Porto Trip Overview
Our Jewish heritage tours in Porto are a balance between getting to know the Jewish history of the city while discovering the most important monuments of the city. Therefore, even if you are not Jewish this tour is a good way for you to get to know Porto.
Highlights of this tour
• Get to know how the Jewish community of Porto was born and how it developed throughout time
• Go on a quest for the lost medieval synagogue of Porto, diving yourself on the forgotten Jewish neighbourhood
• Discover the secret medieval streets of Porto: this is where the city was founded, and where the first Jewish neighbourhood of Porto existed!
• Learn about the life of the founder of the contemporary Jewish community
• Understand how Porto and its inhabitants behaved during the Inquisition
• Finish the Jewish heritage tour with a tasting of a kosher drink (we can’t tell you which one – it will be a surprise!)
Additional Info
* Duration: 3 hours
* Starts: Porto, Portugal
* Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Our Jewish heritage tours in Porto are a balance between getting to know the Jewish history of the city while discovering the most important monuments of the city. Therefore, even if you are not Jewish this tour is a good way for you to get to know Porto.
Highlights of this tour
• Get to know how the Jewish community of Porto was born and how it developed throughout time
• Go on a quest for the lost medieval synagogue of Porto, diving yourself on the forgotten Jewish neighbourhood
• Discover the secret medieval streets of Porto: this is where the city was founded, and where the first Jewish neighbourhood of Porto existed!
• Learn about the life of the founder of the contemporary Jewish community
• Understand how Porto and its inhabitants behaved during the Inquisition
• Finish the Jewish heritage tour with a tasting of a kosher drink (we can’t tell you which one – it will be a surprise!)
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Centro Portugues de Fotografia, Largo Amor de Perdicao Building of the former Jail and Court of Appeal, Porto 4050-008 Portugal
We will start the tour near the Portuguese Photography Center, where the last Jewish community existed.
Stop At: Chafariz da Rua das Taipas, Rua Virtudes 2, Porto 4050-630 Portugal
We will walk in the medieval streets of Porto looking for the traces of the last medieval synagogue in the city.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Miradouro da Vitoria, Rua Sao Bento da Vitoria 11, Porto 4050-543 Portugal
We will have a Kosher wine tasting at one of the most beautiful viewpoints in Porto.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Igreja dos Clerigos, Rua Sao Filipe Neri, Porto 4050-546 Portugal
If desired by the guests, we will visit the beautiful Clerigos church.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Porto, Porto, Porto District, Northern Portugal
We will then head to Downtown Porto, to visit famous places like the most beautiful MacDonald’s in the world (true story!).
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Sao Bento Railway Station, Praca Almeida Garrett, Porto 4000-069 Portugal
Learn the secret symbology of the azulejos tiles of the stunning São Bento train station.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Porto Cathedral (Se Catedral), S/N0 Terreiro Se 3 Centro Histórico, Porto 4050-573 Portugal
Lastly, we will discover where the city of Porto was founded, which is where it’s first Jewish community lived.
Duration: 1 hour
