About this experience
Trace the history of the Jewish culture and community in Lisbon on a guided city walking tour. Follow your guide to important sites, including the Alfama Jewish quarter and Baixa District.
Highlights
- Rossio and the 1506 Pessah massacre
- Alfama Jewish quarter
- Alfama Jewish quarter and medieval segregation
- Praça do Comércio, the origin is the Exodus
- Baixa District and the forced conversions
What's included
- The price includes the 3 hours guided tour
How to use
- Show Mobile Ticket
- At Redemption Counter
What to expect
This tour will cover the main sites of the Jewish presence in the medieval and modern Lisbon. The contemporary Lisbon presence will also be covered, including the IIWW refugees passage in the 1940's.
The districts covered in the tour include the castle hill, Alfama and the Baixa, to walk all the historical sites of the Judiarias, and other historical locations. Specifically the tour will start at Praça do Comércio, pass by the Praça do Município, Rua do Comércio, Casa dos Bicos, Ribeira, Resistance museum, Mouraria, Praça da Figueira and Rossio.
The tour can be tailor made and adapted to different time frames and starting points.
There are historical figures that will help us threw history moments and the Jewish community legacy in Portuguese culture, science and even gastronomy.
Also, find more about the world diaspora that spread from Lisbon across the Atlantic, to the Mediterranean area, Asia and northern Europe.