Private Jewish Heritage Tour by Car in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 5 hours
Discover Budapest's and Hungary's Jewish heritage with a local private guide! Budapest is one of the most favoured European travel destination, boasting with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, home to - among others - Tivadar Herzl, Erno Rubik, Ferenc Puskas the Soros family, the world famous porcelain of Herend, the Hungarian Goulash and Palinka.
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Discover Budapest's and Hungary's Jewish heritage with a local private guide! Budapest is one of the most favoured European travel destination, boasting with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, home to - among others - Tivadar Herzl, Erno Rubik, Ferenc Puskas the Soros family, the world famous porcelain of Herend, the Hungarian Goulash and Palinka.
The Jewish culture is a coherent part of Hungarian culture for centuries. The Jewish minority was prominent in areas of trade, science, art and business. Most of the outstanding architects, who formed the city of today’s Budapest (Odon Lechner, Imre Steindl, Alajos Hauszmann, Samu Petz, Zsigmond Quittner and many others) came from Jewish families alike.
The Jewish Quarter of Budapest locates in the City Center, between Király street - Károly boulevard - Dohány street - and Erzsébet boulevard. Much of this compact neighbourhood is rapidly changing, but wandering in the narrow streets of the once-upon-a-time ghetto still offers some wonderful sights to see: faded remains of the names and store signs of former Jewish stores, Jewish symbols and menorah decorations on balconies, old and active synagogues and even a mikveh. Visit the recently renovated building of Goldmark Hall in the Wesselényi street, home to a permanent exhibition dedicated to the history of Pest's former Jewish Quarter. The exhibit, called 'Rosenthal Lived Here', gives you an insight into everyday life in the Jewish Quarter through photos, personal belongings and various household items.
Budapest's and Europe's largest synagogue the Great Synagogue (Dohany street), is also located within the Jewish Quarter. The buildings and the courtyards of the Great Synagogue include the Jewish Museum, the Heroes' Temple, the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park and the Jewish Cemetery. During the tour visit the Rumbach Street Synagogue (not active today), Glass House, the Carl Lutz Memorial, Gozsdu Yard and the Kazincy Street Synagogue (also inside). We close the tour honouring at the memory of the Hungarian Jewish victims killed during WWII, the „Shoes on the Danube Promenade”, a memorial created by Gyula Pauer and Can Togay on the bank of the Danube and/or the new Jewish cemetery's Art Nouveau style memorials in Kozma street.
The Jewish Quarter of Budapest locates in the City Center, between Király street - Károly boulevard - Dohány street - and Erzsébet boulevard. Much of this compact neighbourhood is rapidly changing, but wandering in the narrow streets of the once-upon-a-time ghetto still offers some wonderful sights to see: faded remains of the names and store signs of former Jewish stores, Jewish symbols and menorah decorations on balconies, old and active synagogues and even a mikveh. Visit the recently renovated building of Goldmark Hall in the Wesselényi street, home to a permanent exhibition dedicated to the history of Pest's former Jewish Quarter. The exhibit, called 'Rosenthal Lived Here', gives you an insight into everyday life in the Jewish Quarter through photos, personal belongings and various household items.
Budapest's and Europe's largest synagogue the Great Synagogue (Dohany street), is also located within the Jewish Quarter. The buildings and the courtyards of the Great Synagogue include the Jewish Museum, the Heroes' Temple, the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park and the Jewish Cemetery. During the tour visit the Rumbach Street Synagogue (not active today), Glass House, the Carl Lutz Memorial, Gozsdu Yard and the Kazincy Street Synagogue (also inside). We close the tour honouring at the memory of the Hungarian Jewish victims killed during WWII, the „Shoes on the Danube Promenade”, a memorial created by Gyula Pauer and Can Togay on the bank of the Danube and/or the new Jewish cemetery's Art Nouveau style memorials in Kozma street.
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