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BUDAPEST CITY TRIP WITH JEWISH SIGHTS Discover the most important sights of Budapest extended with jewish sights |
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1.day – Arrival in Budapest
Arrival at the airport of Budapest. Transfer to the hotel. Take-over the rooms. Dinner in the hotel
2. day – Budapest
After breakfast guided sightseeing tour in Budapest, visiting the most famous sights of the capital: Heroes Square, Andrássy út with the Opera House (from the outside), St. Stephen’s Basilica (from the inside), Vaci Street- pedestrian area and Great Market Hall.
Lunch individually
In the afternoon the sightseeing continuous on the Buda side: Castle District with the Castle of Buda, Matthias Church, Fishermen’s Bastion
The highlight of the day is without question the Cruise on the Danube by night with a delicious dinner. The guests will see Budapest with its thousands of lights, which is just like a city with millions of stars.
After the cruise drive back to the hotel
3.day – Visiting the Jewish Heritage sites of Budapest
After breakfast visiting the Great Synagogue, also known as Dohány Street Synagogue. It is the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in the world. Followed by a visit in the Jewish Museum, which occupies only four rooms but contains an impressive visual overview of the long history of Jews in Hungary. Behind the synagogue is the Holocaust Memorial, the leaves of the weeping willow bear the names of the victims of the Holocaust.
Further sights during the visit: The Jewish Cemetery (visit included in the price) is located in the back yard of the Heroes' Temple, enclosed by the Jewish Museum and the Dohany synagogue. This graveyard is the result of tragic historical events during World War II.
Furthermore visit at the Raul Wallenberg Memorial Park with the Tree of Life which was created to remind us of those who perished in the war.
We pass by the Heroes' Temple (from the outside), which was added the Dohány Street Synagogue complex in 1931. The Heroes' Temple designed by Lázlo Vágó and Ferenc Faragó, serves as a memorial to Hungarian Jews who gave their lives during World War I.
We continue our walk to the old-new Jewish Quarter, which was used as a ghetto during the World War II. and it hosts synagogues, monuments, kosher restaurants, and shops.
We will see the Carl Lutz Memorial, visit the Rumbach Street Synagogue, walk along Király Street and have a look at the Gozsdu Court. Followed by a visit at the Orthodox synagogue of Kazinczy street (visit included in the price). The synagogue, with its secessionist, modern façade, was designed by Béla Löffler and Sándor Löffler and is still the most important place of worship for the Orthodox community of Budapest.
Lunch in a restaurant in the city centre (3-course without beverages).
After visiting the historical Jewish Quarter, tour will be continued in new Leopold town situated on The Pest bank of the Danube opposite of Margaret Island. Most of the Jewish inhabitants of the city live here. In 1944 this part of the city became a so called “international getto” with protected houses. These were under protection of the country which they belonged to. Here in the Saint Stephen Park the bronze statue of Raoul Wallenberg was set up who saved thousands of Jewish lives.
The tour is followed on the Danube Promenade by the Shoes Monument. Created by Gyula Pauer.
After the sightseeing drive back to the hotel.
Dinner in the hotel
4.day – Homeward journey
After breakfast transfer to the airport, homeward journey.
