Private Stories of Jewish Prague Walking Tour
Description
This 3-hour private walking tour of the Jewish Quarter in Prague with an historian guide focuses on the collection of buildings, exhibitions and sites that make up the Jewish Museum: the five remaining synagogues, the Old Jewish Cemetery and Jewish Town Hall. Your tour will be begin at the Old-New Synagogue, the oldest functioning synagogue in Europe.
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The Old New Synagogue, also called the Altneuschul is Europe's oldest active synagogue and is the subject of both important histories from Prague's Jewish community as well as of fantastic legends. Completed in 1270 in gothic style, it was one of Prague's first gothic buildings.
The Old Jewish Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery in Prague is one of the largest of its kind in Europe and one of the most important Jewish historical monuments in Prague. It served its purpose from the first half of 15th century until 1786, and is full of fantastic stones and grave houses of important historical figures. Among the 12000 stones here, is the one marking the grave of the legendary Renaissance-era Rabbi Low.
The Jewish Museum in Prague is one of the most visited museums in the Czech capital. Its collection of Judaica is one of the largest in the world, about 40,000 objects, 100,000 books, and a copious archive of Czech and Moravian Jewish community histories, including the historic synagogues from the Renaissance, Baroque and modern eras.
The Jewish Town Hall in Josefov, Prague, was constructed adjacent to the Old New Synagogue on the corner of Maiselova and Červená Ulice in 1586 in Renaissance style under the sponsorship of Mayor Mordechai Maisel. It acquired its Rococo facade in the 18th century.
The Pinkas Synagogue is the second oldest surviving synagogue in Prague. Its origins are connected with the Horowitz family, a renowned Jewish family in Prague. Today, the synagogue is administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague and commemorates about 78,000 Czech Jewish victims of the Shoah. There is also an exhibit of childrens' drawings created under the supervision of the famous art teacher of Terezin Camp, Friedl Dicker-Brandeis.
Built for the emerging Reform community in the 19th century, the fabulous Spanish Synagogue's name presumably refers to the Moorish Revival style in which it was built, which was inspired by the art of Arabic period of Spanish history. This extraordinary building also hosts a compellning exhibit on modern Jewish history in Prague, Czechia and Czechoslovakia.
This ornate Baroque synagogue also houses an impressive collection of Judaica giving a vivid experience of Jewish life in Prague and Bohemia through the centuries.
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Pickup Locations & Times
Unless hotel pick up has been arranged, please meet your guide 15 minutes before start time at the default meeting point, Jewish Museum Information Center and Cafe Maiselova 38/15, 110 00 Josefov.
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- There are some steep staircases in the synagogues. We can modify the private tour to leave out upper levels to fit mobility issues. However, there will still be about 3 steep steps down into the Old New Synagogue.
- There are some steep staircases in the synagogues. We can modify the private tour to leave out upper levels to fit mobility issues. However, there will still be about 3 steep steps down into the Old New Synagogue.
Reviews(16)
Very friendly with good personal touch. She showed interest in her customers as well as her job. She was patient, and able to explain clearly. We enjoyed very much her accompanying and her guiding services.
Thank you for the wonderful review. We're so pleased you enjoyed it. Hoping to see you on another Insight Cities tour in Prague, Berlin, Budapest, Vienna, or Salzburg. Safe travels!
Amalie gave us a personal view of the history of the Prague Jewish community. More than just a tour of the old synagogues, she provided a personal perspective of the reestablishment of the Jewish community, including her own identification of her Jewish roots.
Thank you for the wonderful review. We're so pleased you enjoyed it. Hoping to see you on another Insight Cities tour in Prague, Berlin, Budapest, Vienna, or Salzburg. Safe travels!
We were delighted with our tour guide, Amalka. She was extremely knowledgable, an excellent communicator( in our case in English) , and extremely personable. We would recommend her without any reservations.
Thank you for the wonderful review. We're so pleased you enjoyed it. Hoping to see you on another Insight Cities tour in Prague, Berlin, Budapest, Vienna, or Salzburg. Safe travels!
Amalka did the best job anyone could imagine a guide doing. And we were very happy they could move our tour (on their own initiative) to 3 PM instead of 2 PM as our train from Dresden arrived 1.30 PM and this way it was much less stressful and more relaxing.
Thanks very much for your review! We're so glad you had an excellent tour with Amalka. She is a fantastic guide!
Very good tour. Tour guide is very knowledgeable. Interesting part in Prague history to see. We learned a lot of Pague history.
Thanks so much for your review! We're so glad you enjoyed your tour of Prague's Jewish quarter.
Ian Nascimento of Context Travel did an outstanding job as our tour guide. In just 3 hours he touched on all the important highlights. His knowledge of the rich history of Prague was evident and his ability to communicate and share his knowledge was greatly appreciated. If you are looking for a great and interesting overview of Prague this is the tour for you and Ian is the perfect tour guide
Our guide was great…very knowledgeable about the Jewish history and present community in Prague! PLUS…she knew how to talk to and deal with my grumpy 12 year old kids!
Thanks for the lovely review. We're proud of having a guide team who are not only hugely knowledgeable but also good hosts! Hope to see you again on Insight Cities tours in Prague, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest and Salzburg. We've got a tween-teen-friendly guides for you across Central Europe! Have a great summer.
Katerina is very educates. Pays attention to our questions and topics of interest. Flexible. Excellent English.
We're so pleased that you enjoyed our Jewish Prague tour with Katarina! Thanks for the positive feedback. Hope to see you on Insight Cities tours again in Prague, Budapset, Vienna, Salzburg and Berlin. Travel safe!
Great tour guide and great tour. I loved Nina's tour of Jewish Prague and she was able to tell me the history of Jewish Prague in a way that made it very interesting to me.
Thanks so much for the warm feedback. Nina really enjoyed your group. We are just all so happy to be touring again! We'll hope to see you again on Insight Cities tours in Prague, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, and Salzburg. We also offer a wonderful live stream version of our Jewish Prague tour by arrangement with the museum so thank you for recommending us to anyone who may be interested in the tour you enjoyed but from their livingroom!
We took a ‘Stories of Jewish Prague’ tour with Nina who is a scholar of Judaic Studies. The tour was wonderful- very interesting, full of insightful information - Nina is a great storyteller and she kept the tour very lively and engaging. In addition to being a very knowledgeable and attentive guide, she also seems to be a very nice and fun person. Nina is passionate about the subject matter and its obvious to anyone listening - she was receptive to our questions and tailored the tour around our interests. Insight Cities did not disappoint, they are a great tour company with high quality tour guides conducting very thoughtfully created fun tours. Communication leading to our tours was stellar, Bonita was very accommodating, extremely helpful, she went above and beyond helping us. Overall, we had a wonderful time and enthusiastically recommend this tour - You will learn and see something new and fascinating, guaranteed.
Thank you so much for the wonderful review and plug for us. We love our touring company and our whole network of terrific guides in Prague and neighboring capitals. It's been a long ordeal for all of us in tourism, no surprise. It's just a joy to welcome travelers again. I think you were the first American group to show up in Prague in a year. We really appreciate it!
