Jewish Prague (incl.admissions)

Jewish Quarter | Guided tours in Prague

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Date:	April 03, 2020 \| 10:30 (Fri)
Venue:	Jewish Quarter
Duration:	180 minutes
Status:	Not available

Explore Prague Jewish Quarter and visit the Jewish Museum and Old Jewish Cemetery

Take a trip through Jewish history. During this walking tour you will see the only Central European Jewish town-quarter that survived the holocaust. You will stroll through the Old Jewish Cemetery, visit some of the six surviving synagogues and see Kafka´s House. You will then walk through Maiselova street and reach the Old Town Square where your journey ends.

Highlights:

Learn about the long history of Jews in Prague.
See Franz Kafka's kouse.
Visit some of the synagogues.

Included:

Guide (English, French, German, Italian, Russian or Spanish)
Admission to the Spanish synagogue, Klaus synagogue, Old New synagogue and the Old Jewish Cemetery

Meeting Point:

See meeting point on the map (Pařížská 1, Prague 1 - Staré Město) - the corner of Pařížská street.

Important:

Bring your ID.

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Jewish Quarter

Really delightful combination of great Prague jazz music, delicious food and drinks in the immediate vicinity of Mala Strana (Lesser Town).

Address:	Prague, Center of Prague
Capacity:	0
Type:	In Prague
Winter heating:	No
Wheelchair access:	Yes

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Preserved and beautifully kept Jewish Quarter was established in the 12th century.

The Jewish Quarter in Prague is located between the Old Town Square and the Vltava River. The first Jewish settlements date back to the 10th century, however the ghetto was not established until half of the 12th century, when Jewish people were ordered to vacate their homes and settle in one district.

The Jews were banned from living anywhere else in Prague for centuries and during those times people from Moravia, Germany, Austria and Spain moved here. During the 19th century, majority of rich Jews moved out, the ghetto was therefore considered poor and unhygienic and was supposed to be demolished.

Fortunately, most of the significant historical buildings were saved from destruction, and today they remain a testimony to the history of the Jews in Prague. They form the best preserved complex of historical Jewish monuments in the whole of Europe.

There are six synagogues in the Jewish Quarter (including the Spanish Synagogue and Old-New Synagogue which is the oldest still existing synagogue in Europe), the Jewish Ceremonial Hall, and the Old Jewish Cemetery, the largest one in Europe. The monuments fortunately survived the Nazi occupation since Adolf Hitler decided to preserve the Jewish Quarter as a “Museum of an Extinct Race”.

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