Budapest Jewish Heritage: Synagogues, Shoes, Secrets & Flódni
Embark on this private, personalisable Jewish heritage tour and discover the past and present of the Jewish culture in Budapest.
It is a beautiful tapestry dating back centuries, with the community’s contributions visible in the architecture and lifestyle in of many places citywide today.
Our tour provides an exclusive guided walking excursion with detailed insight for those who want to get a comprehensive picture of the roles of the Jews in 19th-century Hungary, and to identify causes of 20th-century anti-Semitism culminating in the Holocaust.
While walking through Budapest’s historic and lively Jewish Quarter, an expert historian will brief you on the very complex subject of the Hungarian Jewish identity, and highlight how and why Jews integrated into Hungarian society over many centuries, while explaining attitudes of the Hungarian majority toward the Jewish population over time.
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Shoes by the Danube Memorial
Extra locations: This version includes The Shoes on the Danube Promenade and two contradictory memorials on the Liberty square.
What's included in Budapest Jewish Heritage: Synagogues, Shoes, Secrets & Flódni
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
FungarianPass-by Only
From Herzl Square and the Great Synagogue we begin the guided walk in the Jewish Quarter, including major landmarks of the city’s World War II ghetto of 1944.
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
Stop at the Dohány Street Synagogue, also known as the Great Synagogue is a historical building in Erzsébetváros, the 7th district of Budapest, Hungary. It is the largest synagogue in Europe, seating 3,000 people and is a centre of Neolog Judaism. You will discover not only why this synagogue is unique architecturally, but also find out about the fate of Hungarian Jewry at the time of the Second World War, as well as learning how many internationally famous personages were Hungarian Jews.
Rumbach Street Synagogue
Stop at the Moorish Rumbach Sebestyén utca Synagogue was built in 1872 by Austrian Secessionist architect Otto Wagner for the "moderate Conservative" community. The interior decorations shine in their old, graceful light after the long-overdue facelift. Come with us and see this unusual and beautiful synagogue and find out how it differs from the others in the area.
Inclusions
- We’ll end the walk with an authentic Jewish dessert – how about a heavenly flódni?
- Public transportation
- Handout
- Entrance tickets
- Public transportation ticket
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Each time, it's the kind tourist who decides where the most convenient meeting point would be – whether it's a café or their hotel.
