Jewish Heritage Guided Walking Tour in Budapest Jewish Heritage Essential Tour
ID: GYG23718-25303
Category:
Country: Hungary
Duration:
02:00 hours
Description
Discover Hungarian Jewish history and heritage with this fascinating walking tour in Budapest. Visit the Dohany Street Synagogue, the Jewish Museum, the Holocaust Cemetery, and the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park.
See the most beautiful monuments of Budapest's Jewish district on this 90-minute guided walking tour.
First, your guide shows you the most important chapters of the Hungarian Jewry’s history and the Elizabethtown. Meanwhile, walk on the streets of the so-called Pest Jewish Quarter, and explore the "status quo ante” Rumbach Street Synagogue (outside visit).
As the highlight of the tour, visit the Dohány Street Synagogue (interior visit), which is the largest in Europe and the second largest in the world.
You also get a local guided tour in the Jewish Museum, where you get acquainted with the Hungarian Jewish heritage trough a unique collection of art pieces from Hungary and Eastern Europe, and the rich tradition of Judaism, its holidays and everyday life.A separate room commemorates the Hungarian Holocaust.
Beside these you will visit the Martyrs’ Cemetery, the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park with the Tree of Life and the Heroes' Temple (outside visit). After the tour it is possible to visit the Jewish Quarter Exhibition in the Goldmark Hall and the Family Research Center.
Highlights
- Get an introduction to the sights and history of Jewish Budapest
- View photos, artworks, and religious objects at the Jewish Museum
- Admire the Moorish Revival architecture of the Dohany Street Synagogue
- Pay a poignant visit to the Holocaust Memorial
- See the exquisite Rumbach Street Synagogue from outside
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You are required to bring and wear a mask
Masks are required while indoors
Dohány Street Synagouge, Dohány u. 2, 1074. Please arrive 15 minutes before the tour's scheduled departure time.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.