La Sinagoga is a 12th-century building in the old quarter of Peñaranda de Duero. It was the synagogue of the town’s Jewish community, was officially recorded in 1219 and is now a 13-room inn with its own underground wine cellar.
More than eight centuries of history
The building is raised as the synagogue of the Jewish community of Peñaranda de Duero.
First official record of the building, the date recalled by the plaque on the façade.
After its conversion to Christian use, the building changes purpose several times, but keeps its thick stone walls and underground cellar.
Mamen Vélez, with her family’s support, opens the first hotel in the town of Peñaranda de Duero.
The family opens two more places to stay in the town.
La Sinagoga opens. The restoration respects the building’s historic character and adds solar panels and a heat pump to make it more sustainable.
13 rooms, a restaurant with a wood-fired oven and tastings in the cellar. The inn holds the Posadas Reales de Castilla y León quality mark.
The building
La Sinagoga is a protected heritage building of the Regional Government of Castilla y León. The restoration preserved the most important features of the old synagogue, such as its thick stone walls, and adapted the interior for guests to rest. Beneath the building is the underground cellar, which can be visited today and where we hold our tastings.
The people
Behind La Sinagoga is Mamen Vélez, its founder and manager, who has worked in hospitality in Peñaranda de Duero since 1992. Many guests remember her for the way she tells the story of the house during the cellar visit.
“It may be age, experience, successes, failures, pain or joy, but now I know exactly where I want to go and who I want to share this journey with.” — Mamen Vélez
