This Jewish museum actually consists of six Jewish monuments clustered together in Josefov: the Maisel Synagogue; the Pinkas Synagogue; the Spanish Synagogue; the Klaus Synagogue; the Ceremonial Hall; and the Old Jewish Cemetery. Only a few minutes’ walk from the Charles Bridge brings you to Josefov, where the Jewish Ghetto was established many hundreds of years ago, and where the sense of suppression and isolation and discrimination hangs heavily in the air, none more so than at the Jewish cemetery where hundreds of gravestones topple over each other in a tiny plot of land.

Prague’s Jewish community was decimated in WWII, with about 80,000 Jews transported largely to extermination camps, and that was very easily visible from wall after wall of covered names. It pays a great tribute to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust from the Czech Republic and the victims of Terezin.

• It's possible to buy tickets for different sets of access to the various synagogues, as well as the Cemetery itself. It's advisable to come as early as you can, as the sites can get very full later in the day.

• Ordinary ticket for child 200 CZK.
• Combined ticket including entry to Old-New Synagogue adult 480/child 320 CZK.

• Bus: U Stare skoly
• Parizska
• Metro: Staromestska

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• Restaurant Baterka Bilkova
• PEPENERO Pizza & Pasta
• Nostress cafe restaurant gallery

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