Toledo - Sinagoga del Tránsito

A short distance away from the Casa y Museo El Greco is the Mudéjar-style Sinagoga del Tránsito, built in 1366 by Samuel ha-Levi, treasurer to Pedro I of Castile. After the expulsion of the Jews in 1492 the synagogue was given to the knightly Order of Calatrava. In the aisleless interior are decorative friezes and Hebrew inscriptions in praize of Jahweh, Samuel ha-Levi and Pedro I, both above and below the magnificent windows with their cusped arches. The ceiling is also very fine.

Must-see attractions nearby:

Cathedral

Museo de Santa Cruz

Sinagoga del Tránsito

Puente de Alcántara

Hospital de Santa Cruz

Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes

Alcázar

Things to See

Sephardic Museum

In the rooms adjoining the Sinagoga del Tránsito is the Sephardic Museum, devoted to the history and culture of the Jews in Spain, the Sephardim. A particularly notable item is the Sarcófago de Tarragona, with a trilingual inscription in Hebrew, Latin and Greek.

Address

Sinagoga del Tránsito / Sephardic Museum
Calle Samuel Levi
E-45002 Toledo
Spain

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