Jewish Heritage Tour in Porto

Jewish Heritage Tour in Porto

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!)

Our Jewish Heritage tour in Porto consists of two parts:
• One covers the former Jewish neighbourhood of Porto, where the community used to live before their expulsion in 1496.
• A second part that covers the most important monuments of the city, such as the São Bento train station and the cathedral of Porto.

Useful information about this Jewish Heritage tour in Porto:
• This is a Private tour and hence our guide is exclusively dedicated to you
• Tours provided in English, Portuguese or Spanish
• Tour length: approximately 3h / 3h30
• We run the tour either in the morning (9am - noon) or in the afternoon (2pm - 5pm)
• Distance walked: 3 km / 1.9 miles. We make as many stops as you require
• Meeting Point: in front of Torre dos Clérigos
• We run tours every day, according to your schedule in Porto