3-Hour Porto Jewish Heritage Walking Tour with Local Guide
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Porto, Portugal
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Uncover another side of Portugal during this Jewish Heritage walking tour from Porto. One of the oldest Jewish communities in the world, Porto plays a unique role in Jewish history and offers a chance for an interesting cultural tour off the beaten path. A friendly local guide walks you through historic Jewish quarters, hidden synagogues and places that are popular with Jews today. See Sao Bento da Vitória Church, the Porto Cathedral, and Ribeira Square among other destinations. Never look at Portugal the same way again after this fascinating tour involving an important part of the country’s history and culture.
- Take a Jewish Heritage walking tour from Porto
- Wander down the old Jewish Quarter and past historic landmarks
- Learn about Porto’s important role in Jewish history from a friendly local guide
- Choose from a morning or afternoon tour time
What's Included
- Local guide
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Visit to the Porto Synagogue
- Visit to the Porto Jewish Museum
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Porto CathedralTerreiro da Sé, 4050-573 Porto, Portugal
Meet your tourguide in front of Porto's Cathedral, by the stone pillar. The stone pillar is right on the center of the square in front of the Cathedral's main entrance.
End point
- Passeio das Virtudes, 4050 Porto, Portugal
Itinerary
Meet your guide at Porto Cathedral. If you’ve booked a private tour, it’s just your group and the guide; otherwise, there’s a maximum of 10 travelers in the group.
After exploring the cathedral, hear about the role that Jewish people played in establishing Porto’s merchant trade during Portugal’s early years. Trace the outlines of the city’s different Jewish quarters, both inside and outside the city walls, with your guide.
Take in medieval vistas from bridges and viewpoints as you hear how the Portuguese Inquisition tormented Jewish people and endeavored to erase their role in the past. See a gate which once opened onto a medieval ghetto, where Jewish people were confined, and other places where the Jewish community left their mark.
Your tour finishes at Ribeira Square, about a 10-minute stroll from the cathedral.
After exploring the cathedral, hear about the role that Jewish people played in establishing Porto’s merchant trade during Portugal’s early years. Trace the outlines of the city’s different Jewish quarters, both inside and outside the city walls, with your guide.
Take in medieval vistas from bridges and viewpoints as you hear how the Portuguese Inquisition tormented Jewish people and endeavored to erase their role in the past. See a gate which once opened onto a medieval ghetto, where Jewish people were confined, and other places where the Jewish community left their mark.
Your tour finishes at Ribeira Square, about a 10-minute stroll from the cathedral.
Pelourinho Se Catedral Porto (Pass By)
1
Catedral do Porto
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Praca Da Ribeira
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Mosteiro de Sao Bento da Vitoria
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
4
Postigo do Carvao
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
5
Igreja Paroquial de Nossa Senhora da Vitoria
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
6
Passeio das Virtudes
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Chafariz da Porta do Olival
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
8
Miradouro da Vitoria
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Dress code is smart casual
- On this tour we go up through some stairs and steep streets, please be aware and bring confortable shoes
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 404 reviews
William_P, May 2026
We tour the 3 jewish getto of porto. We saw where q5 century sinagog were located. We leaned how important the jewish community was to the commerce of Porto in the 14 & 15 centruy.
Liz_O, Mar 2026
Ricardo was a fantastic guide! Our group bonded walking through Lisbon with tales of ancient stories. We used our imaginations to transport back in time and to see the history.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Hello Liz,
Thank you for your review!
The jewish culture is trully fascinating, and the city of Porto is also really amazing!
We hope to see you soon!
Barbara_B, Jan 2026
Ricardo was a great guide very informative. I would highly recommend this tour seeing another side of Porto
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Hello,
Thank you for this amazing feedback.
We are so glad that you had this amazing opportunity with Ricardo to learn about the amazing city of Porto.
See you in the future!
Harvey_W, Jan 2026
Ricardo was very knowledgeable and courteous. He really helped in many ways and was an excellent tour guide.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Hello,
Thank you for this review.
Porto has such a great history and Ricardo is the best person possible to explain this fantastic culture the best way possible, we are very glad you liked it!
Thank you, see you in the future!
Zack_M, Dec 2025
Ricardo was absolutely brilliant. His knowledge is so deep he might as well be an academic. I can’t recommend this enough to anyone interested in Jewish history and the history of Porto/Portugal.
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Hello Zack,
Thank you for sharing your time with us!
We are so happy that you enjoyed the Porto jewish tour, it has so much history to explain and so many incredible places to see!
Ricardo and Efun Tours expect to see you again!
Samantha_S, Dec 2025
Excellent tour! Ricardo was very knowledgable and enthusiastic about sharing the Jewish history in Porto. The tour was comprehensive yet manageable and a great way to see the city!
Miriam_R, Nov 2025
Wonderful guide! So knowledgeable and interesting. Thoroughly enjoyed it. We learned so much about Portugal’s Jewish history.
DonnaKay_M, Nov 2025
This tour guide was outstanding. He had prepared so much information for us. Had entertained all of our questions and taught us so much history. If you have an interest in learning about the Jews here in Porto go with Mr Sousa. Fabulous experience. A true scholar.
Gail_D, Nov 2025
I suggest taking a taxi or an Uber or finding the meeting place in advance because we missed it. We took a bus and were unable to follow the map to meet the tour. Definitely not a NOT the tour’s fault — the guide called us and tried to give us directions AND held the tour likely longer than reasonable. If I can rebook for tomorrow we will start our earlier and take transportation directly to the meeting place.
Toby_L, Nov 2025
Pablo is passionate and knowledgeable about the subject matter. He made the tour fun and interesting
Margie_G, Nov 2025
Our guide was very knowledgeable and his English was very good. We found the tour very informative. We would recommend this tour to everyone we know.
Leslie_S, Nov 2025
Our guide Ricardo was very knowledgeable and was a wonderful guide. The tour was just the right amount of time. Would highly recommrnd.
Rachelle_M, Oct 2025
We had a fantastic tour with Pedro. She is extremely knowledgeable about Jewish history, and the Jews that were living in Portugal he took his time with explanations.. he took us through the old neighborhood.
He knew lots of secrets and stories and made the tour extremely interesting. I would highly recommend the tour.
Edward_Y, Oct 2025
Very knowledgeable tour guide gave us good history of Lisbon and showed us the site.
Jose also gave us excellent ideas on where else to visit and eat.
barbara_b, Oct 2025
Our guide was a great guy patient knowledgeable and friendly. Unfortunately although the history is interesting there’s very little to actually see . It’s a difficult walk lots of steps and hills so not really worth it for us
Eyal_E, Oct 2025
Very informative and interesting. Ricardo was very entertaining and enthusiastic. The tour gives a good perspective of the history of the city.
Ron_T, Oct 2025
Ricardo Silva was great! Even though he himself is not Jewish, he is really interested in the history of Jews in Portugal. He studied a lot of documents and incorporated this information in the tour with a lot of photos pertaining to the history of Jews in Porto and Portugal. We highly recommend him!
Jack_B, Oct 2025
Ricardo is an enthusiastic tour guide who held everyone’s interest throughout. We discovered lots of hidden gems
Evelyn_J, Oct 2025
This is a very interesting tour and worth doing! We learned a lot about the history of the Jews in Portugal from our very knowledgeable and friendly guide, Ricardo. Without his pointing out details, we would have missed many points of significance.
Peter_C, Oct 2025
We enjoyed the tour very much with Ricardo although nothing of jewish still stands…just traces and history
Diana_L, Sep 2025
We had a marvellous guide for this tour (9.30 am on Tuesday 16 September) He took us to where the various Jewish parts of Porto used to be and explained everything clearly without being over verbose. Very personable and helpful. We walked up and down the old cobbled streets and hills and saw beautiful views.
Shelley_R, Sep 2025
Great experience, Ricardo was very knowledgeable. Lots of walking and many stairs. Wear good shoes. And hopefully it won’t be raining because then the walkways and roads are going to be very slippery.
Pauline_B, Sep 2025
Richardo was fabulous …his knowledge and ability to share it was so great. He has a passion about what he tells about the Jewish Heritage .
Helen_S, Sep 2025
Yhis is a very detailed and profound experience. Pedro also tpld us a lot of Porto/Portugal hisrory, which is interwoven with Jewish history in Portugal. As it is a walking tour, remember there is a lot of walking and much is uphill, but very doable
Harriet_S, Sep 2025
This was a fabulous tour. Our guide, Ricardo, was extremely knowledgeable and showed us the remnants of the Jewish community and discussed their history in depth. He was friendly, helpful and a delight.
Susan_H, Sep 2025
Our guide, Ricardo, is extremely knowledgeable about the Jewish history of Porto, and Portugal in general. He researched much of what he spoke about and brought out interesting facts that most people wouldn’t know. He showed us so many sites that have Jewish history. This is all a part of the history of the region that most people do not know about.
SandyW, Sep 2025
Our guide had an impressive depth of knowledge. Ricardo answered all our questions beautifully. I highly recommend this tour
Susan_G, Sep 2025
The tour was quite comprehensive with the guide having a very good grasp of the Jewish history and living conditions in Porto
Alina_W, Sep 2025
The tour was the perfect way to learn about Jewish history in Porto! Ricardo is so knowledgeable and passionate about the subject, he was an amazing guide and I highly recommend the tour especially to other Jewish visitors of Porto!
rachael_f, Aug 2025
Ricardo was amazing!!! Very knowledgeable and kept us all engaged throughout our tour. A great sense of humour as well. We really loved our tour with him.
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