casa de sefarad

How did the community live during Muslim rule? Casa de Sepharad provides (the beginnings of) an answer. Learned more about the inquisition here than anywhere else during our trip. Well done.

Enjoyed the visit myself - found out a lot of new information but you have to be interested in this part of history to go there.

The house that it was in was very interesting but the exhibit left a lot to be desired. Almost all of the exhibits were from Morocco even though the Sefarad were scattered to many countries. I also felt that being a Sephardic Jew myself it would have been nice if they would have told more of the history of that time. Anyway I'm glad I went.

Though small (located in what was a house), this museum of Judeo-Spanish (Sephardic) life is full of interesting information and cultural artifacts.

Interesting descriptions of Sephardic traditions and history in both Spanish and English. The museum hosts allowed us a good 20 min extra after closing time and did not try to urge our departure.

We luckily could take the visit with a Rafael a guide from the museum, who was so kind and explained the history of sefarades in a way that was so useful and everyone enjoyed and was curious about. At the end of the visit we could hear the songs of sefarade women sang by another guide of the museum in the courtyard. Very interesting and useful visit, we absolutely recommend it!

As you walk the narrow streets of the Jewish quarter in Cordoba, make sure you visit this museum. Great displays (much of it in English) on Jewish life in this city a 1000 years ago. Great explanation of the Spanish Inquisition. A must visit that is not on everyone's list. You will learn the significant contributions made by the Jews to Spain's glory days about 500 to 1000 years ago.

We thanked the staff when we left because we were so impressed with the quality of exhibits in this small museum. It is clearly a labor of love by the group that created it. Originally a Jewish family's house, it now displays an impressive amount of information in a relatively small space. Much is in English. The Casa de Sefarad is located right across the small street from the synagogue.

With a patio seating 50 people, this venue is intimate. At 15€ for a 60-minute performance it is also a really good deal and is devoid of the kind of tourist hype we expected to find in flamenco bars. The performers vary from night to night but when we were there in October 2014 the singer, guitarist, and dancer were exceptional. Photographs are allowed for the last 5 minutes which keeps everyone riveted throughout the performance but still indulges in their desires to take home their own visual souvenirs.

I had been to Cordoba previously and had not toured this house-why? It is now my 2nd favorite site in Cordoba behind the Mezquita. The information contained here requires considerable time to read it all, (3 hours would be ideal). So valuable. :-)Thank you to the staff here too who are a wealth of information and great launguage skills.

We spent a fascinating hour plus in this well laid out and informative place. The two men on duty spoke good English and were knowledgeable about the sad history of the Jews in this delightful city. The shop was filled with many items of judaica not overly expensive. Well worth a visit, Jewish or not.

Really interesting Jewish history and informative r native about Jewish customs. Very moving history of the Inquisition. Well worth a visit.

Visited Casa de Sefarad with our grown children. It was interesting and informative. Nearby is the Synagoge which is also worth a visit.

We attended for an hour a flamenco traditional trio (singer Mercedes Cortes, Guitarra Pedro Sanchez and Dance Marta Arias ) in the patio of the museum. It was really great, mystical experience (no fotos, cameras alloweded).

We happened to be there when a local Trio called Taksim, with Alex as the soloist, had a 1 hour performance of Sepharadic songs - it was fabulous - location, music, explanations... it was a journey through the judeo spanish diaspora.