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Porta d’el Rei
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Jewish cemetery of Funchal
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Monsaraz
Monsaraz is a village that has undergone many conquests and influences. It is known for the architectural richness of its ancient mansions and historic buildings dating back to the Middle Ages, as well as its castle. Stones dating back to the Neolithic period can still be found today. The Jewish quarter was located around , close to the Igreja de Santiago church. As with the rest of the old ...
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Leiria
Leiria is a very old town in the centre of the country, probably dating back to Roman times, and is known today for its medieval castle. The Jewish presence is quite old, probably dating back to the 13th century. The Jewish quarter was located between today’s and , named after two former kings. The former synagogue was probably located beneath the . This church now houses the Centre for ...
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Lamego
Lamego is famous for its ancient foundations, dating back to Roman times, as well as its 13th-century castle and magnificent cathedral. It was here that the first Portuguese parliament was established. The Jewish presence is also quite old, dating back at least to the 14th century, when they lived between the castle and the church of Santa Maria. Those who lived there in the early 15th ...
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Guarda
Guarda is known as the highest town in Portugal, situated at an altitude of 1060 metres. This medieval city boasts a number of buildings, such as the Sé Cathedral, which bear witness to a time when the Jewish presence was significant. This presence probably dates back to the 13th century, when they settled in Rua da Judiaria, now . A synagogue was inaugurated at that time. Later, they moved ...
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Funchal
The capital of the Madeira archipelago, Funchal is known for its museums and beautiful architecture, from municipal monuments such as the Tower to its buildings and gardens set in the depths of the sea. Its name means “fennel”, a vegetable abundantly found in the area by Portuguese sailors on their discovery. The Jewish presence is relatively recent, dating back to the early 19th ...
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Madeira
The volcanic islands of Madeira are rich in vegetation and very popular with European holidaymakers, especially in summer. While Portuguese Jewish life goes back a long way, to the height of the Middle Ages and the terrible days of the Inquisition, this region is linked to Portugal’s Jewish cultural heritage in a much more recent way, as in Funchal, where a community was established in ...
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Norte
Although the region is strongly influenced by its medieval period, as evidenced by the many castles and other monuments from that era, it has been inhabited since prehistoric times. Today, there is a large contemporary urban centre with Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto and Braga as the main cities, Braganca, a port city and important centre of Marrano life, as well as the medieval town of ...
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Centro
This region is both vast and varied. There are long stretches of beach, mountains, numerous medieval castles and urban centres. As the medieval cities of Guarda and Obidos testify, Jewish life here goes back a very long way. Traces of Judaism can still be found in the streets of Castelo Branco and Almeida, which was a crossroads for exodus, particularly during the Inquisition. Coimbra, an ...
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Algarve
The Algarve region is famous for its monuments illustrating the various historical conquests and local influences, such as the Roman ruins of Cerro da Vila and Silves Castle. Faro was a major printing centre, where Samuel Portera printed one of the first Portuguese books in 1481. Faro also became an important place for the conversos, following the Inquisition.
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Alentejo
This region of Portugal is particularly popular with visitors for its many vestiges of different eras and cultural influences, as well as its vast plains and olive groves. In the Alentejo region, you can wander through the old Jewish quarters of Monsaraz and Santarem, where traces of the past can still be seen. Or discover the vestiges of Jewish life of yesteryear at the Evora museum. Not ...
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Freixo de Espada-a-Cinta
Freixo de Espada-a-Cinta is a small town in north-east Portugal, on the Spanish border. A medieval town built in a complex natural environment, Freixo is best known for its 14th-century tower. The town was home to many Marranos driven out by the Spanish Inquisition, some of whom went on to become great explorers. Persecuted by the Portuguese Inquisition, they had to live out their faith ...
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Municipal Library of Evora
Largo do Conde de Vila Flor 4, 7000-863 Évora Tel : + 351 266 769 330 Início (bnportugal.gov.pt)
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Museum of Evora
Largo do Conde de Vila Flor, 7000-804 Évora Tel : + 351 266 730 480
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Praça do Giraldo
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Portas do Sol
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Statue of Amato Lusitano
Largo do Municipio, Castelo Branco
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House of the Memory of Jewish presence
R. das Olarias 43, 6000-183 Castelo Branco
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Ancient synagogue of Castelo Branco
10 Rua da Misericordia, Castelo Branco
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Building of 10 rua D’Ega
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Evora
The city is best known for its historic centre, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Jewish presence is thought to go back a long way, with Evora boasting one of the largest Portuguese communities in the 15th century. It was also one of the seats of the Inquisition, with 9,500 cases investigated over the centuries. The Inquisitor’s Palace was located opposite the . The Jewish ...
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Covilha
Covilha is a town known as an important urban centre in the Portuguese interior. The Jewish presence probably dates back to the 12th century. There were three successive Jewish quarters in the town. The first, within the walls of the old town, near the . The second was adjacent to this quarter, but outside the walls. The third was near Refugio and Meia Legua. One of the main economic ...
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Coimbra
The city of Coimbra is famous for its historic sites and the first Portuguese university founded there in 1290. It was also an important centre of Portuguese Judaism until the Inquisition. During the Inquisition, they suffered numerous persecutions, being one of the seats of the Inquisition. More than 11,000 cases were tried here between 1541 and 1820. Marranism developed, making Coimbra an ...
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Castelo Branco
Castelo Branco is known, as the first part of its name suggests, for its medieval buildings. The Jewish presence dates back to at least the 14th century. An organised Jewish community existed in the town until the advent of the Inquisition. Old buildings in the town’s Jewish quarter bear traces of this presence, such as a in Rua d’Ega. A was apparently located at 10 Rua de la ...
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Beja
Beja is a town in southern Portugal, famous for the battles that have been fought there since the time of Julius Caesar. It was also known as one of the places where rabbinical institutions were based in the 15th century. The Jewish presence dates back to at least the 12th century. Some very old stelae have been found, from Jewish cemeteries. One of these dates back to the 14th century and ...
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Almeida
A crossroads of exoduses, the town of Almeida, which brings together several former small medieval municipalities, has welcomed many refugees throughout its history. This was also the case during the Second World War. During the Spanish Inquisition, an estimated 35,000 Jews passed through the border villages grouped together in Almeida. At the time, there was a Jewish quarter in Castelo ...
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Sha’ar HaShamaim Synagogue
R. do Brum 16, 9500-085 Ponta Delgada Tel : +351 508 646 0650 https://www.azoreansynagogue.org
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