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From Trieste to Parma

Jewish Itineraries in the Undiscovered Italy
8 days, 7 nights price on request

Ferrara Have you ever thought about Italy as a country rich of Jewish history? This marvellous land has preserved for centuries an incredible artistic and cultural Jewish heritage, that is unique in the world.
The tour will start in Trieste, the "gateway to Zion", the city that helped thousand of Jews from Central and Eastern Europe in the emigration to Israel. The monumental synagogue symbolises the importance of the Jewish community in the past centuries, while "Risiera di San Sabba" reminds us of the terrible period of the extermination camps.
Padua, famous for its University where Galileo Galilei taught, was the only University in Europe to accept Jewish students in the faculty of medicine in the 15th century. You will be surprised by the attractiveness of the buildings in the city centre, where the ghetto was situated, in particular by its tower houses - as there was no space to build other lodges, the only way was to raise them up.
In Ferrara you will pass through centuries of history, as
Jews lived there from the Middle Ages, and you can still feel the memory of their past walking along the streets of the ghetto, which have preserved their original appearance.
Bologna has many points of interests in the ex-ghetto area and in the new Jewish quarter, where you can discover traces of the Jewish presence among documents, monuments, and hidden inscriptions.
Ferrara Since 1638 in Modena was established the ghetto, which became a lively centre of Cabalistic studies. The literary tradition of the city was maintained even in later times, as from the 18th century a rich collection of illuminated manuscripts in preserved in the "Biblioteca Estense".
In Carpi you will see the deportation camp of Fossoli, used by the Nazis for the deportees being sent to the extermination camps, including Primo Levi, and the near Museum to the Deportee... not to forget the atrocities of that period.
Parma, the city of the famous cheese "Parmigiano Reggiano" (that you will taste), is also the custodian of an extraordinary collection of Jewish printed material and manuscripts held in "Biblioteca Palatina".
With this tour you will discover many interesting places that maybe you have never heard about, but you will be surprised by their peculiar beauty, and by their hidden treasures.

ITINERARY DETAILS

DAY 1: Arrival at the airport and transfer to Trieste. Dinner. Overnight in Trieste.

DAY 2 - TRIESTE: Breakfast. Visit to the Jewish sites of Trieste, including the monumental synagogue. Lunch time in a traditional restaurant of the city centre. In the afternoon visit to the Jewish cemetery and to Risiera San Sabba, the only Nazi extermination camp in Italy. Overnight in Trieste.

DAY 3 - PADUA: Breakfast. Transfer to Padua, where you will have a guided tour, focusing on the Jewish sites. Lunch. In the afternoon guided visit to the city centre, including the famous Scrovegni Chapel, with the cycle of frescoes produced by Giotto. Dinner. Overnight in Padua.

DAY 4 - FERRARA - BOLOGNA: Breakfast. Transfer to Ferrara, for a guided tour of the city. You will see the Jewish quarter with its peculiar streets and buildings. Lunch. In the late afternoon transfer to Bologna. Dinner. Overnight in Bologna.

DAY 5 - BOLOGNA: Breakfast. Guided tour of the hidden corners of Bologna, where traces of the Jewish presence are still visible. Lunch. In the afternoon it is possible to choose between a guided tour of the city centre or some free time. In the evening you will have dinner in a "cooking school", where the owner learns how to make the traditional bolognese "pasta sfoglia". She is specialised in Jewish dishes on Italian recipes, that she can prepare for you. A really non conventional dinner! Overnight in Bologna.

DAY 6 - CARPI - MODENA: Breakfast. Transfer to Carpi, where a guide tour will be organised to visit the town, the Fossoli deportation camp, and the interesting Monument to the Deportee. Transfer to Modena, where you will have lunch. In the afternoon guided tour of Modena, with its renowned Estense Library, which collects illuminated Jewish manuscripts. Transfer to Bologna. Dinner. Overnight in Bologna.

DAY 7 - PARMA - SORAGNA - MILAN (or VENICE): Breakfast. Transfer to Parma for a visit to its Jewish sites. Transfer to a "Parmigiano Reggiano" cheese producer, for a tasting. Transfer to the small centre of Soragna for a quick visit. Transfer to Milan or Venice - it depends on the departure airport. Overnight in Milan or Venice

DAY 8: Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. (if the flight leaves in the afternoon, on request it is possible to organise a guided tour of the city)

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