About this tour
Duration: approx. 8 hours · Start times: 08:30, 09:00, 09:30, 10:00 · Group size: up to 7 people (private)
Discover Lisbon through the powerful, often-hidden story of its Jewish community on an 8-hour private tour with your own driver and an official licensed guide, including hotel pick-up and drop-off. The day begins in Belém, where the Age of Discoveries comes to life through the contributions of Jewish and New Christian pilots, cartographers, physicians, and scholars—with fascinating references to navigation, science, and instruments like the astrolabe and sextant, plus a personal historical note linked to Pedro Álvares Cabral’s family.
From there, you return to central Lisbon for the meaningful sites around Restauradores and São Domingos, exploring themes of presence, intolerance, and memory. After an optional lunch break, you’ll enjoy one of the city’s best panoramas at Miradouro da Senhora do Monte, before walking the atmospheric lanes of Alfama along the traces of the old Judiaria—spotting subtle symbols, hearing quiet stories, and connecting Lisbon’s streets to its Jewish past. The tour ends with an exterior stop at the Sé Cathedral, where a discreet Star of David on the façade opens the door to a final layer of interpretation—before a comfortable return to your hotel.
