Beit Shalom Rural Cottage

The relationship between the people of Hervás and the Jews has come a long way. While it is true that it has surely gotten better over time, as the Jews were a minority population, today it is an interesting tourist attraction.

So when Abigail decided to establish a rural Sephardic house, everything smelled like it would be a good idea. And so it proved. She, Sephardic, has created next to the hospedería (inn) and a few steps from the Jewish quarter a very curious and friendly rural hotel. The treatment you receive is so familiar that you even begin to believe it is your home. Abigail and her husband live there on the floor above, and offer to help you with everything you need.

Beit Shalom in Hebrew means "house of peace" and is a veritable declaration of principles. Its owner, Abigail, Israeli, moved a few years ago to Hervás, and undoubtedly has the most charming accommodation in the village, decorating their three rooms tastefully and endearingly.

She and her husband also manage a Sephardic restaurant in Hervás, of distant flavours, where they offer Mediterranean cuisine that is healthy, with recipes like candied honey, Shakshouka (dish of eggs poached in a sauce of tomatoes, chili peppers, onions, often spiced with cumin) and falafel in a small and cosy locale.