Explore traces of the medieval city located on Mount Alveria, passing through massive fortifications, the remains of the royal castle, churches, and noble palaces. The tour delves into the millennia-old history of the Jewish community that inhabited this place for centuries, recounting their journey through integration and persecution, culminating in the massacre of the community in 1474.<\/p>\n
Traces of the Jewish past can still be found in the northern necropolis, where, alongside rock-cut tombs from the protohistoric era, trench graves from the Greek period, late ancient hypogea, and a Christian catacomb known as the “Cave of a Hundred Mouths,” lies a small Jewish necropolis dating back to the 5th\u20136th century AD.<\/p>\n
The Jewish Necropolis consists of a cluster of closely grouped tombs, distinguished by five menorahs carved into the local tuff stone. Two of these menorahs are engraved inside a hypogeum known as the “Artichoke Cave,” which was repurposed from earlier protohistoric tombs and features the traditional arcosolium design.<\/p>\n
Recently, a sixth catacomb with a larger menorah was discovered on the same hill, leading to the identification of a true Jewish catacomb complex now referred to as the “Hill of Memory.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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