Private Historical Jewish Tour of Lisbon

Greet your guide at your hotel, then hop aboard your vehicle as you amble to your first destination. On route, your private guide provides a historical overview of Lisbon’s Jewish community.

Stop first at a small Jewish ghetto and hear tales of residents past and present. Then, proceed to downtown and explore the area where one of Europe’s largest Jewish ghettos once stood.

Then, head to Alfama— Lisbon’s oldest district— where Jewish culture has blossomed for centuries and hear insightful facts about the Jewish community’s role in Lisbon’s development. Your tour concludes in Ohel Jacob Synagogue, where you can get in touch with the Portuguese Jewish community.

• Greet your guide at your hotel, then hop aboard your vehicle as you amble to your first destination. On route, your private guide provides a historical overview of Lisbon’s Jewish community. Stop first at a small Jewish ghetto and hear tales of residents past and present. Then, proceed to downtown and explore the area where one of Europe’s largest Jewish ghettos once stood. Then, head to Alfama— Lisbon’s oldest district— where Jewish culture has blossomed for centuries and hear insightful facts about the Jewish community’s role in Lisbon’s development. Your tour concludes in Ohel Jacob Synagogue, where you can get in touch with the Portuguese Jewish community.

Discover the history of the Jewish Quarters!

With three thousand years of history, Lisbon overflows with influences of Sephardic presence.

Lisbon’s Jewish community came to develop a unique culture that was the reflection of their total social integration, which was only broken after the Renaissance.

Get into the sounds, smells and beauty of Lisbon’s ancient alleyways, full of Sephardic memories.

We will take you to the neighbourhoods where the biggest Jewish community in Europe inhabited for centuries: Chiado, Baixa and Alfama.

Discover why, even today, you can feel Sephardic influences, all over the town.

We will tell you why Jewish community was important for Portuguese Golden Age of Discoveries and we will tell about the intellectuals, the mathematicians, the cabalists, …

At the end of the tour, you will visit the Synagogue Ohel Jacob, where you will be received by one of its members.

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Adult pricing applies to all travellers.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Infant seats are available on request if advised at time of booking. Portuguese law stipulates that children under 12 years of age and 135 cm in height, when transported in a car with safety belts, must travel in an approved restraint system adapted to their size and weight. Please let us know if you have children and their ages.
Dress code is smart casual, recommended comfortable clothing and shoes.
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
No smoking or eating inside the vehicle.
Most travelers can participate
During the pandemic we cannot guarantee visits to the synagogue.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate