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The majority of the tour was fine and our guide, Arthur, was fun and knowledgable. However, the tour was advertised to stop and discuss the Jewish Quarter of Porto but our guide walked right through it without mentioning a thing. When I asked him at the end of the tour, he said that he has stopped mentioning the centuries old Jewish presence in Porto since October 2023 due to the conflict in Israel. He said that he noticed people got uncomfortable when he talked about Jews so he stopped doing so and so did other guides. This was pretty gross and surprising to hear. It is not ok to erase Jewish history because of current political situations. Consider supporting another platform that recognizes and shares a complete history of Porto.
Eduardo was very knowledgable and shared a fun mix of interesting facts and more in depth history. I loved how he contextualized everything he told us and took the group to some hidden spots I definitely would not have visited otherwise.