Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Castelo de Vide
Sights
1 Castelo
B1
2 Fonte da Vila
C2
3 Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Alegria
A1
4 Old Town & Judiaria
B2
Synagogue & Museum
(see 4)
Sleeping
5 Casa Amarela
C3
6 Casa de Hóspedes Machado
A2
7 Casa de Hóspedes Melanie
D3
8 Casa do Parque
D4
Eating
9 Doces & Companhia
C3
10 O Alentejano
D3
11 O Miguel
C3
Sights
Old Town & Judiaria
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP
By the castle is a small judiaria - the former Jewish district. A sizeable community of
Jews settled here in the 12th century, then larger waves came in the early 15th century
after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain. At first they didn't have an exclusive district,
but Dom Pedro I restricted them to specific quarters. The highlight of this area is the syn-
agogue and museum OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 9.30am-1pm & 2-5.30pm Sep-May, to 6pm Jun-Aug) .
Reopened in 2009 after being converted into a museum, the site comprises the original
synagogue - two rooms (one for women and one for men), a wooden tabernacle and Holy
Ark for Torah scrolls. The remaining rooms (part of the original village home from which
the synagogue was originally converted) house a superb collection of items illustrating the
history of the Jewish communities of Castelo de Vide. Following Manuel I's convert-or-
leave edict in 1496, many Jews returned to Spain, though some headed to Évora.
HISTORIC SITE
 
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