Description Highlights What to expect Included and Excluded Time and Location Information and Booking Useful information Description The Private Jewish Heritage Tour of Lisboa tour focused on Lisboa’s history and its strong connection with the…

Description
Highlights
What to expect
Included and Excluded
Time and Location
Information and Booking
Useful information

Description

The Private Jewish Heritage Tour of Lisboa tour focused on Lisboa’s history and its strong connection with the Jewish community.

A long and intricate history that began even before the founding of the kingdom of Portugal and continued through years of persecution and religious intolerance.

In Lisboa’s historic center, you can feel these strong ties between the Jewish community and Portuguese culture, which we are so proud to preserve.

Discover the best sites, important artifacts, and stories that bring Lisbon’s Jewish heritage to life in a truly surprising way.

Highlights

Alfama Neighborhood

The Alfama neighborhood is a maze of narrow streets and winding alleys. It is the oldest neighborhood in the city and the site of a small Jewish neighborhood in the 14th century.

São Domingos Church

The 13th-century São Domingos Church was the first Dominican church in Lisbon.

For centuries, it was considered the most important church in Lisbon, where beautiful weddings and royal baptisms took place.

There ar a monument and a mural in the square in front of the church, inaugurated in 2008, which reads “Lisbon, the City of Tolerance” in 34 languages, remembering the terrible episode of 1506, which began in this church, and paying tribute to the Jewish victims.

Lisbon synagogue

Opened in 1904, the Shaaré Tikvah Synagogue (Doors of Hope) was the first synagogue built in Portugal after the expulsion decreed by King Manuel I in 1496.

It is located in the central area of Lisbon and does not have a façade facing the public space because, at the time of its construction, the law prohibited any temple that was not Catholic from having a façade facing the street, so as not to “offend” the gaze of passers-by.

This synagogue is the centre of religious life for the Jewish Community of Lisbon.

When the contemporary community of Lisbon was created in the 19th century, the State of Israel did not yet exist, and the word “Israel” was synonymous with “Jewish”.

This community has its origins in the 19th century, among Sephardic families from North Africa and Gibraltar who, after the abolition of the Inquisition in 1821, began to return to Portugal.

Belém district

The launching point for the Portuguese discoveries, with significant historic monuments in a beautiful open riverside setting.

Here you can admire the Belem Tower, the Discoveries Monument, the church of the Jerónimos Monastery

And taste the world-famous custard tarts of Belém (Pasteis de Belem).

What to expect

A relaxed day, but at the same time full of History, Culture, and Gastronomy.

Away from crowded places, time to explore the calm and beauty of Lisboa

A private Driver Guide just for you, at your own pace, who will share experience, knowledge, and lots of curiosities, in short, a fun day to remember

Included and Excluded

INCLUDED:

WiFi on board
Bottle of water on board
Certified professional driver guide
High comfort Mercedes Benz vehicles
Accident and civil liability insurance
All taxes included

NOT INCLUDED: X

X – Entrance tickets
X – Meals and accommodation for customers
X – Air ticket to Portugal
X – Tips

Time and Location

DEPARTURE AND RETURN LOCATION:

Location designated by you according to Portugal Expert® Vitor Pais – Normally Lisbon

TYPE OF TOUR:

Private and exclusive

TOUR AVAILABILITY:

Daily

DURATION:

1 day – up to 8 hours

SUGGESTED DEPARTURE TIME: