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In the Fortress of the Sun there will be visits to the archaeological park of the Castle, the Synagogue and the Tower Alfonsina;
As well as the theatrical visit "The keys of Esther" for the families and a workshop for children in which the meaning of the Diaspora can be known.
The Aljibe of the back of the Castle will host the Exhibition "Erensya 2015: Human Landscape".
In the city there will be a guided tour "Lorca Sefardí: Ayer y Hoy" where you can see the Municipal Archaeological Museum, the Embroidery Museum of Paso Blanco and the Embroidery Museum of Paso Azul
The Councilor for Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, presented this morning the activities to be framed within the European Day of Jewish Culture.
It will be held on 2 and 3 September, both in the castle and in the city, with a common theme: Diaspora, understanding as such the dispersion of Jews and their settlement in other parts of the world.
Francisco Montiel explained that "in the Fortress of the Sun there are guided tours to know the archaeological park of the Castle and the Synagogue, you can also visit the Tower Alfonsina, from where you can admire the wonderful views of the city. Will be held the theatrical visit "The Keys of Esther", a Jewess who returns to the Jewish quarter of Lorca to know the place where her ancestors lived 525 years ago. The Diaspora. "
The Councilor for Tourism added that "in the Aljibe of the Back of the Castle of Lorca will be presented the Exhibition" Erensya 2015: Human Landscape ", a research project on the lives of the descendants of families living in the cities of the Network After its expulsion in 1492. It should be noted that this exhibition has been donated by the Jewish Network of Spain for the celebration of these days.To conclude the visit in the Castle is proposed the tasting in the cafeteria "Las Caballerizas del Castillo de Lorca ", From a menu of Sephardic inspiration to approach the gastronomy of this culture".
Montiel, on the other hand, has indicated that "in the city, with the guided tour" Lorca Sefardí: Yesterday and Today "will visit the Municipal Archaeological Museum, the Embroidery Museum of Paso Blanco and the Embroidery Museum of Paso Azul explaining to Visitors will be able to see the archaeological remains found in the excavations of the Lorca Jewry and its synagogue and admire remains of ceramic ware, metal utensils, Hanukkiyot and part of the collection of lamps that illuminated the synagogue, reconstructed from multiple fragments of glass ".
The Edil de Turismo emphasized that "this visit will be completed by a tour guided by two museums of Easter embroidery, declared of International Tourist Interest, to know the close relationship between some biblical Jewish passages and the images represented in the mantles embroidered in Silk and gold with the technique of lorquino embroidery, which is currently proposed to achieve the declaration of Intangible Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.To enjoy all these activities with greater comfort is recommended prior reservation online at www.lorcatallerdeltiempo.es ".
The inhabitants of the Jewish quarter of Lorca in the Middle Ages left traces that today allow us to imagine how they lived in the Barrio de Alcalá del Castillo de Lorca.
Many are the connections of the city with the Jewish culture and to show them to the citizens and visitors is the objective of the participation in this activity in which 30 European countries, make known the cultural and historical legacy of the Jewish town.
It is noteworthy that Lorca celebrates these days with 19 cities of the Network of Jewish Quarters of Spain to know the Jewish remains of Sepharad.
Recall that in 2003, inside the Castle of Lorca, were the archaeological remains of the Jewish quarter of medieval Lorca and its synagogue of the fifteenth century.
This important discovery gave rise to the exhibition "Lorca, Luces de Sefarad" where they showed the results of the archaeological excavation and the pieces found in the late medieval jewish and recently to the itinerant exhibition "Traces of the Jewish culture in Lorca" where they are shown The findings related to the patrimony around the Jewish quarter of the castle of Lorca and to the synagogue.
From this date the city of Lorca is closely linked to Jewish culture.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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