About This Tour
Step into the heart of Lisbon and embark on a captivating journey through centuries of Jewish history and culture. The Jewish Odyssey Tour is not just a walking tour, it's an immersive experience that reveals the rich, complex story of Portugal's Jewish community.
Tour Highlights
- Immersive Jewish heritage walking tour
- Visit significant historical sites of Lisbon's Jewish community
- Learn about the Inquisition and Jewish resilience
- Led by specialist guide Paulo Levy with deep personal connection
- Stories of communities that appeared, disappeared and returned
What to Expect
On this walking tour, you'll dive deep into the story of Lisbon's Jewish community. Visit significant sites, learn how communities appeared, disappeared, and reappeared, belonging everywhere and yet nowhere.
Discover how the Kingdom of Portugal in the 12th century recognized the Jewish community as a distinct legal entity, with its own jurisdiction. You'll stop by historic areas, important memorials, and today's vibrant Jewish landmarks, including the Shaare Tikva Synagogue.
Hear about the diverse Jewish communities that have called Lisbon home since the Middle Ages. "Meet" remarkable individuals who shaped history, like Abraham Anahory and Aristides Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul who saved thousands of Jewish refugees.
Explore the narrow streets of Alfama, Lisbon's oldest neighbourhood, and discover Jewish history at its core. Finally, experience today's Lisbon, a city of tolerance, creativity, and multicultural spirit.
What's Included
- Private guide for your group, accompanying you inside monuments and locations
- Entrance fees to the synagogue
- Enjoy a seamless, enriching experience with expert guidance every step of the way
What's Not Included
- Transportation or any other cost to the meeting point
- Lunch and any other items not mentioned in the description
Know Before You Go
- For booking: passport number and names of each participant are required for synagogue entry
- The sequence of the mentioned places can be changed according to weather conditions
This is a fully private tour exclusively for your group
Children welcome. Contact us for details and applicable discounts.
