Jewish Heritage Stockholm Shore Excursion

Jewish Heritage Stockholm Shore Excursion Description:

You will meet your guide at the exit gate of the port. You will have a short walk towards Old Town Stockholm (duration of the walk depends on the pier your ship is moored to, but not longer than 20 min). During the 2 hour guided shore excursion of Old Town you will see the where the first Jewish families settled down at the end of the 18th century.

You will also see the building where the Stockholm’s first synagogue was located in 1790. Next you will stroll through the narrow, cobbled streets, passing the Royal Palace and rejoin your motor coach which will take you to the Great Synagogue of Stockholm built in an Eastern style and inaugurated in 1870. A memorial to the victims of the Holocaust is engraved on the walls leading from the entrance of the Great Synagogue to the Jewish Community office building. Charles XVI Gustav, King of Sweden, dedicated it in 1988. It records 8,500 victims who are relatives of Jews living in Sweden.

Continue to Raoul Wahlenbergs Square and see the monument commemorating his brave work in Hungary during the second World War. Your guide will advise you about places to visit on your own such as restaurants, museums, and interesting sites, while also showing how to get back to the port.

Activity Level:

Moderate - Active - Considerable walking is is presumed, but you are free to regulate the pace of the tour.

Tour Duration: 3 hours

Price Per Person Includes:

• Guide services for 3 hours
• Entrance to the Jewish Museum and Synagogue

 Included Attractions

• Old Town (Gamla Stan)
• St. Nicholas Cathedral (Storkyrkan or Stockholm Cathedral)
• Royal Palace
• Old and New Parliament buildings
• Stockholm Concert Hall
• Knight’s Island (Riddarholmen)
• City Hall
• Jarnpojken
• Central Station
• Jewish Museum
• Synagogue
• Holocaust Memorial