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Prague Jewish Quarter Private Half-Day Walking Tour
Joined 2023
Josefov in Prague is one of the most valuable Jewish sites in the world.
One of the most visited museums in the whole world.
This walking tour takes about 4 hours.
Entrance fee to the Jewish Museum is 23 EUR per person.
For students there is a discount. It is not included in the tour price.
You can easily pay by credit card.
Itinerary
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Meeting Point
At your hotel
Meeting point
At your hotel
Prague Jewish Museum
Prague’s Jewish Museum,
one of the oldest and continuously existing Jewish museums in the world,
was founded in 1906. The mission of the museum is to document the history,
traditions and customs of the Jewish population in Bohemia and preserve
valuable artefacts from the Prague synagogues
that were destroyed during the liquidation of the Prague ghetto.
Firstly you buy a ticket in a Jewish Reservation centre where you can use your credit card.
Then we visit together all the synagogues in a Jewish quarter.
We start with a Pinkas synagogue and Old Jewish Cemetery from 1439.
Then we visit a Ceremonial hall and Klausen synagogue.
Our next stop will be Old New synagogue,
the oldest one in Europe from 1270.
Then we walk towards the Spanish synagogue,
considered the most beautiful synagogue in Europe.
Our last visit will belong to Maisel synagogue
from the end of the 16th century.
Pinkas synagogue and Old Jewish Cemetery
The present building is the work of the Horowitz family. In 1535 it was built by Aaron Meshullam Horowitz between his house U Erbů and the site of the Old Jewish Cemetery. During the post-war years, the synagogue became the Memorial to Czech and Moravian Jews who were victims of Nazi persecution. From 1992–1996 the 79,000 names of Czech and Moravian Jews who perished under the Nazis were hand-written on the walls of the synagogue.
The cemetery was founded in the first half of the 15th century. Burials took place here until 1787. The most important person buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery is undoubtedly the great religious scholar and teacher Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, known as Rabbi Löw (d. 1609), with whom is associated with the legend of the artificial creature – the golem.
Ceremonian Hall and Klausen Synagogue
Ceremonial hall is a former seat of Jewish burial organisation who was looking after poor inhabitants, sick people, dead people and widows. The Klausen Synagogue is located near the entrance to the Old Jewish Cemetery. The Baroque building was built on the site after a disastrous fire in 1689 and was completed in 1694. It is the largest synagogue of the Prague ghetto and is the second main synagogue of the Prague Jewish community. The synagogue features an exhibition of the Jewish Museum dedicated to Jewish traditions and customs.
Old New Synagogue
The synagogue was originally called the New or Great Synagogue and later, when newer synagogues were built in the 16th century, it became known as the Old-New Synagogue. Another explanation derives the name from the Hebrew עַל תְּנַאי (al tnay), which means "on condition" and sounds identical to the Yiddish "alt-nay," or old-new. According to legend angels have brought stones from the Temple in Jerusalem to build the Synagogue in Prague—"on condition" that they are to be returned, when the Messiah comes, i.e., when the Temple in Jerusalem is rebuilt and the stones are needed.
Spanish Synagogue
On the site of the oldest Prague Jewish house of prayer called the "Old Shul (Old Synagogue)", the Spanish synagogue was built in 1868 in Moorish style by Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann and Josef Niklas. From 1836 to 1845 František Škroup, composer of the Czech national anthem, worked as the organist at the Old Shul.
Maisel synagogue
The Maisel Synagogue was built from 1590 to 1592 by the mayor of the Jewish Town, Mordechai Maisel, who funded the extensive Renaissance reconstruction of the ghetto. The original Renaissance building was seriously damaged by fire in 1689, and over the years the building has undergone a number of modifications.
Ending point
At your hotel
Ending Point
At your hotel
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Inclusions & Exclusions
guide fee, hotel pick-up
food, entrance fees, drinks, gifts
Tour Important Information
Jewish Museum in Prague, U Stare skoly 141/1 Old Town, Josefov, 15 minutes
Pinkas Synagogue, Jewish Museum in Prague, U stareho hrbitova 243/3a, 30 minutes
Old Jewish Cemetery, entrance at Pinkas Synagogue, 45 minutes
Ceremonian Hall + Klausen Synagogue, Jewish Museum in Prague, U Stareho Hrbitova, 243/3A, 30 minutes
The Old-New Synagogue, Maiselova 18, 30 minutes
Spanish Synagogue, Jewish Museum in Prague, Vezenska 141/1, 30 minutes
Maisel Synagogue, Maiselova 10, 45 minutes
available anytime except the Jewish holidays
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2023
About Tour Guide Eva A.
I love my job. Working as a guide brings me lots of joy and happiness. I specialise on private tours. I have a lovely son who was adopted when he was 10 months old. I love dogs. I have a girl of a french little bulldog.
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