Jewish Heritage in Romania

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Explore Romania while learning about the Jewish community that lived and prospered here for years before being decimated by the WWII and the Communist Regime. Discover the places only known by locals where hidden Synagogues can be found, or mass graves that unfortunately people forgot about but also visit New Synagogues just to remind us that the community wh...
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Overview

Trip type
Private Guided
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Visit of the Choral Temple in Bucharest
    • Yeshua Tova Synagogue
    • Bucharest Jewish Quarter & Cemetery
    • Visit the only wooden half underground synagogue of the country where Baal Shem Tov served for years
    • The Old Jewish Cemetery in Suceava
    • Elie Wiesel Memorial House
    • Sighetu Marmatiei Synagogue
    • Cluj Napoca's New Synagogue
    • The Great Synagogue from Sibiu

What's this trip about?

    Explore Romania while learning about the Jewish community that lived and prospered here for years before being decimated by the WWII and the Communist Regime. Discover the places only known by locals where hidden Synagogues can be found, or mass graves that unfortunately people forgot about but also visit New Synagogues just to remind us that the community which is left is very proud of the traditions and together will keep them for the future generations to come. Start from Bucharest and travel north to Transylvania and Moldova to discover the history that lies just in front of our eyes.

Details

Itinerary focusOff the Beaten Path
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityBucharest
End CityBucharest

Travel Themes

  • Culinary & Wine
  • Cultural
  • Education / Learning
  • Local Immersion & Homestays
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Photography
  • Religious

Destinations

  • Europe
  • Romania

Attractions

  • Bucharest

Activities

  • Culture
  • Educational/ learning
  • History
  • Homestays & Cultural Immersion
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Ruins & Archaeology
  • Wine Tasting

Trip includes

    • All entrance fees, Private Guide, Private Vehicle, Free Wi-fi, Complimentary Bottled Water, All taxes, 7 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 2 Dinners

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Itinerary

1st day- From Bucharest to Bucovina

Our guide will be waiting for you in the morning ready to take you for a panoramic city tour. The city is rich in Jewish art and literature, art and music and everything you can think about. Make a stop at the Athenaeum, Revolution Square, Opera House and Triumphal Arch.

Drop off to your hotel and evening at leisure.

2nd day-Heritage tour in Bucharest and Piatra Neamt

After the breakfast, take a visit to the Choral Temple and afterwards visit the Jewish Museum which gives broad coverage of the history of the Jews in Romania. The display includes an enormous collection of books written, published, illustrated, or translated by Roman...

3rd day-Moldavia

A morning visit to the only Wooden half underground synagogue of the country where Baal Shem Tov served for years. Thousands of Jews settled here in the 17th century, fleeting Poland following the Chmielnicki Uprising in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Several tom...

4th day-Suceava and Gura Humorului

After breakfast, depart towards Suceava. One of the earliest sites of Jewish settlement in the region, Suceava was already home to an established community at the beginning of the 16th century. Some 18 synagogues and small Hasidic prayer rooms were in use before World...

5th day-Gura Humorului and Painted Monasteries of Bucovina

Today will be a busy day. Get ready to discover the Voronet and Humor Monasteries, where you will be charmed by the quality of the paintings. Both monasteries are Unesco Heritage treasures. Departure towards Maramures, a rich place in Jewish Culture. On your way to Va...

6th day- Maramures

Today you will visit the Synagogue from Sighet and the Elie Wiesel Memorial House. The house where 1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel was born is now a museum dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust and the Jewish way of life in Sighet before World War II. Bo...

7th day-Cluj Napoca, Alba Iulia and Sibiu.

Depart early morning from Maramures. Arrival in Cluj Napoca, where you get to visit The New Synagogue. The original grand Moorish-style synagogue, better known today as the Memorial Temple of the Deportees (in memory of those who died in World War II), was designed by...

8th day-Sibiu, Brasov, Sinaia and Bucharest

Take a tour in Sibiu and visit the Great Synagogue. Although documents attest the existence of Jews in Sibiu since the 12th century, the Jewish community of Sibiu was never among the largest in Romania. In 1940, the town had some 1,300 Jews, three synagogues, three ra...

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Price per day$135
Last Updated: 12/8/2023

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Meals Included

7 breakfast, 1 lunch, 2 dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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