FAST FACTS

Duration of this tour: HALF DAY (4h).

Organized by: private car/ or minivan
Level of the tour: easy, with pleasant walks
Total daily distance: 30 km (19 mi.)

The Jewish district in Pest has a long and rich history. The monumental synagogues that you’ll see on this heritage tour give some idea of the area’s former activity. The Dohanyi Great Synagogue is the second largest Jewish temple in the world.

The tour will give you a general view trough history of the local Jewry, the Holocaust in Hungary and the
present life of around 90,000 Jews living in the country.

We will start walking from the Chain bridge along the Danube river and you will have a history preparation and background.
THE SHOES holocaust monument gives you private life history of the local Jews. Follow by car to the WALLENBERG statue ( Swedish diplomat to rescue ten-thousand of lives) in the former International Ghetto area, you will study the mysterious story of this Swedish diplomat.

Drive to the Andrassy Avenue we walk further to explore the JEWISH DISTRICT sites:

the former Status Quo SYNAGOGUE, Kiraly road with courtyards and shops of the former Jewish life in Budapest. You will see the rest of the GHETTO WALL, walk trough interesting courtyards and visit the Main Orthodox Synagogue and courtyards, the DOHANYI MAIN SYNAGOGUE ( 2nd largest in the world) where you will enjoy a private guided tour of the interior. Visit the Memorial Garden with TREE OF LIFE to remember of nearly 600,000 victims and see the local Jewish Museum in the JCC building.

The tour may ends up to transfer you to the Holocaust Museum Pava str.
Follow the road of the history and remember...

OTHER TOURS TO EXPLORE THE HISTORIC HERITAGE of THE COUNTRY...Szeged, Gyor

or FAMILY ROOTS EXPLORATION ANCESTRY TOURS on request.

RATE of Budapest tour with my car ( 4 h.):  $ 225
+ entrance fees