Wroclaw Jewish Quarter Private Guided Tour with Synagogue
Description
How many Jewish people lived in Breslau? How does Wroclaw celebrate Jewish culture? Go on a Jewish walking tour and visit the White Stork Stock Synagogue to learn about Jewish history and heritage. Optional: visit the Old Jewish Cemetery! Choose one of our excellent tour options tailored to your needs and interests: 2-hour: Jewish Quarter & Synogogue On a 2-hour Jewish tour you will visit the White Stork Synagogue and see the Small Synagogue (no entry) and other highlights of the District of Four Denominations. 4-hour: Jewish Quarter, Synogogue & Cemetery On a 4-hour Jewish tour you will visit the Old Jewish Cemetery (via public transportand the White Stork Synagogue & see the Small Synagogue (no entry) in the District of Four Denominations. The best place to discover Jewish history in Wroclaw is the District of Four Denominations, which is home to a small Jewish Quarter with 2 synagogues. Join our Expert Guide on this Jewish tour to learn about its history & cultural heritage.
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Itinerary
Meet your guide next to the statue of Kryształowa Planeta, Świętego Antoniego, 50-074 Wrocław
Visit the White Stork Synagogue and see other highlights of the District of Four Denominations in Wroclaw. Prior to 1933, the Jewish community in former Breslau, which was a leading city in East Germany, played a prominent part in the economic, social, and cultural life of the city. Your Expert Guide will tell you what has happened to one of the oldest Jewish communities in today's Poland, and take you to a hidden courtyard with the old Small Synagogue and the White Stork Synagogue, the center of Wroclaw’s Jewish life. We include tickets to the White Stork Synagogue, so you can see where the local community prays and celebrates.
The guide will also show you the memorial to the New Synagogue, which was the second largest synagogue in Germany prior to its destruction on Kristallnacht. You will also learn about the Jewish Theater that operated for a few years in the building of the Polish Theater.
You can take a nice walk there, or use pubic transport (ticktes are included. This Jewish heritage site serves as the Museum of Cemetery Art and is a great place to learn about the Jewish funeral customs and symbols.With your Expert Guide, you will have the opportunity to hear stories about Jewish doctors, scientists, social activists and artists who are resting here.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pickup from accommodation (Old Town only)
Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please check your email the day before the tour for important information.
- The Old Jewish Cemetery is not included in a 2-hour tour.
- The White Stork Synagogue is closed on Saturdays, Jewish holidays, during the performances and prayer time. Admission is for the synagogue only, without temporary exhibitions.
- The 4-hour tour requires the use of public transport, tickets are included.
- Pickup service is available only for accommodations / hotels located within 1,5 km from the designated meeting point (Kryształowa Planeta, Świętego Antoniego, 50-074 Wrocław).
