Portobello Walking Tour
by Dublin Decoded
About This Tour
About Portobello Walking Tour
This Portobello walking tour with Dublin Decoded explores one of Dublin’s most characterful neighbourhoods with a local historian. Wander streets near the canal, hear about the area’s cultural heritage and famous residents, and soak up the café culture. Meet outside the Jewish Museum, 3 Walworth Road, Dublin 8. The walk takes about 2 hours and is rated 4.9 from 37 reviews.
FAQs
Where do I meet?
Outside the Jewish Museum, 3 Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin 8.
How long is it?
About 2 hours.
How much is it?
From €25.
Operator: Dublin Decoded
Duration: 2 h
Area: Dublin
Prices: Group 1 – 5 people €265, Group 6 – 7 people €371, Group 8 – 10 people €424, Group 11 – 12 people €477
About this tour
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
Meeting point
Dublin Decoded – (Dublin) API
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Logistics
- Start Location
- Portobello, Dublin 8, Ireland
- End Location
- Portobello, Dublin 8, Ireland
- Meeting Point
- Outside the Jewish Museum, 3 Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin 8
- Languages
- English
- Operator
- Dublin Decoded