Old Town and Jewish Quarter Tour Prague: What Gets You

In the Price

You get the walking tour itself and a licensed live guide. The guide walks you through the old quarter and the Old Town and tells the story of Prague's Jewish heritage, the main synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery, which was in use from 1439 until the 1780s. Your mobile ticket is issued immediately after booking, so you just show your phone at the office.

One warning. The Includes list on the booking page shows an Entry tickets line, but the description states the opposite, that the entire tour takes place in the exteriors with no entrance to the synagogues or the cemetery. Treat the description as the truth here: no interior visits. The listing's review summary says clearer information on interior access would help.

If you finish the walk and want more, you can add the Jewish Quarter Ticket afterwards, or book a tour that builds admission in from the start.

What Could Cost Extra

The listing names no mandatory extras. Lunch is on you, since food and drinks are not included. The tour is short enough that you do not need much: the listing says to bring comfortable shoes and nothing else.

If you later want interiors, the Jewish Museum's visitor circuit covers Maisel, Pinkas, Spanish and Old-New Synagogues plus the Old Jewish Cemetery, children up to 6 enter free, and the museum puts a complete visit at roughly 2 to 3 hours. The sites close on Saturdays and Jewish holidays, so plan that add-on for another day rather than straight after a Saturday walk.

Meet at Maiselova 5

Your guide waits at the Get Prague Guide office at Maiselova 5, 110 00 Prague 1, a few steps from the Maisel Synagogue at Maiselova 10. There is no hotel pickup, so allow time to walk there. Staroměstská on Metro Line A is a 3-minute walk from the museum quarter, and trams 17 and 18 plus buses 194 and 207 stop there too.

Show the mobile ticket on your phone and the walk begins.

First Half: Josefov, 45 Minutes

The guide leads you through the cobbled streets of the former ghetto. You pass the synagogues from outside, and the listing does not name which ones. Josefov's synagogues include the Pinkas Synagogue of 1535, the Spanish Synagogue of 1868 with its Moorish style and the Old-New Synagogue from the last third of the 13th century, and the Jewish Town Hall stands at the corner of Maiselova and Červená.

The guide also tells the history of the Old Jewish Cemetery, which holds more than 12,000 tombstones. Reviewers of this listing mention a small group and a good pace.

Second Half: the Old Town, 45 Minutes

From Josefov you walk on foot into the Old Town. The guide points out the historical landmarks around Old Town Square and tells the stories behind the buildings, including the world-famous Astronomical Clock. The whole route is 90 minutes on your feet, so wear the comfortable shoes the listing asks for.

Where It Ends

The listing states the tour ends at the Astronomical Clock area and arrives back at the Get Prague Guide office at Maiselova 5. A return time is not stated, but at 90 minutes total you will be back around an hour and a half after the start, free to carry on around Old Town Square on your own.

Anyone Who Wants to Go Inside

The listing says it plainly: this is not a tour with entrances to the interiors, and the entire tour takes place in the exteriors. You will not stand under the Old-New Synagogue's vaults, see the names on the Pinkas walls or walk among the tombstones. If interiors matter to you, book the Jewish Quarter Tour with Tickets instead, at $74 for 2.5 hours with entry to four synagogues and the cemetery included, or take the Jewish Quarter Ticket at $51 and go round at your own speed.

Wheelchair Users and Anyone with Limited Mobility

The listing marks the tour not suitable for people with mobility impairments and wheelchair users. If you need step-free access, the 2-Hour Jewish Quarter Tour is wheelchair accessible and runs from the Old Town Hall for $28.60.

Travellers Who Want a Small Group

The group size is not stated on this listing, so you cannot know how many people you will walk with. Reviewers do describe a small group, but that is their experience and not a rule. If a capped number matters, the Small Group Jewish Quarter Walk limits groups to 8 and costs $21.74 for 2.5 hours.

Dress and Bag Rules to Know Anyway

Since you stay outside, the museum's rules do not apply to this tour. But if you plan to visit the sites yourself afterwards, know them: exposed arms, shoulders or midriff, swimwear and bare feet are not allowed, and bags over 30 litres are refused at the entrance. Head covering is required at the cemetery.

The museum sites also close on Saturdays and Jewish holidays, so do not plan an interior visit on those days.

Travellers Who Want a Hotel Pickup

There is no hotel pickup. Everyone meets at Maiselova 5. If a pickup matters, the Private Synagogues and Jewish Quarter Tour includes hotel pickup at $189 per group of up to 2, with admission in the price.

Getting to Maiselova 5

Take Metro Line A to Staroměstská, a 3-minute walk from the museum quarter. Trams 17 and 18 stop at Staroměstská, as do buses 194 and 207. From Old Town Square it is about 5 minutes on foot, and Charles Bridge is 10 minutes away, so you can combine the walk with either.

The museum advises leaving the car outside the centre.

Add the Jerusalem Synagogue

The Jerusalem Synagogue on Jeruzalémská 7 is not part of this exteriors walk. It is open Sunday to Friday 10:00-17:00, closed Saturdays and Jewish holidays. Adults pay CZK 150, or CZK 135 online, and children under 15 and students pay CZK 100, or CZK 90 online.

With a valid Jewish Town ticket those prices drop to CZK 100 and CZK 80, and children under 6 enter free. It was named after Emperor Franz Joseph's jubilee and is one of only eight Stiassny-designed synagogues still used for services.

Other Easy Additions

The Franz Kafka Monument by Jaroslav Róna stands at Dušní and Vězeňská between the Spanish Synagogue and the Church of the Holy Spirit, a bronze figure from 2003 showing Kafka on the shoulders of a headless figure. For more routes and tips, read the Prague Jewish Quarter tour page.