Let’s walk around in the 7th District Jewish Quarter of Budapest and explore the rich history of the Hungarian Jewish Community. We also show you the changes that took place in the district since the 1990s and how it has become the bohemian quarter of the city regaining slowly its old character as well. On this tour, we visit the three historical synagogues: the Dohàny street, the Kazinczy Street Orthodox Synagogue and even the recently renovated Rumbach Street Synagogue. The tour will take you to other sites as well related to the turbulent history of the Jewish community living in this part of Budapest. We even take you down to the Shoes on the Danube Memorial near the Parliament building ...
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local guide
Private tour
Professional guide
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Lunch
Entrance fees
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Let’s walk around in the 7th District Jewish Quarter of Budapest and explore the rich history of the Hungarian Jewish Community. We also show you the changes that took place in the district since the 1990s and how it has become the bohemian quarter of the city regaining slowly its old character as well. On this tour, we visit the three historical synagogues: the Dohàny street, the Kazinczy Street Orthodox Synagogue and even the recently renovated Rumbach Street Synagogue. The tour will take you to other sites as well related to the turbulent history of the Jewish community living in this part of Budapest. We even take you down to the Shoes on the Danube Memorial near the Parliament building ...
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local guide
Private tour
Professional guide
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Lunch
Entrance fees
Itinerary
1
Jewish Quarter
We will visit sites such as the remaining parts of the wall that surrounded the former ghetto and yellow-star houses.
20 minutes
2
Great / Central Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagoga)
Also known as the Dohány Street Synagogue, this is the biggest functioning synagogue in Europe. Expect stunning architecture as well as an introduction to the turbulent history connected to it while we take you through the whole building upon request for extra entrance fee.
30 minutes
3
Kazinczy Street Synagogue
CLOSED TEMPORARILY due to renovation works thus we CANNOT ENTER these days, just see from the outside.
Erected in the 1910s', this synagogue offers not only a peek into the rich culture and history of the Jewish community in Budapest but into the Art Nouveau architecture as well that was prominent during that era. It is not possible to enter any more this building due to the community's ban.
10 minutes
4
Rumbach Street Synagogue
This recently renovated building with its astonishing architecture and fascinating historical role remains to be a crucial point of the Jewish community of Budapest. The tour does not include tickets to visit the building but upon request we show you inside as well.
30 minutes
5
Carl Lutz Memorial
A public statue and memorial site for the Swiss diplomat who helped thousands of Jewish people to avoid the death camps during the holocaust. At this site, we will go through the story of Carl Lutz and the horrors of the era in which he proved to be an outstanding example of goodness and bravery.
15 minutes
6
Szimpla Kert
Part of the VII. district's main attraction is the ruin bars. Szimpla Kert is an outstanding example with its unmatchable design and atmosphere that attracts people from all around the world.
15 minutes
7
Shoes on the Danube Bank
It gives remembrance of people who were shot into the Danube during the time of the Arrow Cross terror.
1 hour
8
Kiraly Street
Under Kiraly str. nr. 15. an original segment of the Budapest Great Ghetto can be found that we will show you and introduce you to the history of the second largest WWII. ghetto of the World.
