Portugal / Norte / Braganca

Sephardi Interpretive Center

Practical info

Type of location: Cultural Center

Sephardi Interpretive Center

Rua Abílio Beça, 103 5300 – 011 Bragança

+351 273 240 022

Historical description

Braganca

Bragança is a medieval hilltop town in northern Portugal, 22 kilometres from Spain. Although there seems to be no record of a Jewish presence in Bragança in the 12th century, the royal privileges of 1187 mention the penalties for attacking a Jew on arrival. In ... Read more