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Before this building in Spain was a nightclub, it was a hospital, a church, and a school. But archaeologists have recently determined that, originally, the structure was a medieval Jewish synagogue — ...

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A demon blows his tuba into a Jew’s ear. The synagogue, personified as a woman, stands blindfolded, her head angled in sadness. A Jew in a dark cloak stabs the consecrated host and boils it in a pot.

First constructed more than 200 years ago, Franc Vila’s manor house in Pego, Spain, is an irreplaceable find. Graced with palms, terraces and two medieval towers, the six-bedroom, six-bathroom, ...

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Every Sunday, Enrique Corrales stops by the Mallorquina bakery in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol for a cup of coffee and a sweet roll. But on Oct. 31, there was an unexpected interruption to his ritual.

During the 11th century, an unknown, lowly medieval mason held an important job: helping to build the grand Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in northern Spain, now one of the country's most famous ...

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