Private Guide for Jewish Tours of Lisbon & Portugal
The main idea of our tours program is to combine Jewish and general sightseeing.
WHAT YOU CAN SEE WITH US:
Jewish Half day tour in Lisbon (Walking Tour):
We will visit Shaare Tiekwa, built by donations of the Lisbon Jewish colony in 1904, whose architect was Ventura Terra. The facade shows a mixture of several motives from different styles, with ten high fists with stained glass windows. At the interior paintings from Veloso Salgado can be seen as well as a magnificent silver lamp by Cristofanetti. Following to Rossio we will cross Marquês de Pombal Square. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the Marquis of Pombal as the name shows, himself from Jewish origin. It was under his government as Prime Minister of the King Joseph I, from 1750-1777, and by decree, that the distinction between New Christians and Old Christians finished.In Rossio, one of the main spots of the Holy Office headquarters in Lisbon, and the place where the condemned by the Inquisition were burned.We finish our tour in Alfama, crossing Praça de Comércio (short stop to admire the square, this was also a place used by the Inquisition for their public activities), one of Lisbon\\'s oldest quarters into Rua da Judiaria in the Old Jewish Quarter, with its narrow cobbled streets.
Jewish Full day tour in Lisbon (Walking Tour + Transport):
We complete the half day tour with: After lunch we will visit the Nacional Museum of Ancient Art, there is a large mural, an authentic masterpiece of primitive Portuguese painting, depecting all people of Portugal, including Jews who are shown wearing Stars of David on their clothing and a Rabbi opening the Talmut. Here you will also see painting showing Moses holding the \\"Tablets of the Law\\" and one depicting a circumcision scene. We will continue our tour to the Belém Area, this area was during the 16 th century a long beach and one of the spots from where the Portuguese navigators set out for their discovery voyages all over the World. Several interesting places will be pointed out as the Coach Museum (Unique in all Europe). A visit to Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Tombs of Vasco da Gama-the well known navigator that first routed to India- and Luis de Camões - Portuguese epic writer-) is worthwhile. You will have the oportunity to visit (A question of time) Torre de Belém and Discoveries Monument (If you watch closer from both sides, you can identify the New Christians who contributed with their knowledge for this great enterprise of the Portuguese discoveries that turned the Portuguese 15th century into one of Portugal\\'s Golden Period.
Jewish Full day tour in Lisbon/Sintra (Walking+Transport Tour):
We will visit Shaare Tiekwa, built by donations of the Lisbon Jewish colony in 1904, whose architect was Ventura Terra. The facade shows a mixture of several motives from different styles, with ten high fists with stained glass windows. At the interior paintings from Veloso Salgado can be seen as well as a magnificent silver lamp by Cristofanetti. Following to Rossio we will cross Marquês de Pombal Square. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the Marquis of Pombal as the name shows, himself from Jewish origin. It was under his government as Prime Minister of the King Joseph I, from 1750-1777, and by decree, that the distinction between New Christians and Old Christians finished.In Rossio, one of the main spots of the Holy Office headquarters in Lisbon, and the place where the condemned by the Inquisition were burned.We finish our tour in Alfama, crossing Praça de Comércio (short stop to admire the square, this was also a place used by the Inquisition for their public activities), one of Lisbon\\'s oldest quarters into Rua da Judiaria in the Old Jewish Quarter, with its narrow cobbled streets. After lunch, we will visit Sintra , who was classified by UNESCO as a \\"Cultural Landscape\\".
Palacio da Vila, the former Royal Palace, where Dom Joao I (who reigned from 1385-1433) took the decision to send an expedition to Ceuta, thereby initiating the golden age of Portuguese Maritime Expansion. It was during this period that the Jewish quarter in this area grew around the Palace, greatly contributing to the flourishing of economic and literary activity. In the reign of Dom Joao III (1521-1557), the Palace was frequently visited by men of letters and humanists who spoke Latin, Hebrew and Greek. High above Sintra, overlooking the surrounding hills and the ruins of the nearby 8th century Moorish Castle, stands the Palacio da Pena, a fine example of romantic taste in its eclectic blend of styles. By option, we can visit Cabo da Roca, a sheer headland which falls dramatically into the sea.
We offer you the following options:
Lisbon orientation tour: St Jorge Castle, Tram28, São Vincent De Fora Monastery, Cathedral (Sé), Coach Museum, Tiles Museum, Pasteis de Belém Pastry (Half day or day trip) Lisbon sightseeing tour with lunch in a nice Lisbon Kosher Restaurant. Wine tasting (not kosher) discovering wine tradition and vintages Cascais, Estoril, Sintra Sightseeing Tour Jewish Porto Sightseeing Tour Jewish Route (9 Days / 8 Nights) Jewish South Routes (5 Days / 4 Nights) Following The Jewish Heritage (8 Days / 7 Nights)
All these programs can be proposed for individuals or groups up to 25 persons.
Jewish Route in Portugal (13 Days / 12 Nights):
Sample of one itinerary we have:
(15th-16th Century) Those Jews who had been unable to leave Portugal were baptized into the Christian faith and officially designated \\"New-Christians\\" to distinguish them from the \\"Old-Christians.\\" Many Jews accepted the new religion which had been imposed upon them and with the passage of time gradually adapted to Christian society, but equally there were many others who covertly remained resistent. While they had to all appearances yield, they never abdicated their faith which was passed down from generation to generation, and maintained within a restricted ambit and the family circle, with a degree of religiosity marked by secrecy. These were the crypto-Jews who publically followed Catholic rituals but who, in the privacy of their own homes, maintained their relgion and culture and celebrated Hebrew rites on holy days.
1st Day - Lisbon
Meeting at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
Leisure afternoon
Meeting for dinner and planning.
2nd Day- Lisbon
9,30 am Departure for a full day city tour of Lisbon including:
Jewish and Muslim districts of Alfama, which includes a visit to the St. George\\'s castle plus a tram car ride through the windy and steep streets of Alfama and Chiado districts.
1,00 pm Lunch
Special arranged visit to Lisbon\\'s synagogue escorted by a member of Lisbon\\'s Jewish community.
3rd Day - Lisbon
9.00 am Departure for a guided visit of the city\\'s museum to admire the evolution of Lisbon\\'s districts trhoughout time and the pre-earthquake downtown area comprising the Jewish quarters.
12.30 pm Lunch by the harbor.
Guided visit of the tile museum, to admire the evolution of tile making and its use as a decorative element since the 16 hundreds.
Leisure afternoon
8.00 pm meeting at the hotel for a fado performance night out, including dinner.
4th Day - Sintra
9.00am Departure to Sintra for a full day tour including:
Sintra\\'s National Palace, the nobility former get away palace and its great collection of 16 and 17 century tiles lining the walls of rooms and indoor patios.
Continuing after lunch through the scenic mountain range passing by Cape Roca, the westernmost point of the European mainland.
5.00pm Visit to the Memoirs of Exile collection at Estoril.
Dinner in Lisbon\\'s Bairro Alto district, famous for the bohemian nightlife.
5th Day - Obidos - Tomar - Coimbra
9.00 am Departure to Coimbra
10.30 am Stop at Obidos for a stroll inside the walled city with its picturesque doll like whitewashed houses.
Continuing to Nazaré for lunch, famous fishermen town with their seven skirted women and great seafood restaurants.
Continue to Tomar to visit its 14th century synagogue, nowadays a museum, and the world heritage convent of Christ, headquarters of the knights Templar in Portugal.
7.00 pm Arrive in Coimbra for dinner and overnight at exclusive Quinta das Lágrimas hotel, place of a Romeu and Juliet like tragic lovestory.
6th Day Coimbra
9.30 am Departure to visit the Roman city of Conímbriga with its nicely preserved mosaics and fountains.
12.30 pm Lunch by the river
2.00 pm Visit of the University Library and the university campus folowed by a stroll through Coimbra\\'s alleys inside the remains of the former Medina, the Jewish and Arab district.
Visit of the Manuelin cloister of the Santa Cruz monastery where lies the first king of Portugal.
7.00 pm Dinner and overnight, Coimbra.
7th Day - Porto
9.00am Departure to Porto
11.00 am Orientation tour of the city followed by lunch at the Stock Market Palace.
3.00 pm Special arranged visit and get together with the Oporto\\'s Jewish community.
8.00 pm Dinner overlooking the World Heritage classified riverbank of Oporto.
8th Day - Porto - Guarda
8.30 am Departure on a river cruise along the worldwide famous vineyards of the Douro valley, where Port wine is made.
Opportunity to travel through the river locks, sample Port wine and lunch on board.
5.45 pm - Arrival at Barca d\\'Alva and transfer by car to Guarda.
7.30 pm - Arrival to the hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
9th Day - Guarda
9.00 am Departure for a walking tour of the city centre with its granite-made houses and former Jewish quarter.
1.00 pm Lunch at Folgosinho village. Opportunity to taste the Jewish, Inquisition defeating, alheira sausages.
3.00 pm Continue our tour throughthe glaciar valley of Estrela mountain range and its shepperd villages.
7.00pm Arrival to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
10th Day - Guarda (Belmonte)
9.00 am Departure to Almeida a fortress-like town and Belmonte for an encounter with one of the oldest Sephardic Jewish communities in the world, kept in silence and secrecy until not long ago.
Guided tour of this town and the synagogue.
3.00 pm Departure for a tour of the only winery producing kosher wine in Portugal.
7.00 pm Dinner with members of this community.
11th Day - Guarda (Castelo de Vide) - Évora
8.45 am Departure to Castelo de Vide, place of refuge and busy commerce town in the 14 and 15th centuries.
10.30 am Departure on a guided tour of the city centre with its castle, synagogue and Jewish quarter.
1.00 pm Lunch at Castelo de Vide
2.00 pm Departure to Alter do Chão for a guided tour of this stallion breeding farm.
7.30 pm Arrival at Évora for dinner and overnight.
12th Day - Évora
9.00 am Departure for a walking guided tour of this walled city, including the Jesuit founded university, the king Manuel\\'s Palace stopping for lunch in between.
5.00 pm Departure to Lisbon
7.00 pm Arrival at the hotel in Lisbon. Farewell dinner and overnight.
13th Day - Departure
At specified time: Departure to the airport and assistance.
End of tour.
Inquire about prices. AdviSe number of people, dates. The tour can be easily customized due to client\\'s budget and time. Kosher meals can be arranged with advance time.
I look forward to welcoming you to Portugal
WHAT YOU CAN SEE WITH US:
Jewish Half day tour in Lisbon (Walking Tour):
We will visit Shaare Tiekwa, built by donations of the Lisbon Jewish colony in 1904, whose architect was Ventura Terra. The facade shows a mixture of several motives from different styles, with ten high fists with stained glass windows. At the interior paintings from Veloso Salgado can be seen as well as a magnificent silver lamp by Cristofanetti. Following to Rossio we will cross Marquês de Pombal Square. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the Marquis of Pombal as the name shows, himself from Jewish origin. It was under his government as Prime Minister of the King Joseph I, from 1750-1777, and by decree, that the distinction between New Christians and Old Christians finished.In Rossio, one of the main spots of the Holy Office headquarters in Lisbon, and the place where the condemned by the Inquisition were burned.We finish our tour in Alfama, crossing Praça de Comércio (short stop to admire the square, this was also a place used by the Inquisition for their public activities), one of Lisbon\\'s oldest quarters into Rua da Judiaria in the Old Jewish Quarter, with its narrow cobbled streets.
Jewish Full day tour in Lisbon (Walking Tour + Transport):
We complete the half day tour with: After lunch we will visit the Nacional Museum of Ancient Art, there is a large mural, an authentic masterpiece of primitive Portuguese painting, depecting all people of Portugal, including Jews who are shown wearing Stars of David on their clothing and a Rabbi opening the Talmut. Here you will also see painting showing Moses holding the \\"Tablets of the Law\\" and one depicting a circumcision scene. We will continue our tour to the Belém Area, this area was during the 16 th century a long beach and one of the spots from where the Portuguese navigators set out for their discovery voyages all over the World. Several interesting places will be pointed out as the Coach Museum (Unique in all Europe). A visit to Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Tombs of Vasco da Gama-the well known navigator that first routed to India- and Luis de Camões - Portuguese epic writer-) is worthwhile. You will have the oportunity to visit (A question of time) Torre de Belém and Discoveries Monument (If you watch closer from both sides, you can identify the New Christians who contributed with their knowledge for this great enterprise of the Portuguese discoveries that turned the Portuguese 15th century into one of Portugal\\'s Golden Period.
Jewish Full day tour in Lisbon/Sintra (Walking+Transport Tour):
We will visit Shaare Tiekwa, built by donations of the Lisbon Jewish colony in 1904, whose architect was Ventura Terra. The facade shows a mixture of several motives from different styles, with ten high fists with stained glass windows. At the interior paintings from Veloso Salgado can be seen as well as a magnificent silver lamp by Cristofanetti. Following to Rossio we will cross Marquês de Pombal Square. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the Marquis of Pombal as the name shows, himself from Jewish origin. It was under his government as Prime Minister of the King Joseph I, from 1750-1777, and by decree, that the distinction between New Christians and Old Christians finished.In Rossio, one of the main spots of the Holy Office headquarters in Lisbon, and the place where the condemned by the Inquisition were burned.We finish our tour in Alfama, crossing Praça de Comércio (short stop to admire the square, this was also a place used by the Inquisition for their public activities), one of Lisbon\\'s oldest quarters into Rua da Judiaria in the Old Jewish Quarter, with its narrow cobbled streets. After lunch, we will visit Sintra , who was classified by UNESCO as a \\"Cultural Landscape\\".
Palacio da Vila, the former Royal Palace, where Dom Joao I (who reigned from 1385-1433) took the decision to send an expedition to Ceuta, thereby initiating the golden age of Portuguese Maritime Expansion. It was during this period that the Jewish quarter in this area grew around the Palace, greatly contributing to the flourishing of economic and literary activity. In the reign of Dom Joao III (1521-1557), the Palace was frequently visited by men of letters and humanists who spoke Latin, Hebrew and Greek. High above Sintra, overlooking the surrounding hills and the ruins of the nearby 8th century Moorish Castle, stands the Palacio da Pena, a fine example of romantic taste in its eclectic blend of styles. By option, we can visit Cabo da Roca, a sheer headland which falls dramatically into the sea.
We offer you the following options:
All these programs can be proposed for individuals or groups up to 25 persons.
Jewish Route in Portugal (13 Days / 12 Nights):
Sample of one itinerary we have:
(15th-16th Century) Those Jews who had been unable to leave Portugal were baptized into the Christian faith and officially designated \\"New-Christians\\" to distinguish them from the \\"Old-Christians.\\" Many Jews accepted the new religion which had been imposed upon them and with the passage of time gradually adapted to Christian society, but equally there were many others who covertly remained resistent. While they had to all appearances yield, they never abdicated their faith which was passed down from generation to generation, and maintained within a restricted ambit and the family circle, with a degree of religiosity marked by secrecy. These were the crypto-Jews who publically followed Catholic rituals but who, in the privacy of their own homes, maintained their relgion and culture and celebrated Hebrew rites on holy days.
1st Day - Lisbon
Meeting at the airport and transfer to the hotel.
Leisure afternoon
Meeting for dinner and planning.
2nd Day- Lisbon
9,30 am Departure for a full day city tour of Lisbon including:
Jewish and Muslim districts of Alfama, which includes a visit to the St. George\\'s castle plus a tram car ride through the windy and steep streets of Alfama and Chiado districts.
1,00 pm Lunch
Special arranged visit to Lisbon\\'s synagogue escorted by a member of Lisbon\\'s Jewish community.
3rd Day - Lisbon
9.00 am Departure for a guided visit of the city\\'s museum to admire the evolution of Lisbon\\'s districts trhoughout time and the pre-earthquake downtown area comprising the Jewish quarters.
12.30 pm Lunch by the harbor.
Guided visit of the tile museum, to admire the evolution of tile making and its use as a decorative element since the 16 hundreds.
Leisure afternoon
8.00 pm meeting at the hotel for a fado performance night out, including dinner.
4th Day - Sintra
9.00am Departure to Sintra for a full day tour including:
Sintra\\'s National Palace, the nobility former get away palace and its great collection of 16 and 17 century tiles lining the walls of rooms and indoor patios.
Continuing after lunch through the scenic mountain range passing by Cape Roca, the westernmost point of the European mainland.
5.00pm Visit to the Memoirs of Exile collection at Estoril.
Dinner in Lisbon\\'s Bairro Alto district, famous for the bohemian nightlife.
5th Day - Obidos - Tomar - Coimbra
9.00 am Departure to Coimbra
10.30 am Stop at Obidos for a stroll inside the walled city with its picturesque doll like whitewashed houses.
Continuing to Nazaré for lunch, famous fishermen town with their seven skirted women and great seafood restaurants.
Continue to Tomar to visit its 14th century synagogue, nowadays a museum, and the world heritage convent of Christ, headquarters of the knights Templar in Portugal.
7.00 pm Arrive in Coimbra for dinner and overnight at exclusive Quinta das Lágrimas hotel, place of a Romeu and Juliet like tragic lovestory.
6th Day Coimbra
9.30 am Departure to visit the Roman city of Conímbriga with its nicely preserved mosaics and fountains.
12.30 pm Lunch by the river
2.00 pm Visit of the University Library and the university campus folowed by a stroll through Coimbra\\'s alleys inside the remains of the former Medina, the Jewish and Arab district.
Visit of the Manuelin cloister of the Santa Cruz monastery where lies the first king of Portugal.
7.00 pm Dinner and overnight, Coimbra.
7th Day - Porto
9.00am Departure to Porto
11.00 am Orientation tour of the city followed by lunch at the Stock Market Palace.
3.00 pm Special arranged visit and get together with the Oporto\\'s Jewish community.
8.00 pm Dinner overlooking the World Heritage classified riverbank of Oporto.
8th Day - Porto - Guarda
8.30 am Departure on a river cruise along the worldwide famous vineyards of the Douro valley, where Port wine is made.
Opportunity to travel through the river locks, sample Port wine and lunch on board.
5.45 pm - Arrival at Barca d\\'Alva and transfer by car to Guarda.
7.30 pm - Arrival to the hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
9th Day - Guarda
9.00 am Departure for a walking tour of the city centre with its granite-made houses and former Jewish quarter.
1.00 pm Lunch at Folgosinho village. Opportunity to taste the Jewish, Inquisition defeating, alheira sausages.
3.00 pm Continue our tour throughthe glaciar valley of Estrela mountain range and its shepperd villages.
7.00pm Arrival to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
10th Day - Guarda (Belmonte)
9.00 am Departure to Almeida a fortress-like town and Belmonte for an encounter with one of the oldest Sephardic Jewish communities in the world, kept in silence and secrecy until not long ago.
Guided tour of this town and the synagogue.
3.00 pm Departure for a tour of the only winery producing kosher wine in Portugal.
7.00 pm Dinner with members of this community.
11th Day - Guarda (Castelo de Vide) - Évora
8.45 am Departure to Castelo de Vide, place of refuge and busy commerce town in the 14 and 15th centuries.
10.30 am Departure on a guided tour of the city centre with its castle, synagogue and Jewish quarter.
1.00 pm Lunch at Castelo de Vide
2.00 pm Departure to Alter do Chão for a guided tour of this stallion breeding farm.
7.30 pm Arrival at Évora for dinner and overnight.
12th Day - Évora
9.00 am Departure for a walking guided tour of this walled city, including the Jesuit founded university, the king Manuel\\'s Palace stopping for lunch in between.
5.00 pm Departure to Lisbon
7.00 pm Arrival at the hotel in Lisbon. Farewell dinner and overnight.
13th Day - Departure
At specified time: Departure to the airport and assistance.
End of tour.
Inquire about prices. AdviSe number of people, dates. The tour can be easily customized due to client\\'s budget and time. Kosher meals can be arranged with advance time.
I look forward to welcoming you to Portugal
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Cristina Brito
Cristina Brito
cristina.nbrito@gmail.com
+35 1963857776
www.mouriscastours.com/
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