Jewish Heritage Walking Tour

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Duration: 3h
Location: Dohány Street Synagogue, Dohány utca 2, Budapest, 1074, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary


Category: Tours & Sightseeing

Highlights:
Tour of sites & landmarks of historic Jewish significance
Europe’s largest Jewish synagogue & poignant memorials
Exploring Jewish Museum, Tree of Life & Heroes’ Temple
Charming downtown district dotted with restaurants & shops
Gripping stories & anecdotes from a local guide

Inclusions:
Guided walking of Budapest
Admission to Dohány Street Synagogue, Hungarian Jewish Museum, and Kazincy Street Orthodox Synagogue
Hotel pickup from central Budapest hotels
Commentary in English

Description:

As the home of one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe, Budapest hosts many prominent Judaic sites for you to explore. Explore the resilient Great Synagogue, the gripping Jewish Museum, and the once-somber streets of the Budapest Ghetto area.

Your guide meets you at the dome-topped Dohány Street Synagogue, a 19th-century Moorish Revival synagogue which is the largest of its kind in Europe. Skip the long visitor queues to marvel at the majestic interior, and make your way to the neighboring Jewish Museum to learn more about the local community’s history.

Next to the synagogue, the Jewish Cemetery is the resting place of bankers, industrialists, and artists from the pre-war era. Continue to the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park which hosts the Tree of Life, a stainless steel-and-silver monument that forms a weeping willow. Pay homage to the fallen at the Heroes’ Temple, dedicated to the memory of Hungarian Jews who fought and died in World War I.

In the former Budapest Ghetto area, visit the Kazinczy Street Orthodox Synagogue and see how life thrives once again in this charming section of Budapest. With a wide range of restaurants, cafés, and boutiques, you are invited to partake in the brightest chapter yet for this vibrant Jewish quarter.