Porto Jewish Quarters

Walk where the ancient Sephardic Jewish community of Porto lived, worked and socialized. Visit the biggest synagogue in the Peninsula, and learn its important and symbolic history. Our Jewish Porto guide will tell you all about the extreme relevance of the Jewish community in Porto.

Jewish Heritage Tour is a remarkable religious tour representative of the jewish cultural and religious heritage in southern Europe.

Our guides will take you to all the places where the jewish community lived, pointing out the toponymic and archeological trace elements that have endured to our days. The guide will also tell you all about the "Inquisition", the persecution to the "new christians", the cover up of the jewish traditions for centuries and finally the glorious cultural and religious rescue of Barros Basto - the portuguese Dreyfus.

Whether you are jewish, have sephardic ancestry or you just want to learn more about the once thriving jewish community in Porto, this is definitely an experience you can´t miss.

Highlights:

• Israeli Community

• Jewish Quarters

• Sephardic Legacy

• 1496 King´s Expelling Order

• Barros Basto

Included:

• Guided Tour

• Visit in English, Spanish or Portuguese

Not Included:

• Meals

• Gratuities

• Transportation

Duration:

• 3 hours.