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Porto Old Jewish Quarters Half-Day Walking Tour: Discover Ancient Sephardic Jewish Roots
4.6
18 Ratings
Porto
Embark on a walking tour to delve into the ancient Sephardic Jewish community’s residential, occupational, and social landmarks in Porto. This guided exploration sheds light on the significant role of the Jewish community in Porto.
Embark on a walking tour to delve into the ancient Sephardic Jewish community’s residential, occupational, and social landmarks in Porto. This guided exploration sheds light on the significant role of the Jewish community in Porto.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Porto Cathedral (Se Catedral) - The area where the first Synagogue in the city was in the 12th century.
- Miradouro da Vitoria - The last and most important Jewish Quarter that Porto had.
- Porto Cathedral (Se Catedral) - The area where the first Synagogue in the city was in the 12th century.
- Miradouro da Vitoria - The last and most important Jewish Quarter that Porto had.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- The Synagogue is currently closed to visitors.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Wear comfortable shoes (the tour involves a medium amount of walking).
- Operates in all weather conditions please dress accordingly
- The tour will take place only within the historical city center area. We will not visit Porto’s Sinagogue area.
- The Synagogue is currently closed to visitors.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Wear comfortable shoes (the tour involves a medium amount of walking).
- Operates in all weather conditions please dress accordingly
- The tour will take place only within the historical city center area. We will not visit Porto’s Sinagogue area.
Location
Porto Cathedral
Terreiro da Sé
The meeting point will be in front of the Horseman statue of Vimara Peres, located next to Porto´s Cathedral.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(18 Ratings)
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Stephen_g
Oct 29, 2024
Excellent - Luigi was terrific .
So so knowledgeable on all aspects of Porto.
Really brought to life how life was .
Would highly recommend !
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Olga_b
Oct 5, 2024
Knowledgeable guide - We had a wonderful tour with a very knowledgeable guide. We had enough time to talk about past, present and future.
Thank you.
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Deborah_s
Jul 7, 2024
Porto’s Jewish History Comes to Life - The tour was informative and meaningful. Joao exposed us to areas and information we would not have found on our own. With so many of Portugal’s Jewish historical places covered up and built over, the tour is a must do.
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Susan_m
Jun 15, 2024
Guide good, content not as much - The guide Luigi was personable and knowledgeable, and he did a very good job. However, there’re just not enough tangible or actual remaining historical structures to justify a tour like this.
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Robin_b
May 19, 2023
Joao was amazing! Take this tour! - Joao was so knowledgeable and amazing, so much Jewish and Portuguese history! His English is excellent and he was very patient with questions and walking issues on the hills! Saw the city of Porto up close and completely.
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Ziva_w
May 28, 2022
Highly recommend! - Our guide was a scholar in, and extremely knowledgeable about the Jewish history in Porto. We saw the Portuguese people and Jewish historical experiences in such a different light after our tour. We enjoyed the city even more thereafter! We highly recommend this tour!!!
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Marilyn_w
May 13, 2022
Excellent Porto Old Jewish Quarters private walking tour - While Porto currently has a small Jewish community whose museum and synagogue are closed to the public, there is a lot of Jewish history in Porto. Our guide, Joao, was excellent. He was personable and very knowledgeable. He also picked out paths to where we were going (primarily up) that were the least steep and even took us up a set of outside escalators.
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Jusy_p
Jan 19, 2020
great! - Incredible guide--Joao. knowledgeable and personable. amazing knowledge of Jewish and portugese history So worth every penny
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Bshelkrot
Nov 22, 2019
Excelllent Walking tour of Jewish Porto - We covered a lot of the old city walking with a pleasant and well-informed guide. The narrow ancient walkways and alleys can be seen only by walking. We started at the Cathedral and went down to the river. The steep trip up from the river was a bit challenging and we ended up in an Uber to see the new Jewish Museum and the synagogue. Make sure that you request that these two sites are included when you book your tour.
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Suzanne_k
Sep 10, 2023
The tour was definitely not worth the dollars that we spent. Very disappointed - The description of this tour was misleading. We thought we would see the synagogue in Porto
In fact the amount of actual Jewish heritage in this tour was really basic and almost nothing to see.
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