontier and was home to a Jewish population during this era
On both Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th December Lorca castle is hostig activities relating to the Jewish Festival of Light, Hanukkah as it's known in Spanish.
On both days the on-site cafetería is offering dishes inspired by Jewish cuisine and a theatrical guided tour (in Spanish) is lead by an actor portraying a member of the Jewish community which once inhabited the Jewish quarter of Lorca, nestling securely at the foot of the castle during the period of Mediaeval occupancy.
The tours start at 12.30 and last for approxiately one and a half hours.
The tour only and castle entry costs 7 euros for adults and children aged 13+ or 6 euros for children aged 5-12.
The full package of castle entry, tour and set lunch in the cafeteria is 22 euros for adults or 15 euros for children aged 5-12.
Saturday 28th December
18.00: Hannukah, the festival of light, is celebrated in the Mediaeval remains of Lorca synagogue in the grounds of the castle with a lighting of the candles of Hannukah. This is followed by a concert entitled “La Mujer, Custodia de la Tradición Sefardí”. Both of these events take place in the Judería, the Mediaeval Jewish Quarter of Lorca Castle and entry is free of charge to anyone wishing to come along.
Lorca was an important mediaeval frontier town, straddling the border between Moorish Andalucía and Christian Murcia, the Jewish inhabitants of Lorca an important link between the two communities and the trading routes which ran along the Spanish coastline.
Full information about Lorca and its Jewish past can be found on the English language Lorca site: www.lorcatoday.com
Lorca contains the only synagogue never to have been re-used by another religion following the expulsion of the Jews and Moors from Spain in 1492 when the fall of the Nazrid dynasty in Granada concluded the “Reconquist” of Spain and the country was united for the first time.
The synagogue in Lorca has been fully excavated and is conserved beneath the Parador hotel and within the protective shadow of the castle, open for visits via the castle, the precious glass lamps and other artefacts recovered from its ruins now on show in the municipal archaeological museum.
Click here for full information in English about Lorca including agenda, what to see, tourist information etc