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Full-Day Private Guided Jewish Heritage Tour in Istanbul

5.0(9)Istanbul

Informazioni sull'attività

We ensure that each Jewish Heritage Tour leaves you with treasured memories. Our itinerary combines explorations of Jewish history in Asia Minor; important local sites of interest; cultural delights, and the company of like-minded travelers. You’ll enjoy ease, camaraderie, and in-depth educational content with our knowledgeable guides. Visiting Ahrida Synagogue can be done only with appointments on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We send a request letter to management with passport details and full names of visitors as an official Travel Agency latest one week before than tour date. The visitors have to share passport details after booking this tour. Visiting the Synagogues and the Jewish Museums requires permits from Chief Rabia and you will need to present your passport during the visits. Also Ahrida Synagogue is a functional Synagogue and is not a museum. They charge donation 25USD per person. When we send our guest passport reservation, we send donation via bank.

In evidenza

    Cosa è incluso

    • Private Minivan with driver
    • Proffesional Guidance who has enough knowledge about Jewish Heritage
    • Parking

    Non incluso

    • Lunch
    • Admission fee of Ahrida Synagogue ( 25USD per person)
    • Admission fee of Jewish Museum 9USD per person
    • Entrance fees

    Itinerario

    1. Balat

      Ahrida Synagogue

      Ahrida Synagogue was built by Romaniotes (Greek Jews), dating back to the 1430s, from the city of Ohrid (called 'Ahrid' in Greek) in what was then the Ottoman Empire and is now North Macedonia. Neve Shalom is said to have moved to Constantinople more than 550 years ago Sephardi Jews arrived in the Ottoman Empire from the Iberian peninsula beginning in 1492, and soon were a larger group of Jews in population than the Romaniotes. The Romaniotes of Istanbul, as in many communities, including Thessaloniki became assimilated into the Sephardic culture and adopted the Sephardic liturgy as well as the language of the Sefardim, Judezmo. The Ahrida synagogue building, one of the two ancient synagogues in Istanbul's Golden Horn. Ahrida Synagogue is known for its boat-shaped tevah (the reading platform, known in Ashkenazi communities as a bimah). It is also the only synagogue in Istanbul at which Sabbatai Zevi, founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement, prayed.

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    2. Yanbol Synagogue

      Yanbol Synagogue was built by Sephardi Jews who moved from the Bulgarian town of Yambol to Istanbul during the 15th century. The synagogue is also known as the Bulgarian Synagogue owing to the origin of the community. It was constructed in the 18th century. However, it underwent repairs during the end of the 19th century thus the structure today is not the original. Today, the synagogue is only open for Shabbat services due to a decrease in the Jewish community in the area.

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    3. Balat

      Balat district is in the old city on the European side of Istanbul, on the western shore of the Golden Horn. Historically, it was the center of the Jewish community in Istanbul. As in neighbouring Fener, Balat's back streets are lined with colorful small stone two and three-storey terraced houses and a few grander mansions. It is one of highlights of Istanbul to visit. Many of the houses have been repainted in bright colours to give a distinctive feel to the neighborhood.

      2 oreIngresso gratuitoVedi sulla mappa

    4. Viaport Marina

      Neve Shalom is the central and largest Sephardic synagogue of Istanbul. It is open to service especially on Shabbats, High Holidays, bar mitzvahs, funerals and weddings. The synagogue was built in response to an increase in the Jewish population in the old Galata neighborhood in the late 1930s. A Jewish primary school was torn down in 1949 for that purpose and the synagogue was built on its ruins. The construction completed in 1951.

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    5. Viaport Marina

      Jewish Museum in Istanbul includes sections on the intermingling cultures of Jewish and Muslim Turks and ethnographic articles that depict the traditions of Turkish Jews, as well as the historical accounts of the Jewish odyssey from Spain to Turkey. So It is totally different museum than other museums in western countries.

      1 h 30 minIngresso non inclusoVedi sulla mappa

    6. Galata Tower

      The Galata Tower

      The Galata Tower is an old Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was built as a watchtower at the highest point of the (lost) Walls of Galata district. the tower is now an exhibition space and museum of Tourism Ministry. It is a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul.

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    7. A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family. Kamondo Family had built these stairs for their kids in 1860s to go to the school.

      45 minutiIngresso gratuito

    8. Kariye Museum

      Chora is best presented as a place that illustrates the shared roots of Judaism and Christianity. It offers inside; -The Jewish origins of Christianity -Biblical figures revered in both traditions -Jerusalem and the Temple's significance. -The continuity between the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament in Byzantine Art Chora is very famous with mosaic and frescoes Late Byzantine Art. It was converted to mosque in 2020. Main gallery is functional mosque. Because of that it is closed on Fridays. Corridors of Chora where we can see mosaics and frescoes used as museum and can be visited. by paying admission fee which is 20EURO per person

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    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Specialized infant seats are available
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • This tour can be done only on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Because of Shabbat, Synagogues do not give appointments to visit on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
    • Mobile or paper ticket accepted
    • One per booking

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