Budapest Dohany, Heroes', Rumbach synagogues & Jewish Ghetto Tour
Budapest Dohany, Heroes', Rumbach synagogues & Jewish Ghetto Tour
Budapest Dohany Great Synagogue & Jewish Ghetto Tour
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Pay for the synagogue admission tickets only and enjoy a free, complex tour of about 2.5 hours with experts. Your Budapest experience must include the Jewish district - the former Ghetto area. We have been on a mission to passionately help visitors learn about the Hungarian Jewish history, culture and heritage for over 25 years now.
On this tour we present Europe's largest synagogue the Dohany, the Heroes' Temple synagogue and the recently renovated magnificent Rumbach synagogue from inside, while we stroll along the streets of the former Budapest Ghetto and learn about Righteous Gentiles who helped save many lives during the dark times of the Hungarian Holocaust and Jewish life in Budapest today. The tour offers an insight into the various Hungarian Jewish movements in today's cultural, commercial and entertainment center of our colorful, multicultural and breathtaking Budapest.
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Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
30 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedVisit the largest Jewish temple of Europe, learn about the Hungarian Neologue Jewish Community and the history of the Hungarian Jewry. See the spectacular architectural masterpiece of the 1850's Budapest and admire the organ played by Franz Liszt as well.Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park
20 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedLearn about the Hungarian Holocaust and the Righteous Gentiles who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews risking their own lives. Visit the Emmanuel Tree of Life Memorial. Visit the Holocaust Cemetery created on the territory of the Budapest ghetto, the resting place of more than 2000 victims.Rumbach Street Synagogue
45 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedThe Rumbach Synagogue is a remarkable masterpiece of the Viennese architect Otto Wagner from 1872. The synagogue has recently reopened after many years of renovations. It is a spectacular Moorish building, a true hidden treasure of the Budapest Jewish district, a breath-taking building to visit along the streets of the former Budapest Ghetto.Kiraly Street
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe Kiraly street was the high street of Pest in the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. As a commercial and trade center it became the cradle of Jewish life in Pest. Today it is bustling with commercial and cultural life again.Gozsdu Udvar
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThis is the most colorful spot in the Jewish district, the location of entertainment and cultural life. In the past this place housed kosher salami stores, food stores as well as apartments. Today you can meet here local Jewish artists, local artisan and antique products or eat and drink with friends.Carl Lutz Memorial
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeMeet one of the brave Righteous Gentiles who risked his own life to save thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.Spinoza Szinhaz
5 minsAdmission Ticket FreeSee the restaurant, gallery, cultural stage and theatre named after the Jewish Dutch philosopher of Portuguese Sephardi origin, who was an early representative of the Enlightenment in the 17th century.Dob u. 22(Pass by)
Admission Ticket FreeSee one of the best known places in Budapest for kosher flodni, the most delicious Hungarian Jewish cake.Dob Street
10 minsAdmission Ticket FreeThe street running parallel to Kiraly was the central street of the Jewish district of Pest. It also ran in the center of the Budapest ghetto. Today again this is the scene of the revival of Jewish life in Budapest and Hungarian Jewish orthodoxy.Kazinczy Street Synagogue
15 minsAdmission Ticket Not IncludedThe Kazinczy street is called today the cultural street of Budapest. It is full of ruin pubs but also the Hungarian Orthodox Jewish Center is here, with a synagogue, a mikveh, Kosher restaurants and cafes, schools, butchery, Kosher food stores and a lot more. Admire the architectural beauty of the early 20th century Art Noveau - called Secession in Budapest - architecture. The Orthodox synagogue serves the Hungarian traditional Orthodox Jewish Community.
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