{"id":1719,"date":"2026-11-11T17:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lasinagoga.com\/?page_id=1719"},"modified":"2026-11-11T23:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T22:17:47","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lasinagoga.com\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.ls-hist{font-family:Poppins,sans-serif;color:#333;max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto}\n.ls-hist h2{font-family:'Tenor Sans',serif;color:#A88A3D;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:28px;margin:48px 0 16px}\n.ls-hist .ls-lead{font-size:18px;line-height:1.7;max-width:820px}\n.ls-hist p{line-height:1.7}\n.ls-fotos{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:12px;margin:32px 0}\n.ls-fotos figure{margin:0}.ls-fotos img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:4\/5;object-fit:cover;display:block}\n.ls-fotos figcaption{font-size:13px;color:#777;margin-top:6px}\n.ls-linea{position:relative;margin:24px 0 0;padding-left:28px;border-left:2px solid #A88A3D}\n.ls-hito{position:relative;margin:0 0 28px}\n.ls-hito::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;left:-36px;top:6px;width:14px;height:14px;border-radius:50%;background:#fff;border:2px solid #A88A3D}\n.ls-hito strong{display:block;font-family:'Tenor Sans',serif;color:#A88A3D;font-size:22px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.04em}\n.ls-hito p{margin:4px 0 0;max-width:760px}\n.ls-cita{border-left:3px solid #A88A3D;margin:24px 0;padding:6px 0 6px 20px;font-style:italic;font-size:17px}\n.ls-cta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;margin:36px 0 12px}\n.ls-cta a{padding:12px 22px;border:1px solid #A88A3D;text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:13px}\n.ls-cta .ls-r{background:#A88A3D;color:#fff}.ls-cta .ls-s{color:#A88A3D}\n@media(max-width:767px){.ls-fotos{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.ls-fotos figure:first-child{grid-column:span 2}.ls-hist h2{font-size:23px}}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"ls-hist\">\n<p class=\"ls-lead\">La Sinagoga is a 12th-century building in the old quarter of Pe\u00f1aranda de Duero. It was the synagogue of the town&#8217;s Jewish community, was officially recorded in 1219 and is now a 13-room inn with its own underground wine cellar.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ls-fotos\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lasinagoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lasinagoga-sobrenosotros-web-1.jpg\" alt=\"Stone fa\u00e7ade of La Sinagoga in Pe\u00f1aranda de Duero\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>The fa\u00e7ade, on Calle Real.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lasinagoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lasinagoga-quienes-somos-placa.jpg\" alt=\"La Sinagoga plaque on the fa\u00e7ade\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>The plaque on the fa\u00e7ade recalls the 1219 record.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lasinagoga.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/lasinagoga-bodega-antigua-web-1.jpg\" alt=\"La Sinagoga's underground cellar with wine racks and a barrel\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>The underground cellar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>More than eight centuries of history<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ls-linea\">\n<div class=\"ls-hito\"><strong>12th century<\/strong><p>The building is raised as the synagogue of the Jewish community of Pe\u00f1aranda de Duero.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ls-hito\"><strong>1219<\/strong><p>First official record of the building, the date recalled by the plaque on the fa\u00e7ade.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ls-hito\"><strong>Later centuries<\/strong><p>After its conversion to Christian use, the building changes purpose several times, but keeps its thick stone walls and underground cellar.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ls-hito\"><strong>1992<\/strong><p>Mamen V\u00e9lez, with her family&#8217;s support, opens the first hotel in the town of Pe\u00f1aranda de Duero.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ls-hito\"><strong>2006<\/strong><p>The family opens two more places to stay in the town.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ls-hito\"><strong>2020<\/strong><p>La Sinagoga opens. The restoration respects the building&#8217;s historic character and adds solar panels and a heat pump to make it more sustainable.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ls-hito\"><strong>Today<\/strong><p>13 rooms, a restaurant with a wood-fired oven and tastings in the cellar. The inn holds the Posadas Reales de Castilla y Le\u00f3n quality mark.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>The building<\/h2>\n<p>La Sinagoga is a protected heritage building of the Regional Government of Castilla y Le\u00f3n. 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.<\/p>\n\n<h2>The people<\/h2>\n<p>Behind La Sinagoga is Mamen V\u00e9lez, its founder and manager, who has worked in hospitality in Pe\u00f1aranda de Duero since 1992. Many guests remember her for the way she tells the story of the house during the cellar visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ls-cita\">\u201cIt 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.\u201d \u2014 Mamen V\u00e9lez<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lasinagoga.com\/en\/about-us\/\">Learn more about us<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ls-cta\"><a class=\"ls-r\" href=\"https:\/\/direct-book.com\/properties\/lasinagogaposadarealdirect?locale=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book<\/a><a class=\"ls-s\" href=\"https:\/\/lasinagoga.com\/en\/rooms\/\">See rooms<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La Sinagoga is a 12th-century building in the old quarter of Pe\u00f1aranda de Duero. It was the synagogue of the town&#8217;s Jewish community, was officially recorded in 1219 and is now a 13-room inn with its own underground wine cellar. The fa\u00e7ade, on Calle Real. 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