Jewish Heritage / Full tour
Talking about Jewish history in Hungary, you will learn why and how young Hungarian Jews are searching for their identity. Is there antisemitism in Hungary? This tour can become a real dialog: what does it mean to be Jewish in Hungary today?
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Jewish Heritage - Full tour
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(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Dohany Street Synagogue
The Jewish district is a place for World Heritage sights, such as the Dohány Street Synagogue which is the second largest synagogue of the World. Visit includes the Synagogue building, the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Garden and Jewish Cemetery. The moving monument of the Emmanuel Tree, established by Tony Curtis. Historic streets and onetime communities. And still: this is a place of so much more than the past. We will cover a second functioning synagogues (outside visit), historical memorials and also have a taste of current happenings of the area. Believe it or not, this very quarter also houses most of Budapest street art and night life.
Shoes on the Danube Bank
Touching memorial of the thousands of Jews who were shot into the river Danube.
Memorial to the Victims of the German Invasion
To victims.. Who were mostly Jews... One of the most controversial memorials in the city. Erected under the darkness of the night, guarded by policemen. People protest everyday eversince it was established 10 years ago.
Inclusions
- Guiding by a local licensed tour guide
- Transportation
- Entrance fee to the synagogue. (HUF10800 = EUR26 pp)
- 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
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- In front of the white Lutheran Church
End Points
- The biggest synagogue of Europe right in the city centre.