Shore Excursions Group
Jewish Heritage Grand Tour
Jewish Heritage Grand Tour
Explore Jewish heritage in Hungary with this fascinating and informative Budapest shore excursion. Visit the largest synagogue in Europe, a local Jewish Museum, and Martyr’s Cemetery, among other notable destinations.
Start your memorable journey with a visit to Dohany Street Synagogue, Europe’s largest synagogue. Afterward, enjoy a local guided tour of the Jewish Museum, home to a unique and important collection of art pieces from Hungary and Eastern Europe. Next is Martyrs’ Cemetery, a memorial cemetery where thousands killed during World War II are buried.
Continue to Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park and its famous Tree of Life, created as a memorial for those who perished in war. Pass by the Heroes’ Temple, built as a World War I memorial. Continue your walk to the Jewish Quarter, used as a ghetto during World War II; today it contains synagogues, monuments, and kosher restaurants and shops. Other destinations include the Rumbach Street Synagogue, Carl Lutz Memorial Park, the famous Gozsdu Passage, and an interior visit of Kazinczy Street Synagogue.
After the tour, you will be treated to a complimentary cake. Book this comprehensive Budapest shore excursion for a historic tour of Hungary’s Jewish heritage.
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The capital and largest city in Hungary, Budapest is a favorite European destination for millions of tourists each year. Once the center of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this cosmopolitan city and UNESCO World Heritage site has plenty of historical and cultural landmarks to explore.
The prominent Chain Bridge, built in 1849, connected the former villages of Buda, Óbuda, and Pest, separated by the glistening Danube, and led to the establishment of today’s Budapest. Despite extensive destruction to the city during World War II, major efforts to restore historic castles and build new hotels led to an influx of tourists in the decades that followed. Visitors will marvel at the stunning architectural beauty of Budapest’s many cathedrals, basilicas, and synagogues. Climb to the top of famed St. Stephen’s Basilica in Pest to find a spectacular panoramic view of the city, or visit Dohány Street Synagogue, the largest synagogue on the continent and a paradigm of Moorish Revival architecture. A cruise down the mighty Danube will provide ample sightseeing opportunities for many of the city’s most famous attractions. Find the striking Buda Castle, crafted in a Baroque style and once home to Hungarian royalty, in the “Castle District” of Castle Hill and old-town Budapest, not to mention a host of galleries, museums, and the Hungarian National Library. The Hungarian Parliament building, resembling the Neo-Gothic architectural style of London’s Parliament building, lies across the Danube from Buda Castle. Here, guests can visit the crown jewels and regalia of Hungary’s royalty and take guided tours of the building’s many halls. Even the ruins of Budapest have become exciting tourist attractions, including one of many “ruin bars,” Szimpla Kert, which doubles as a flea market and nighttime music bar. Lovers of theater and the arts will appreciate tours of the opulent Hungarian Opera House or authentic folk dancing shows at Danube Palace Theater. |
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05/03/22 - 05/15/27 |
Starting At $155 |
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Guests must be able to walk for the duration of the tour. Participants must be able to walk on paved, as well as cobblestone surfaces. There are steps required to enter several of the sites, as well as steep curbs in some areas.
