Barcelona Dreaming is a unique and vibrant team of experienced tour guides who specialize in creating intimate Tailor-Made tours in the city of Barcelona, with a Jewish flavor.
All our guides are university graduates who majored in History, and particularly the Jewish History of Spain. They all speak English, Spanish and Hebrew fluently and have all been official guides in the oldest Synagogue in Europe. On top of conducting many tours focusing on Barcelona’s general history and culture, we are also very much involved in the Jewish community life in the city. Our guides take part in the organization of Barcelona’s Jewish Film Festival as well as teach Hebrew at all levels. Touring with us takes you to a whole new level of experience as we share the values of our culture in this beautiful city of Barcelona Spain.
We really love and enjoy what we do and our enthusiasm for Barcelona and the Jewish culture emanates through our work.
Michal Shauer
Barcelona is my home. I was born and raised in Israel. My passion for art, culture, travel, food, wine, history, and all things beautiful about the world around us became my driving force to become a professional tour organizer.
I have always been interested in history and art, I graduated university with a Degree in history at the Tel Aviv Open University Focusing on history of Spain from the Middle Ages to the Modern Age.
Vacations are exciting opportunities for me to meet new people and share the wonderful things people should know about the special places and the glorious past of each destination.
Travelling merges amazing opportunities to mingle with people from various cultures, backgrounds, and beliefs. I really love it!
Looking forward to meeting you soon!
Adi Mahler
I moved to Barcelona in 2009 from my native country of Israel, where I earned a dual degree in History and Geography from Tel Aviv University. Before joining Barcelona Dreaming, I organized and led guided tours of the Barcelona old Synagogue’s Museum. My abiding passion for the stories of the Jewish life in modern and ancient Spain and my academic study of these time periods makes me a deeply knowledgeable and emotive tour guide, open to any and all questions and adaptable to the needs or interests of my clients. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Hebrew if you’re interested
Teresa Dell
Born in the island of Eivissa I studied History and Geography, Dance and Music in the Conservatory of Ibiza.
Coming from a Spanish Jewish family I have made the History of Spanish Jews one of my lines of research finding names of past relatives in the papers of the Inquisition. My passion for History and music has taken me to travel to places like Turkey or Greece looking for the beautiful songs that are part of the sephardic legacy. I am fluent in English, catalán and Spanish
Dina
Being born in a kibbutz, to a family who hosted international volunteers and valued their unique perspectives, ingrained within me a love of people, culture and story from a formative age.
Since that time I’ve moved to Barcelona and that initial interest has ignited into a greater passion. Sparks first appeared as my new Catalan friends related the stories of their Sepharadic roots. This laid the foundation for my growing awareness of the importance of the medieval Jewish community to Barcelona. Historical study revealed a tapestry of tolerant periods followed by fanaticism and narrow-mindedness. I began to unravel the mystery of Jewish heritage interwoven throughout the cultural fermentation of Catalan history. Ancient architecture, hidden neighborhood histories and the personal stories of philosophers and Rabbis – great thinkers, wise counselors, genius theologians – encased in the bedrock of this modern cosmopolitan city.
