It is a charming and fascinating area to visit: cryptic marks imbedded over some of the doors hint at the existence of former Jewish synagogues and crosses symbolising Christian converts tell of desperate attempts to ward off the Inquisition. There is even a touch of romance attached to one of the houses as it is held to be the clandestine meeting place of the Portuguese king, D. João I, with the beautiful daughter of a Jewish cobbler with whom he had illegitimate children.
Un’area ricca di fascino e da non perdere: segni criptici inglobati nella cornice di alcune porte fanno pensare all’esistenza di ex sinagoghe, e le croci simbolizzano la conversione dei cristiani e raccontano di disperati tentativi di sfuggire all’Inquisizione.