Rabbi Prinz and Rabbi Hurvitz Tour Spain
in Search of Jews and Chocolate

 

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We maintained a general Web journal of our tour that focused on our Jewish adventures and also mentions some of our chocolate experiences. Learn more about that here.


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Our Chocolate Cities

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Madrid

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segovia

Segovia

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Aguilar de Campóo

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bilbao

Bilbao

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biarritz

Biarritz & Bayonne

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Toulouse

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carcassonne

Carcassonne

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Narbonne

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girona

Girona

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barcelona

Barcelona

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poblet

Poblet

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calatayud

Calatayud

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valencia

Valencia

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Sueca

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altea

Altea

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Villajoyosa

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granada

Granada

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cordoba

Córdoba

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cadiz

Cádiz

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seville

Sevilla

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salamanca

Salamanca

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astorga

Astorga

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Burgos

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avila

Ávila

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madrid

Madrid

 

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June 14, 2007

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Toulouse

We did not expect to find chocolate at all, only friends of friends with whom to spend the night and visit. Surprisingly, while searching out the one chocolate store recommended by the local Tourist Office, we found a cluster of stores in the Quartier Victor Hugo, close to Victor Hugo Square, near the food market:

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and finally the only one we had actually been searching for, Chocolats Olivier, opened in 1780 by François Olivier, near Place Wilson:

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Plus, as we see occasionally elsewhere, chocolate used as part of spa treatments:

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