Quick Details
Duration: 3 hours
This tour runs every day
Meeting point:
We meet Konstantinas Sirvydas Square, by the fountain.
Your guide will have a signboard that says ” Walks In Europe”
Learn about the lives of the Jews in the community of Vilnius in history and modern days. Enjoy a rich introduction to the Jewish Past in Vilnius city on a small group ( max 12 people ) or a private tour.
Meet your expert local guide to set out towards the heart of Vilnius and walk through the old town for an introduction of the Jewish history in the city.
Visit Vilnius Synagogue and start learning about Jewish history in Lithuania before and after WWII. Travel in time to Soviet times to discuss with your guide about the unspoken prohibition of Jewish religious life and constant supervision by the Soviet state security authority and how the synagogue remained the heart of the city’s Jewish life.
Continue with your guide through the Jewish Information center: a very impressive collection of Jewish history in Vilnius.
Head to the memorials of Vilna Gaon and Jacob Gens to learn about these very respected personalities of Jewish Vilnius.
Stroll the streets of Old Town Vilnius along the ghetto to see Yiddish inscriptions, authentic statues, and plaques dedicated to local Jews.
Talk about the Holocaust in Lithuania and find about its locations as you head to Zemach Shabad memorial.
End your tour with enough knowledge to be independent afterward.