Jewish sites in Lisbon or Madrid

[rphpcf]

HI,

 

We're taking a Douro River Cruise on AMA Waterways next year that will

start in Madrid and end in Lisbon. We wonder if there are any Jewish sites along the way that we may want to see. Thanks for any info.

[diane.in.ny]

We did the same cruise with Viking a couple of years ago (but in reverse) and loved it.

 

Lisbon does have an old Jewish section, along the bottom of the hill going up to the Amalfi (sp?) district. And one of the ruins we visited along the river had a Jewish section and you could see where the mikvah was. Sorry I can't remember the name of the old town but you might visit it. It was known because Catholics, Jews and Muslims all lived there in peace for many years.

 

Here are two resources that might be able to help you:

 

We had several days in Lisbon and arranged a custom tour with Tours For You. They did a great job and you may want to contact them to see if they can help you out.

 

Also, here is the link for Portugal's official tourism site

 

You might be able to get some help there

[Talisker92]

Diane, The area is the Alfama

[diane.in.ny]

Diane, The area is the Alfama

 

You are right, of course.

 

Thank you for the correction

[rphpcf]

Thank you all for your prompt responses. Now I can at least look into taking the proper tour. Thanks again.