Jewish Quarter: three synagogues

A short walk through Erzsébetváros, the old Jewish Quarter of Pest, linking the Dohány Street Synagogue, the Rumbach Street Synagogue, the Orthodox synagogue on Kazinczy utca and the Gozsdu passage.

Best time: Sunday to Thursday, late morning; the synagogues are closed on Saturday and Rumbach is mostly Sunday-only in autumn and winter.

The route, stop by stop

1. 1
   Dohány Street Synagogue

   Europe's largest synagogue, Jewish Museum and the Tree of Life memorial. 90 min

   Europe's largest synagogue, a Moorish Revival building by Ludwig Förster inaugurated in 1859, with about 3,000 seats. The complex includes the Hungarian Jewish Museum, the…

2. 2
   Rumbach Street Synagogue

   Otto Wagner's Moorish synagogue and exhibition; check opening days. 40 min

   A Moorish-style synagogue of 1872 designed by the Viennese architect Otto Wagner for the Status Quo Ante congregation. Since 2021 it has also served as a concert hall and Jewish…

3. 3
   Kazinczy Street Synagogue

   Art Nouveau Orthodox synagogue of 1913; see the facade. 15 min

   The Orthodox synagogue of Budapest, built in 1912-1913 in Art Nouveau style by the brothers Béla and Sándor Löffler. It stands in the old Jewish Quarter of Pest.

4. 4
   Gozsdu udvar

   Linked courtyards at the end of the walk. 15 min

Walking directions

More walks in Budapest

• Castle Hill loop: funicular to Vienna Gate3.6 km · 3 h 45 min
• Danube promenade, Pest side: Parliament to the Great Market Hall3.7 km · 3 h
• Andrássy Avenue to Heroes' Square and City Park3.5 km · 3 h 55 min
• Gellért Hill climb: Cave Church to the Citadella and Rudas1.1 km · 2 h 5 min
• Margaret Island loop6.1 km · 2 h 50 min