You can follow this self-guided walking tour to explore the attractions listed below. How it works: download the iOS app "Prague Map and Walks" on iTunes App Store or the Android app "Prague Map and Walks" on Google Play. The app turns your mobile device into a personal tour guide and its built-in GPS navigation functions guide you from one tour stop to next. The app works offline so no data plan is needed when traveling abroad. Jews started to settle in Prague as early as the 10th century, but it wasn’t until the 13th century that they were ordered to give up their homes and move into a rather small area located between the Old Town and the River Vltava. Prague’s Jewish Quarter is well worth a long visit. After the 13th century the “ghetto” as it was called grew as more and more Jews were sent to live there. At one time over 18 000 people lived in the area and restrictions on their movements and trade outside the Quarter became harsher and harsher. It’s little wonder that in the 17th century, according to legend, Rabbi Lowe created the Golem of Prague out of clay from the Vltava River and gave it life using a formula said to be the same that God used to give life to Adam. The Golem was meant to protect the Jews from persecution, but it ran amok and Rabbi Lowe had to destroy it. Renovations were made between 1893 and 1913, but luckily the Quarter still retains the best Jewish monuments in Europe including six synagogues, the Jewish Town Hall and the Old Cemetery. During the Nazi occupation the Quarter was left intact because the Nazis wanted to use it after the war as a “Museum of an Extinct Race”. Today the Jewish Quarter is administered by the Jewish Museum which houses over 40 000 artifacts of Prague’s Jewish community. The museum ticket covers a guided visit to the Old Jewish cemetery and four synagogues. Josefov, formerly the Jewish ghetto of the town, is completely surrounded by Prague Staré Město. Here you can find beautiful and historically important synagogues, as well as art galleries and museums. This tour will help you to explore the most interesting sites of the Jewish quarter.

Sightseeing

Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Czechia

time : Feb 22, 2018 2:37 PM

duration : 0h 2m 40s

distance : 0.1 km

total_ascent : 4 m

highest_point : 191 m

avg_speed : 3.2 km/h

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user_firstname : Frans

user_lastname : de Groot

You can follow this self-guided walking tour to explore the attractions listed below. How it works: download the iOS app "Prague Map and Walks" on iTunes App Store or the Android app "Prague Map and Walks" on Google Play. The app turns your mobile device into a personal tour guide and its built-in GPS navigation functions guide you from one tour stop to next. The app works offline so no data plan is needed when traveling abroad. Jews started to settle in Prague as early as the 10th century, but it wasn’t until the 13th century that they were ordered to give up their homes and move into a rather small area located between the Old Town and the River Vltava. Prague’s Jewish Quarter is well worth a long visit. After the 13th century the “ghetto” as it was called grew as more and more Jews were sent to live there. At one time over 18 000 people lived in the area and restrictions on their movements and trade outside the Quarter became harsher and harsher. It’s little wonder that in the 17th century, according to legend, Rabbi Lowe created the Golem of Prague out of clay from the Vltava River and gave it life using a formula said to be the same that God used to give life to Adam. The Golem was meant to protect the Jews from persecution, but it ran amok and Rabbi Lowe had to destroy it. Renovations were made between 1893 and 1913, but luckily the Quarter still retains the best Jewish monuments in Europe including six synagogues, the Jewish Town Hall and the Old Cemetery. During the Nazi occupation the Quarter was left intact because the Nazis wanted to use it after the war as a “Museum of an Extinct Race”. Today the Jewish Quarter is administered by the Jewish Museum which houses over 40 000 artifacts of Prague’s Jewish community. The museum ticket covers a guided visit to the Old Jewish cemetery and four synagogues. Josefov, formerly the Jewish ghetto of the town, is completely surrounded by Prague Staré Město. Here you can find beautiful and historically important synagogues, as well as art galleries and museums. This tour will help you to explore the most interesting sites of the Jewish quarter.