Explore Unknown Jewish Sites on 1 Day Tour of Prague

Prague city

Highlights

Discover the historical Jewish sites in Prague's districts of Liben and Smichov

Visit Prague's largest synagogue, the impressive Jerusalem Synagogue

Explore the Jewish Plague Cemetery and contemporary Jewish Cemetery at Olsany

Learn about Jewish history in Josefov, the sanctuary during the Holocaust

Prague

architectural, educational, cultural

Group Tour

1 Day

Easy

Czech, English, Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian

Description

Visit the less-visited places linked to the Jewish history in Prague: cover the sights in Liben and Smichov, Praha's largest Jerusalem Synagogue, the Jewish Plague Cemetery at Zizkov and the contemporary Jewish Cemetery at Olsany. Delve into the Semite culture here in Prague on this daylong tour with your professional guide.

Itinerary

Explore the less-frequented Jewish Sites in Prague
- We first walk through Liben and Smichov, the old cadastral areas of Prague, learning about the region's history.
- Next, we reach the Jerusalem Synagogue, an important site not just for the Jewish people, this is the largest synagogue in all of Prague.
- Then we head to the Olsany and Plague Cemeteries, the harrowing mass grave where Prague's plague victims were buried hurriedly in 1680.
- Lastly, we see the Jewish Quarters, better known as Josefov. This is the area where the Jewish people took shelter during the mass killings of the Holocaust in Prague.
We then head back to the metro station. This is the end of the tour.

What's Included

Services of an expert Prague guide

What's Excluded

Public transport pass (presently 24 hours for trams, bus, and Metro in any direction 120 Czk, less than 5 Euro) and entry fees if applicable.

Know Before You Go

These sites are difficult to reach by car or bus because of traffic and thus transport facilities are not offered by the tour operators. Yet it is not difficult or time-consuming to get there by public transport. Liben and Smichov are on the same Metro line some ten minutes apart; at a minute's walking distance from the Metro station.

The Jerusalem Synagogue is close to the metro that takes you to Olsany cemetery in five minutes and the walk to the cemetery is also only a couple of minutes.

The Plague Cemetery takes a long walk but altogether less than in Jewish quarters.