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4-Day Medieval Symbolism Tour In Portugal From Lisbon

  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Art, Architecture, History

  • Duration

    4 Days

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Description

Sign up for the tour to Portugal and witness incomparable monuments of Medieval art. Explore and learn about the hundreds of temples and many castles erected in the places once occupied by Celtic Castros. A huge number of artifacts and entire cities were full of signs, sigils, and symbols left by our ancestors on the walls and hidden in beautiful images. The Middle Ages was the time of clear rules, the time of canons and prescribed rituals. Any misinterpretation is a violation of the order, which means the manifestation of heresy, which will inevitably be followed by punishment. That is why every image, every symbol and every detail has its place, meaning, its essence. On this tour, you will get to know it all!

Highlights
  • Admire with our own eyes a beautiful monastery of the "White Brothers"
  • Study the secret language of symbols depicted on the walls of this beautiful monastery, learnt by our guides
  • Discover the secrets of St. Maria dos Olivais Church
  • Search for signs and symbols in the North of Portugal 
  • Travel to Guimaraes to see the most beautifully preserved Medieval city in Portuga
  • Day 1 - Explore the Highlights of Lisbon expand_more
    • Meet the tour guide and prepare to dive into the Medieval Symbolism world. We will start from Lisbon by visiting the mighty Jerónimos Monastery. 
    • From there, we will go to Alcobaca to see with our own eyes a beautiful monastery of the "White Brothers" and the first gothic building in the Iberian peninsula. For more than a year, our team worked on this site to study the secret language of symbols depicted on the walls of this beautiful monastery.
    • After having lunch in Alcobaca, we will move to Tomar, a city that has hosted the Grand Seat of Order of Christ for centuries. On this day, we will have dinner in a real Medieval tavern and explore the city.
  • Day 2 - See the Important Places of Tomar expand_more
    • Visit all the most important (and not necessary touristic) places of Tomar on the second day. We will investigate Brothers' Secret Garden of 7 Hills, see the churches of St. Joan the Baptist and discover the secrets of St. Maria dos Olivais church (the biggest pantheon of Grand Masters of the Order of Christ) and of course, search for secret symbols in Convento de Cristo.
    • From Tomar, we will go to Coimbra just to visit Se Cathedral and Machado de Castro museum to have more of an understanding of what the symbols are trying to tell us.
    • From Coimbra, there is a direct transfer to Porto. 
  • Day 3 - Travel and Sightseeing in Guimaraes expand_more
    • Search for signs and symbols in the North of Portugal on the last second day of the tour. We will visit St. Francis church and its catacombs, roam the little streets of Jewish neighbourhoods of Porto and dive into the secrets of Ribeira. 
    • Then we will travel to Guimaraes to see the most beautifully preserved Medieval city in Portugal, full of symbols and signs on the walls. 
    • After discovering Guimaraes, we will return to Porto and will have an evening walking tour around Porto.
  • Day 4 - Departure expand_more
    • On this day, we will have a direct transfer to Lisbon or to your preferred city of stay.
What's Included
  • PhD historian guide 
  • Transfer throughout the journey
What's Excluded
  • Museums tickets 
  • Accommodation
What to bring
  • Curiosity
Know before you go
  • On this tour, you will get answers to many questions. Why were the symbols of the Evangelists depicted in a specific sequence? Could the Virgin Mary be portrayed as barefoot? What did the colors mean, and how did the people of the Middle Ages see them? What does the science of “Sigils” study, and is it possible to comprehend the meaning of the mysterious signs on the monumental buildings of the Middle Ages? What was the significance of heraldry, and what codes were included in the heraldic images? After all, what was the world of the Middle Ages like, and is it possible for us, people of the 21st century, to see the world the same way our predecessors saw it?
Meeting Point

Lisbon, Portugal

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 7EUR 4000 Per Group

This is a private tour
Starting From

Fromss

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USD 4479 / group