Literary tour: The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon

As we passed through the Horses’ Well Gate, I recalled the metalic shiver the gates to the Judiaria Pequena made when the Old Christian guards locked the Jews inside for the night. A shout from above turned us. Our former rabbi, Fernando Losa, was waving at us to wait from the top of the Synagogue Steps.”

Richard Zimler, The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon (1996)
Literary tour in Alfama Lisbon
At the Little Judiaria

A walking tour in Lisbon, starting at the Little Judiaria (jewish ghetto) in Alfama, through the Great Judiaria, or Small Jerusalem, finishing at the Rossio square to witness the terrible pogrom in 1506.

A visit to the ancient city buried under our feet, that you can only see if you close your eyes. Based on Richard Zimler’s novel.

Memorial to the victims of the 1506 pogrom
At the Rossio square

👉 Meeting point: Largo do Chafariz de Dentro (in front of the Museu do Fado)
👉 Duration: 2h approximately
👉 Distance: about 2 kms

Your guide

Margarida Branco
Founded “Ler por aí…” in 2006 and since then has done this tour dozens of times.
“Ler por aí…” means “read around” and is dedicated to taking you places with the right book, or taking you to the right place of a book.

Book your tour:

👉 Ticket: 25 euros per person

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Insurance covers included: Personal accidents and civil liability.

Ler por aí… (Episódio Poético – Unipessoal, Lda.) is registered as Touristic Recreation Agency (registration n. 537/2023).