The Jewish Museum of Belmonte

The Jewish Museum of Belmonte, is a museum that depicts the long history of the Jewish community in the region that resisted long years and centuries of religious persecution. It is the first museum of its kind in Portugal, located in the last redoubt of criptojudaica community then installed around the fifteenth century.

The museum displays more than a hundred religious pieces, day-to-day and professional use used by Hebrew families, especially of Beira Interior and Trás-os-Montes.

More info: http://mpjh.org/Museums.html

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