Culture - Art - The Jewish legacy
Besalú stands out from the towns that have a Jewish quarter because it is the only one in Spain to have El Miqvé, the ritual-bathing house. El Miqvé de Besalú is the only Jewish bathhouse discovered so far in the Iberian Peninsula. It is a typically Romanesque 12th century stone building with vaulted ceilings.
El Miqvé, an underground construction that is entered down a stone stairway, was where women went to bathe after menstruating, a Hebrew rite of purification continued from ancient times.
La Red de Juderías de España offers a virtual visit to Besalú.El Miqvé, an underground construction that is entered down a stone stairway, was where women went to bathe after menstruating, a Hebrew rite of purification continued from ancient times.
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