Budapest has the biggest Jewish community in Middle - Eastern Europe, with an
active religious, artistic and historical heritage!
1. Day: Arrival in Budapest
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Arrival at the airport in Budapest.
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Transfer to the hotel,
take-over the rooms.
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Dinner in a Kosher restaurant.
2. Day: Visiting the Jewish Heritage sites of Budapest part 1.
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After breakfast visit at the old Jewish Quarter in the heart of Budapest.
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Visiting Great Synagogue, also known as Dohány Street Synagogue. It
is the largest synagogue in Europe and the second largest in the world.
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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.
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Further sights during the visit: The Jewish Cemetery 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.
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We pass by the Heroes' Temple, 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.
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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.
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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. 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.
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Lunch in a kosher restaurant.
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After lunch short visit with local guidance in the only
mikvah of Budapest.
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Visit at the Holocaust Memorial Center.
The permanent exhibition 'From Deprivation of Rights to Genocide' – to the
memory of the victims of the Holocaust in Hungary” is placed in the
Holocaust Memorial Center’s 1500 m2 basement exhibition hall and the greater
part of the Páva Synagogue. The 8 meter tall wall surrounding the courtyard
of the Memorial Center serves as a memento for the Hungarian victims of the
Holocaust. The names of the victims are engraved onto the glass wall.
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We will finish our tour on the Danube Promenade by the Shoes Monument
created in memorial to the people who fell prey to the Hungarian Arrow Cross
during the World War II.
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Drive back to the hotel and dinner individually.
3. Day: General sightseeing in Budapest + Visiting the Jewish Heritage sites of
Budapest part II.
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After breakfast sightseeing tour in Budapest, visiting the famous
sights of the capital: Heroes Square, Andrássy út with the Opera House,
Parliament and with walking at the Vaci Street- pedestrian area.
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Visit at the Parliament.
The main style of the building is neo-gothic with renaissance influences,
but the base ground plan is Baroque. A strong Byzantine influence is
noticeable in the interior of the building, especially in the marvelously
decorated staircase hall.
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Possibility for a walk in the city centre (without guide) and lunch
individually.
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The sightseeing follows on the Buda side
with the Castle District. Sights: Castle of Buda & Fishermen's Bastion.
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The sightseeing includes our II. Part of Jewish Heritage sites in Budapest
with the Medieval House of Prayer. It was uncovered in the course of
archaeological investigations in 1964. One part currently houses a museum,
with an exhibit of Jewish relics and gravestones, the other part was
reburied.
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The sightseeing ends at the Frankel Leo Street Synagouge, it is a
Neolog synagogue which can be categorized to the Conservative stream of
Judaism.
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Dinner in a kosher restaurant.
4. Day: Homeward journey
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After breakfast drive to the airport of Budapest and homeward journey.
Package includes:
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3x nights in the chosen hotel with buffet breakfast
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2x dinner in a kosher restaurant
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1x lunch in a kosher restaurant
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1x sightseeing with the Jewish Heritage sites (in two parts): Dohány Street
Synagogue, Jewish Museum, Jewish Cemetery, Raul Wallenberg Memorial Park,
the Heroes' Temple, Carl Lutz Memorial, Rumbach Street Synagogue, Orthodox
synagogue of Kazinczy street, mikvah, Holocaust Memorial Center, Medieval
House of Prayer, Frankel Leo Street Synagouge
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1 x general sightseeing in Budapest
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1 x visit with guidance in the Parliament (The parliament is authorized to
cancel the visit any time!!!)
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Travel guidance in the chosen language
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Bus service during the programmes
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2x Transfer: airport - hotel - airport
Prices on request.
