Portrait of a District and the Dublin Jewish Experience

Private Tour Rates

Group 1 - 5 people: (weekdays) € 250 Group 1 - 5 people: (weekends) € 300 Group 6 - 7 people: € 300 Group 8 - 10 people: € 350 Group 11 - 15 people: € 455* Group 15 - 20 people: € 565* Group 21 - 25 people: € 675*

*for this group size, price includes audio headsets.

Recommended for people aged +15

Duration

Approximately 2 hours

About

Portobello was once a landscape of orchards and of 18th century pleasure gardens. Only later in the 19th century was it developed as a mix of wealthy, substantial Victorian red-bricks, mixed with smaller streets of artisan and philanthropic housing. Ever since this fascinating district has been a haven for Jewish refugees and for Irish revolutionaries, for artists, sculptors, writers and much more. The notional birthplace of Leopold Bloom; the former Little Jerusalem, now one of the most thriving districts of Dublin.

On this tour you will find, view and discuss…

• The homes of famous painters and sculptors including George Bernard Shaw
• A famous Rabbi’s house
• Substantial Victorian homes built for Dublin’s 19th century middle classes
• The home of a future president of Israel
• The home of a pair of actor-brothers, who won Oscars and awards and who worked with a galaxy of greats, including Hitchcock, Ford and Howard Hawks, Cary Grant, John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn
• Workers’ cottages, built by a 19th century Philanthropic Housing agency.
• The site of vanished harbours, a vanished basin/reservoir, and an entire vanished park which once boasted a former, large ornamental lake
• Hear tales of fireworks and tightrope walkers, and of some of the most famous entertainers and dare devils of the mid 19th century, and of their unexpected links to 20th century musical history!
• See the childhood home of a president of Israel
• The home of a man who made possible the entire, modern city of Los Angeles!

We'll get in contact with you as soon as possible to arrange a meet up point.

Due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus), Dublin decoded have implemented the following cancellation and refund policies until further notice.

• Tour canceled 8 days or more: full refund

• Tour canceled from 8 days to 96 hours: 85% refund

• Tour canceled from 24 hours to 96 hours: 50% refund

• Within 24 hours: no refund