Jewish Lisbon: Lisbon’s Jewish heritage goes back to the beginnings of the city foundation.
- Visit Chiado, Baixa and Alfama.
- Visit the Synagogue Ohel Jacob.
- Visit the Tile Museum.
| Included | Private tour Driver/guide (full time trip leader) Tourist luxury vehicle Comfort pack (fresh waters and cleaning wipes) “Pastel de Belém” tasting. Hotel pickup and drop-off - for Lisbon central hotels. |
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| Not included | Entrance fees (Tile Museum 5€). Tzedakah - 5€ per person (at the Synagogue). Food and drinks, unless specified. The baggage is limited to one standard suitcase per person. No smoking or eating inside the vehicle. Gratuities are not included. |
| Duration | 8 Hours |
| Participants | 4 participants |
| Important information | Our guide will meet you at 9am at your hotel in Lisbon in the lobby near reception. Contact information: (+351) 938164042 / (+351) 932444263 / geral@essenciadalatitude.com |
Further information
With three thousand years of history, Lisbon overflows with influences of Sephardic presence.
Lisbon’s Jewish community came to develop a unique culture that was the reflection of their total social integration, which was only broken after the Renaissance.
Get into the sounds, smells and beauty of Lisbon’s ancient alleyways, full of Sephardic memories.
We will take you to the neighbourhoods where the biggest Jewish community in Europe inhabited for centuries: Chiado, Baixa and Alfama.
Discover why, even today, you can feel Sephardic influences, all over the town.We will tell you why Jewish community was important for Portuguese Golden Age of Discoveries and we will tell about the intellectuals, the mathematicians, the cabalists, …
You will visit the Synagogue Ohel Jacob, where you will be received by one of its members.( https://hehaver-oheljacob.org/)
Discover the Art of Ceramic Tiles at the Tiles Museum, an amazing Museum with a great and unique collection of Portuguese tile panels.
Visit “Príncipe Real” and "Belém" quarter
Discover Jeronimos’ Monastery, Lisbon’s ex-libris, and the “Manuelino”, the unique Portuguese 16th century architectural style.
At Belém district, we will offer you the most famous sweet gastronomic wonder, the “Pastel de Belém”.
Discover Lisbon!
Itinerary:
Hotel Pickup; Nossa Senhora do Monte Belvedere; Alfama; Terreiro do Trigo; Terreiro do Paço; Baixa; D. Dinis Wall; S. Domingos Church; Chiado; Largo Carmo; Ohel Jacob Synagogue; Tile Museum; Príncipe Real; Belém; Hotel Drop-off.
