Lisbon Jewish Heritage Private Tour
Description
Lisbon has always been a meeting‐place for different people. Important Jewish communities settled in this region and contributed to the flourishing of its trade and culture. This tour is the opportunity to see some of the most important Jewish heritage in the city, such as the Lisbon Synagogue (if available) built in the 19th century, the Rossio, where the Court of the Inquisition was held, at the site where the Dona Maria national theatre and the Jewish Memorial stand now. Near the Penha de França district is located the Jewish Cemetery built in 1868 and still used by the Jewish community, its grave markers are generally horizontal, in the Sephardic fashion. In Alfama, one of the most emblematic districts of Lisbon, there was a small Jewish quarter until the 14th century built on land that Dom Dinis had given to their chief rabbi, Judas Navarro.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Selection Tours - Private Tours
Teatro Nacional Dona Maria II
Rossio Square
Lisbon Sinagoga (If available)
Lisbon Jewish Memorial
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Tour Company with the Clean & Safe seal of Turismo de Portugal, Establishment complying with Health Measures.
Reviews(8)
Guide has a tremendous amount of knowledge. He made special accommodations for one member of our group who had difficulty with steps and inclines. Suggest he slow down his cadence and focus on some of the more salient talking points - almost too much information given. Overall a very comprehensive tour.
Hi, It was a great pleasure to receive your wonderful review. Our goal is to provide unique experiences here in Portugal, with people who visit us. We hope you can return soon to explore more of our beautiful country with Selection Tours. Many thanks, Diogo
We had an excellent day with our guide Nuno. He was pleasant and informative. My only negative comment, no reflection on our guide, Is that viator should have told us before booking that the Temple and Jewish cemetery are closed on Sunday. I expected that they'd be open since it was not the Sabbath but evidently that is not the cases in Portugal since the war began.)
Hi, It was a great pleasure to receive your wonderful review. Our goal is to provide unique experiences here in Portugal, with people who visit us. We hope you can return soon to explore more of our beautiful country with Selection Tours. Many thanks, Diogo
Excellent tour. Heavy on Lisbon history combined with its Jewish history. Our guide’s knowledge was deep and excellent English skills
Hi, It was a great pleasure to receive your wonderful review. Our goal is to provide unique experiences here in Portugal, with people who visit us. We hope you can return soon to explore more of our beautiful country with Selection Tours. Many thanks, Diogo
Walking in the old Jewish neighborhood was a highlight. Also, our guide was very knowledgeable about intertwining Jewish and Portuguese history. We were also grateful for his directing us to a fabulous lunch venue and showing us additional worthwhile sites.
Hi, It was a great pleasure to receive your wonderful review. Our goal is to provide unique experiences here in Portugal, with people who visit us. We hope you can return soon to explore more of our beautiful country with Selection Tours. Many thanks, Diogo
Emotional to hear the history and hard to fathom what our ancestors went through. Loved walking through their neighborhood. Seeing one of the two synagogues functioning today was rewarding and good to know that Judiasm is still alive in Lisboa.
Hi, It was a great pleasure to receive your wonderful review. Our goal is to provide unique experiences here in Portugal, with people who visit us. We hope you can return soon to explore more of our beautiful country with Selection Tours. Many than
The guide was very knowledgable and able to provide the history of Jewish life in Lisbon. Unfortunately being Shabbat, we were unable to visit the synagogue.
Hello, It was a great pleasure to receive your wonderful review. Our goal is to provide unique experiences here in Portugal, with people who visit us. We hope you can return soon to explore more of our beautiful country. Many thanks, Diogo
The tour led by Paulo Shafer is brilliant! His depth of knowledge is phenomenal and his delivery is excellent. It is a most worthwhile tour giving one an incredible overview of the history and present situation of Portuguese Jewry. We had a wonderful morning and extend huge congratulations to Paulo for a job brilliantly done. Thank you.
Hello, It was a great pleasure to receive your wonderful review. Our goal is to provide unique experiences here in Portugal, with people who visit us. We hope you can return soon to explore more of our beautiful country. Many thanks, Diogo
<p>Our guide John was fabulous with immense knowledge and very caring and courteous we cannot fault him. However I was very disappointed with the trip as the visit to the synagogue was very very short. The guide had arranged a time at 1130 for us to visit and after waiting for him for 20 minutes he informed our guide he could not see us until 1pm. The guide in the synagogue Alan was quite rude couldn't be bothered and was only interested in extracting as much money in souvenirs for the synagogue. The whole visit lasted 10 minutes and he could not wait to see us go. We had to ask him the questions. We were never offered a visit to the Jewish cemetery and certainly did not see the Jewish heritage engravings on the walls of the ghetto. It was meant to be a 7 hour tour and we were delivered back to our cruise ship one and three quarter hours early. When I asked why we were not having the full 7 hours we were told because the traffic was not heavy. We paid the exorbitant rate 257 for a four and a quarter hour tour. This was very unsatisfactory. Yes we did see insides of 2 beautiful churches but that was not what we paid for we asked for a Jewish Heritage Tour and that is not what we got. This was our first visit to Lisbon and we were bitterly disappointed. We would not recommend this tour to our friends,</p>
