Jewish Budapets with a Historian
Tour Details
Rates: 40 Euro/person
Duration: 2,5 hrs
Group size: maximum 10 participants
What's included: entrance ticket to the Rumbach Synagogue
Meeting point: in front of Kempinski Hotel, facing the Ferris wheel (1052, Budapest, Erzsébet tér) (see on map)
What can you expect?
Discover the Jewish heritage of Budapest with a passionate guide. Explore one of the most popular areas of inner Pest. The 7th district is where Jewish culture has bloomed for over 200 years and today hosts the largest and most active Jewish community of Eastern Europe. As a highlight of the tour, visit the neighborhood of the Dohány Street Synagogue, which is the largest in Europe and the one of the second largest in the world.
Value
Experience the Jewish Heritage of Budapest
We walk through the Jewish Quarter, on the streets of the former Ghetto, which hosts synagogues, monuments, kosher restaurants, and kosher shops. Hear local stories of this area and about Budapest. During our walk visit the Carl Lutz Memorial, dedicated to one of the Righteous Among the Nations, who is also known as Hungary’s Schindler. Then pass by the lively Gozsdu Passage and the Kazinczy Street Synagogue.
Highlights of the Jewish Heritage Tour
- The last wall of the Budapest Ghetto
- Visit the Rumbach Synagogue of the status quo community (entry ticket included)
- Memorials of Gábor Sztehlo, Carl Lutz and Raoul Wallenberg
- the Great Synagogue and Kazinczy Orthodox Synagogue from the outside
- Ritual baths, kosher stores, ruin bars along the way
- Local stories and personal connections to the Jewish Heritage of Budapest
- Historical background of the Jewish community in Hungary
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