After finding the Casa/Museo de El Greco closed due to construction, we ventured just around the corner to the Sinagoga del Tránsito & Museo Sefardi.Near the museum is where the judería (Jewish Quarter) was once located before they were expulsed from Spain in 1492 by the King Ferdinand and Queen Isabela as part of the Reconquista of Spain in the name of Christianity.
The Sinagoga del Tránsito is one of two remaining synagogues located in Toledo. Its construction dates to 1335 when Pedro I gave special permission to have it built (at that time it was prohibited to build synagogues in Christian Spain).
From 1492 until 1877, the building served as a priory, hermitage and military barracks, but today it houses the Museo Sefardi, a museum which traces the history of Jewish culture in Spain.
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