Group
Jewish
Heritage Tour
Overview
Price: 25€/person
Starting Time: 14:30
Duration: 2H30
Distance: Around 1,5 Kms
Dificulty: Medium
(over 20-meter elevation difference)
Meeting Point
Santa Cruz Church
By the fountain in front of the Santa Cruz church
(Downtown)
Booking is mandatory.
I only go to the meeting point when I have reservations
Availability in english
The Jewish heritge tour is offered subject to prior confirmation of availability and cannot be booked automatically
Is your date not available? Ask my availability by Whatsapp (preferential) to +351 91 415 25 30 or by email to info@tourscoimbra.com
Please Notice
The entrance inside the university buildings (such as the barroque library) is not included
This tour includes sensitive content related to the persecution of the Jewish community during certain periods of history
At the beginning of the tour we will enter the church of Santa Cruz. If you don’t want to visit, you’ll have to wait about 15 minutes outside for the rest of the group.
“Jews of Coimbra” exibithion is closed on Sundays & Mondays
More Details
Jews of Coimbra exibithion, Inquisition court, Old Jewish quarter, Corpus Christi chapel (outside), Mikveh (outside), New Jewish quarter, Commerce square, Sansão square, Manga Garden, New Fountain, Santa Cruz Church (inside).
“Jews of Coimbra” exibithion is closed on Sundays & Mondays
Free cancellation up to 24 hours in advance
If you cancel your booking 24 hours before the tour departure time -> if payment has already been made, a full refund will be made
Payment is made on site in cash or by paypal at the beginning of the tour.
During the summer Coimbra can be very hot, so be prepared with water, sun protection and comfortable shoes. Along the tour there are areas without shade.
In the event of rain, don’t forget some protection as there are no sheltered areas along many parts of the route
The route takes you up the hillside, part of which is made up of stairs .
Only some stairs have handrails.
Visiting the old Jewish quarter involves climbing up a 20-meter slope. For this reason, consider your physical condition.
More About this tour
What to expect
Short guided tour of the exhibition “The Jews of Coimbra” with an introduction to the Jewish presence in Portugal and Coimbra, as well as their persecution
Visit to the remaining spaces of the Inquisition court in Coimbra.
Walking tour on the area of the Old Jewish Quarter
Visit to other sites, such as the Praça do Comércio (where autos da fé were held), the Fonte Nova (an old Jewish fountain) and the New Jewish Quarter.
The tour is not about this
Most of the spaces related to the Jewish presence in the city have been destroyed, have an uncertain location or are not open to the public (as in the case of the Mikveh).
On this tour, you’ll learn more about Jewish heritage and the memory of certain places and not so much the material proofs of that heritage.
For this reason, don’t expect to visit physical spaces like the old synagogue or the old Jewish cemetery as you can find in other cities.
Please Notice
Visiting the old Jewish quarter involves climbing up a 20-meter slope. For this reason, consider your physical condition.
During the summer Coimbra can be very hot, so be prepared with water, sun protection and comfortable shoes.
In the event of rain, don’t forget some protection as there are no sheltered areas along many parts of the route