Prague Jewish Classic.
Six synagogues, one cemetery with twelve thousand stones — a half-day through the oldest continuously inhabited Jewish quarter in Europe.
Duration
≈ 3 h walking
Group
min 2 pax
Languages
EN · HE · DE · CZ
Booking
≥ 48 h ahead
A millennium in one quarter.
Jews have lived continuously in this bend of the Vltava since the 10th century. By 1270 the Old-New Synagogue was standing — the oldest in Europe still in active use. Rabbi Loew (the Maharal) taught here in the 1590s; the Golem is his legend.
This walk moves slowly through the six synagogues of Josefov — each one a different layer of the community's history — and ends in the Old Jewish Cemetery, where twelve thousand stones lean on one another in seventeen layers. Your guide is a Judaic-studies scholar who reads the Hebrew inscriptions as primary sources.
Hour by hour.
The day
Meet at Jubilee Synagogue
Introduction to Jewish Prague: timeline and geography.
Old-New Synagogue
The oldest surviving synagogue in Europe. Interior tour.
Maisel Synagogue
History of Prague Jews from the 10th century to 1945.
Old Jewish Cemetery
Twelve thousand stones, seventeen layers. A reading.
Pinkas Synagogue
78,000 names on the wall. A slow visit.
Closing reflection
In the courtyard. Space to ask questions.
What's covered
What's included
Judaic studies scholar guide (EN / HE / DE / CZ)
Entry ticket to the Jewish Museum complex
Printed reading notes
Small group (up to 12)
Not included
Lunch (optional, own cost)
Travel insurance
Tips
Hotel transfers (on request)
On this tour
What groups have said.
"Dana spent thirty minutes at one gravestone — that's the kind of tour this is."
— Jewish heritage group · New York · 2024
"I finally understood what the Maharal tradition actually means. A real scholar, not a tour guide."
— Academic · Jerusalem · 2024
"My grandmother came from Prague. This walk felt like coming home to something I'd never seen."
— Third-generation visitor · Melbourne · 2025
"The Pinkas synagogue names — Dana read some of them aloud. We stood there for a long time."
— Family · Toronto · 2023
Book this tour
Price by group size
1–2 persons
private group · one guide
€ 240
per person
3–5 persons
small group · one guide
€ 112
per person
6+ persons
each additional pax · one guide
€ 90
per person
No booking fee · we reply within 24 h
Price per person · all languages · all sites
Your likely guide
Dana K. · Judaic studies
