The double border: Portbou and Walter Benjamin

The Exile Memorial Museum presents the third edition of the Routes of Exile. A series of outings to different places linked to the 1939 exile, designed for individual users or small groups: friends, family, partner …

Please note:

Scheduled activities are part-time (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.).

Pre-registration is required and the activity is subject to a minimum number of registrants.

The trips are made in the participant’s own transport and lunch is not included.

Portbou, a border town that was the exit route for many Republicans at the end of the Civil War, and a few months later was also one of the main entry routes for many Jewish European citizens and anti-fascist refugees fleeing the horror nazi. We will visit the cemetery and the monument “Passages” by Dani Karavan, dedicated to the memory of the German philosopher of Jewish descent Walter Benjamin.

Meeting point: In front of the tourist office, Portbou.

Spring program

  • Portbou, Catalunya Espanya42º25'39''N 3º9'32''E
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