Budapest Jewish Customised City Walk
Budapest, Hungary
Trip Type: Walking Tours
Duration: 4 hours
Let’s walk around in the 7th District Jewish Quarter of Budapest. You will learn about the rich history of the Hungarian Jewish Community. We also show you the changes that took place in the district since the 1990s and that how it has become the bohemian quarter of the city regaining slowly-slowly its old character as well. This tour includes the visiting of all the three historical synagogues: the Dohàny street, the Kazinczy street Ortodox Synagogue and even the Rumbach Street Synagogue. We even take you down to the Shoes on the Danube Memorial near the Parliament. We won't miss to taste our special and traditional Hungarian Jewish pastry.
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Let’s walk around in the 7th District Jewish Quarter of Budapest. You will learn about the rich history of the Hungarian Jewish Community. We also show you the changes that took place in the district since the 1990s and that how it has become the bohemian quarter of the city regaining slowly-slowly its old character as well. This tour includes the visiting of all the three historical synagogues: the Dohàny street, the Kazinczy street Ortodox Synagogue and even the Rumbach Street Synagogue. We even take you down to the Shoes on the Danube Memorial near the Parliament. We won't miss to taste our special and traditional Hungarian Jewish pastry.
To start the tour, meet your private guide at a previously arranged place (your hotel, apartment, or any other spot in the city). Since it is a customized tour, the route may vary according to the meeting point, nevertheless the tour in all cases includes all of the following sights:
Most part of the tour takes place in the 7th District. We visit several attractions, starting with the Dohány Street Synagogue, the second biggest synagogue in the world. We enter the building (tickets are included in the price) and we spend there about 50 minutes. Our guests receive a guided tour inside, and have the possibility to visit the Jewish Museum that is part of the complex.
Leaving the Synagogue we walk the small and cosy streets of the district, getting an insight into the contemporary, bohemian-artistic nature it has acquired since the 1990's.
We visit the abandoned Rumbach Synagogue then reaching Kazinczy street we also visit the beautiful Orthodox Synagogue built in Art Nouveau style.
During the tour we have a stop in a typical Jewish café where our guests are offered a drink and they have the chance to taste the most famous Hungarian Jewish cake (also included in the price).
We end the tour at the riverside near the Parliament at the Shoes on the Danube Memorial.
You will get a very authentic and detailed picture of the history of the Jewish Community in Hungary from the very beginning to the present and will also get the chance to discover the hidden secrets apart from the main sights.
The duration of the tour is 3-4 hours, but that may also vary according to your request.
To start the tour, meet your private guide at a previously arranged place (your hotel, apartment, or any other spot in the city). Since it is a customized tour, the route may vary according to the meeting point, nevertheless the tour in all cases includes all of the following sights:
Most part of the tour takes place in the 7th District. We visit several attractions, starting with the Dohány Street Synagogue, the second biggest synagogue in the world. We enter the building (tickets are included in the price) and we spend there about 50 minutes. Our guests receive a guided tour inside, and have the possibility to visit the Jewish Museum that is part of the complex.
Leaving the Synagogue we walk the small and cosy streets of the district, getting an insight into the contemporary, bohemian-artistic nature it has acquired since the 1990's.
We visit the abandoned Rumbach Synagogue then reaching Kazinczy street we also visit the beautiful Orthodox Synagogue built in Art Nouveau style.
During the tour we have a stop in a typical Jewish café where our guests are offered a drink and they have the chance to taste the most famous Hungarian Jewish cake (also included in the price).
We end the tour at the riverside near the Parliament at the Shoes on the Danube Memorial.
You will get a very authentic and detailed picture of the history of the Jewish Community in Hungary from the very beginning to the present and will also get the chance to discover the hidden secrets apart from the main sights.
The duration of the tour is 3-4 hours, but that may also vary according to your request.
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