Enjoying the Roman style swimming pool (26˚C), 2 hot water baths (33˚C and 38˚C), a pampering jacuzzi and sauna are a must in this 130 rooms and suites hotel, which became our home away from home in Budapest. A spa named after a plant that presents medicinal and healthy effects. If there is a place to be reminded of the Romans and feel like emperors, this is indeed the one. “Together with proximity to the main tourist attraction of Buda, we are also extremely proud of our Aronia Spa & Wellness center”, says pleasant ever smiling General Manager, Phlippe Mahuas. With pleasant ever smiling General Manager, Phlippe Mahuas (photo by Motti Verses) It’s not just the building and its walls, it’s the jewish life and the kicking spirit which are back”, says the synagogue Rabbi, Slomo Koves. The revival of our synagogue is a symbol. “Hungary’s jewry is experiencing a true rejuvenation. Fourteen chandeliers hung from the ceiling and history is felt when touring the synagogue, which is busy with prayers mainly on weekends and high holidays. Óbuda Synagogue has a bimah that boasts four impressive corner columns in the form of the then popular Egyptian obelisks. It is live again and certainly worth a visit. The congregation diminished and the structure was closed in the 1970s, but experienced a renaissance with a reopening a dozen years ago. These were the glory times of this marvelous synagogue, however the community shrank throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as members moved into the flourishing city of Pest. At that time the community was the largest in Hungary. Jews settled in Óbuda in 1712 at a time when they were forbidden to live in Buda. Óbuda was a town in Hungary that was merged with Buda and Pest in 1873 and now a city neighborhood. One you have to knock patiently on its doors and wait a while till someone will open it for you – the Óbuda Synagogue by the river, in-front of Margaret island. But only a few are aware of another magnificent synagogue with a moving history. Buses of tourists and queues at the entrance are a common scene. It is common knowledge that one of the highlights and a must see is the famous Dohány Synagogue, the largest in Europe, built in 1859. Budapest will never stop to amaze with new stories about lesser known foundations and its jewish life. I can’t remember the number of times I have visited the capital of Hungary.
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