Start your journey right from your hotel. Hear the history of the Jewish community from your guide while driving to the first destination. Get a unique chance to rub elbows with the residents of a small Jewish ghetto. Did you know that one of the biggest Jewish ghettos was placed in Lisbon downtown?
Stroll along the streets Alafama - the oldest district of Lisbon - the heart of the Jewish culture in this city. Discover the rich history of the community including how it influenced the city and the society. Experience the cultural delights meeting Portuguese Jewish Community at Ohel Jacob Synagogue.Traverse centuries of history watching Lisbon from Miradouro da Senhora do Monte. Take a look at the city influenced by Sephardic presence in it. See the results of the ultimate social integration here.Explore the vibrant streets of Lisbon's oldest district. Your guide will take you to the neighborhoods where there was the biggest Jewish community of Lisbon and even the whole Europe: Chiado, Baixa, and Alfama.Visit Terreiro do Trigo, Terreiro do Paço, Baixa D. Dinis Wall and S. Domingos Church and feel the air of Jewish culture mixing and immersing into the European one.We will tell you why the Jewish community was important for the Portuguese Golden Age of Discoveries and we will tell about the intellectuals, the mathematicians, the cabalists, … Visit Chiado and Largo do Carmo.
Learn about the impact the Jewish community had on the Portuguese Golden Age of Discoveries and hear the stories of great Jewish people. Visit Chiado and Largo do Carmo. The headquarters of Carmo (Quartel do Carmo) is a very important building for Portugal's history. Marcelo Caetano (former dictator António de Oliveira Salazar's replacer) found refuge in the main Lisbon military police station at the time of the revolution.At the end of the tour, you will visit the Synagogue Ohel Jacob, where you will be received by one of its members. This is a truly unique place because it is tolerant and open to all Jewish people
