Beit-Ha - Midrasch-Sefardin
The Synagogue of Castelo de Vide is a well-preserved medieval synagogue in Santa Maria da Devesa, Castelo de Vide, in the Alentejo Region of Portugal. Built in the late 14th century, the former synagogue was repurposed in April 2019 as a Jewish museum dedicated to Castelo de Vide's historical Jewish community.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: former synagogue and museum in Portugal
- Also known as: “Sinagoga Medieval de Castelo de Vide” and “Synagogue of Castelo de Vide”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igreja Paroquial de São João Baptista and Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Vide.
Igreja Paroquial de São João Baptista
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja Paroquial de São João Baptista is a church, which is situated 180 metres south of Beit-Ha - Midrasch-Sefardin.
Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Vide
Town hall
Photo: Pedro Paulo Palazzo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Vide is a town hall, which is situated 270 metres southeast of Beit-Ha - Midrasch-Sefardin.
Igreja de Santiago Maior, paroquial de Santiago Maior
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja de Santiago Maior, paroquial de Santiago Maior is a church, which is situated 190 metres southwest of Beit-Ha - Midrasch-Sefardin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marvão and Beirã.
Marvão
Photo: Stephen Colebourne, CC BY 2.0.
Marvão is a mountain village of 3,000 people in Alentejo perched on a quartzite crag of the Serra de São Mamede.
Beirã
Village
Photo: Pedro Paulo Palazzo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beirã is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Beit-Ha - Midrasch-Sefardin.
Santo António das Areias
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santo António das Areias is a village, which is situated 9 km east of Beit-Ha - Midrasch-Sefardin.
Beit-Ha - Midrasch-Sefardin
- Categories: synagogue, cultural heritage, building, tourism, place of worship, and tourist attraction
- Location: São João Baptista, Castelo de Vide, Portalegre District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.41752° or 39° 25′ 3″ northLongitude
-7.45675° or 7° 27′ 24″ westOpen location code
8CFJCG9V+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 377780098OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=synagogueOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q18811094
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Portuguese—“Beit-Ha - Midrasch-Sefardin” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Synagoga v Castelo de Vide”
- French: “Synagogue de Castelo de Vide”
- Portuguese: “BEIT-HA - MIDRASCH-SEFARDIN”
- Portuguese: “Sinagoga de Castelo de Vide”
- Portuguese: “Sinagoga Medieval de Castelo de Vide”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro de Interpretação do Megalitismo and Castelo de Vide.
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