Prague Jewish Quarter ToursPrague Jewish Quarter Map: Every Place to Find in Josefov
This Prague Jewish Quarter map gathers every synagogue, cemetery, museum, monument, street and transport stop of Josefov in one place, grouped by category so you can see what sits where. Josefov is small. The sites cluster on a handful of short streets between Old Town Square and the Vltava, and knowing their positions saves backtracking. Each entry below links to its own guide, and if you would rather see it all with a guide, Prague Jewish Quarter tours cover the same ground in about 2.5 to 3 hours.
Pařížská street seen from the Old Town Hall Tower. Photo: V-ball, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Quick answer The map at a glance
This Prague Jewish Quarter map lists the synagogues, cemeteries, museums, monuments, streets and transport stops of Josefov, and the Jewish Museum sites are 5 minutes on foot from Old Town Square. Staroměstská on metro Line A is 3 minutes on foot from the Jewish Museum sites, trams 17 and 18 stop there, and Charles Bridge is 10 minutes away. Everything clusters around Maiselova, Široká, Vězeňská and Pařížská.
Key takeaways
- See how the walking route strings the sites together in the walking order section.
- The five-entry circuit of synagogues and the cemetery is covered by the Jewish Quarter Ticket with Optional Audio Guide, valid 1 day.
- For the full circuit with a guide, the Jewish Quarter Tour with Admission Tickets enters all five sites in 2.5 hours.
- The central burial ground on the map is the Old Jewish Cemetery, entered from Široká 3.
Jewish Prague on One Map
Every synagogue, cemetery, museum and monument covered on this site, with the streets of Josefov and the metro and tram stops. Bubbles grow with the number of tours on this site that go inside, and the list under the map holds the same places.
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Old-New Synagogue
4 of the toursGothic synagogue in use since the 13th century. More on Old-New Synagogue.
Stops here: Prague: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour with Admission Tickets, Prague: Jewish Quarter and Museum Guided Tour, Prague: Jewish Quarter Ticket with Optional Audio Guide, Prague's Jewish Quarter Private Tour
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Pinkas Synagogue
3 of the toursHolocaust memorial with the names of Czech and Moravian victims. More on Pinkas Synagogue.
Stops here: Prague: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour with Admission Tickets, Prague: Jewish Quarter and Museum Guided Tour, Prague: Jewish Quarter Ticket with Optional Audio Guide
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Spanish Synagogue
3 of the toursMoorish Revival synagogue of 1868 on the Old Shul site. More on Spanish Synagogue.
Stops here: Prague: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour with Admission Tickets, Prague: Jewish Quarter and Museum Guided Tour, Prague: Jewish Quarter Ticket with Optional Audio Guide
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Maisel Synagogue
3 of the toursFounded by Mordecai Maisel, now a Jewish Museum exhibition. More on Maisel Synagogue.
Stops here: Prague: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour with Admission Tickets, Prague: Jewish Quarter and Museum Guided Tour, Prague: Jewish Quarter Ticket with Optional Audio Guide
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Klausen Synagogue
1 of the toursEarly Baroque synagogue beside the Old Jewish Cemetery. More on Klausen Synagogue.
Stops here: Prague: Jewish Quarter and Museum Guided Tour
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High Synagogue
No tourFirst-floor synagogue above the Jewish Town Hall.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Jerusalem (Jubilee) Synagogue
No tourMoorish Art Nouveau synagogue of 1906 by Wilhelm Stiassny. More on Jerusalem.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Ceremonial Hall
No tourNeo-Romanesque burial society house of 1906-1908 at the cemetery. More on Ceremonial Hall.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Old Jewish Cemetery
4 of the toursBurials from 1439 until the 1780s, over 12,000 tombstones. More on Old Jewish Cemetery.
Stops here: Prague: Jewish Quarter Walking Tour with Admission Tickets, Prague: Jewish Quarter and Museum Guided Tour, Prague: Jewish Quarter Ticket with Optional Audio Guide, Prague's Jewish Quarter Private Tour
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New Jewish Cemetery
No tourOpened 1890 in Žižkov, Kafka's grave is here. More on New Jewish Cemetery.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Old Jewish Cemetery in Žižkov
No tourPlague burial ground of 1680, main Jewish cemetery 1787-1890.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Jewish Town Hall
No tourTown Hall with a clock showing Hebrew numerals, closed to the public. More on Jewish Town Hall.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Statue of Franz Kafka
No tourBronze statue by Jaroslav Róna beside the Spanish Synagogue. More on Statue of Franz Kafka.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Franz Kafka Square
No tourSquare at the site of Kafka's birth house. More on Franz Kafka Square.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Franz Kafka Museum
No tourMuseum in Malá Strana, in the Herget Brickworks.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Jewish Museum in Prague
No tourMuseum that runs the Jewish Town sites. More on Jewish Museum in Prague.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Rudolfinum
No tourNeo-Renaissance concert hall on Jan Palach Square.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Staroměstská metro station
No tourMetro Line A stop closest to Josefov.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Staroměstská tram stop
No tourTram stop at the river end of Josefov.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Dlouhá třída tram stop
No tourTram stop on the north-east edge of the Old Town.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Old Town Square
No tourMain square a few minutes' walk from Josefov.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Pařížská
No tourStreet through Josefov from Old Town Square to the river.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Maiselova
No tourStreet with the Maisel Synagogue and the Visitor Centre.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Dušní
No tourStreet on the Spanish Synagogue side of Josefov.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Vězeňská
No tourStreet with the Kafka statue.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Charles Bridge
No tourBridge about ten minutes' walk from the Jewish Museum sites.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Statue of Rabbi Loew
No tourStatue of Rabbi Judah Loew, shown at the New City Hall. More on Statue of Rabbi Loew.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
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Želivského metro station
No tourMetro Line A stop for the New Jewish Cemetery.
No guided tour stops here. Self-drive only.
How Josefov Is Laid Out
Josefov is the western edge of the Old Town, running uphill from the river toward Old Town Square over just a few blocks.
The Shape of the Quarter
The Jewish Town sits between Old Town Square and the Vltava. From the Jewish Museum sites, Old Town Square is 5 minutes on foot and Charles Bridge 10 minutes, so the entire map fits inside a short rectangle. Pařížská cuts through the quarter from the square down to the river. Maiselova carries the Maisel Synagogue at number 10 and the Visitor Centre at number 15, where Jewish Museum tickets are sold.
The core group of sites is tight. The Pinkas Synagogue and the Old Jewish Cemetery share the entrance at Široká 3. The Klausen Synagogue and the Ceremonial Hall sit at U Starého hřbitova 3. The Jewish Town Hall and the Old-New Synagogue stand close together, and the Spanish Synagogue closes the loop at Vězeňská 1. A walk that enters all five sites takes about 2.5 hours, the length of the Jewish Quarter Tour with Admission Tickets.
Off the main cluster, two sites need their own trip. The Jerusalem Synagogue stands east of the quarter near the Jindřišská tram stop. The New Jewish Cemetery is in Žižkov, reached on Line A at Želivského, the same green line that serves Staroměstská. Line A runs Nemocnice Motol to Depo Hostivař over 17 stations and 17.1 km, with trains every 2-3 minutes at rush hour and every 4-10 minutes otherwise.
Getting There and Getting Around
Staroměstská is the main transport stop for Josefov. It sits on metro Line A and is served by trams 17 and 18 and buses 194 and 207. The museum gives the walk from the station as 3 minutes.
The Dlouhá třída tram stop is on the north-east edge of the Old Town. The museum advises leaving the car outside the centre, and the nearest paid parking is below Čechův most on nábřeží Edvarda Beneše. The metro runs from about 4-5 am until midnight, and night trams numbered 91-99 run every 30 minutes from midnight to 5 or 6 am.
The self-guided route on the homepage's self-guided route section follows the same streets on foot.
Sources: Jewish Museum in Prague, Jewish Community of Prague synagogues, Prague City Tourism
The Places on the Map
Every named place in Jewish Prague, grouped by category. Names link to full guides where they exist.
Synagogues
Seven synagogues appear on the map. Four belong to the Jewish Museum circuit, the Old-New Synagogue sits inside the same ticket area but is run by the Jewish Community, the High Synagogue sits above the Jewish Town Hall, which is closed to the public, and the Jerusalem Synagogue stands outside Josefov. Since the start of 2024 the Old-New Synagogue has had no separate ticket and forms part of the Jewish Town circuit.
The quarter was renamed Josefov in 1850 in honour of Joseph II, and only six synagogues, the cemetery and the Town Hall survived the slum clearance of 1893 to 1913.
| Place | What it is |
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| Old-New Synagogue | Gothic synagogue in use since the 13th century. |
| Pinkas Synagogue | Holocaust memorial with the names of Czech and Moravian victims. |
| Spanish Synagogue | Moorish Revival synagogue of 1868 on the Old Shul site. |
| Maisel Synagogue | Founded by Mordecai Maisel, now a Jewish Museum exhibition. |
| Klausen Synagogue | Early Baroque synagogue beside the Old Jewish Cemetery. |
| High Synagogue | First-floor synagogue above the Jewish Town Hall. |
| Jerusalem (Jubilee) Synagogue | Moorish Art Nouveau synagogue of 1906 by Wilhelm Stiassny. |
Cemeteries
Three Jewish cemeteries appear on the map, only one of them inside Josefov. The Old Jewish Cemetery was used from 1439 until the late 1780s and holds over 12,000 tombstones. The New Jewish Cemetery of 1890 in Žižkov holds Kafka's grave.
| Place | What it is |
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| Old Jewish Cemetery | Burials from 1439 to 1787, over 12,000 tombstones. |
| New Jewish Cemetery | Opened 1890 in Žižkov, Kafka's grave is here. |
| Old Jewish Cemetery in Žižkov | Plague burial ground of 1680, main Jewish cemetery 1787-1890. |
Museums
The Jewish Museum in Prague runs the Jewish Town sites and was founded in 1906, holding more than 44,000 objects and 130,000 books. The Ceremonial Hall at the cemetery is scheduled to open, so check its status before planning around it. The Franz Kafka Museum sits across the river in Malá Strana.
| Place | What it is |
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| Ceremonial Hall | Neo-Romanesque burial society house of 1906-1908 at the cemetery. |
| Franz Kafka Museum | Museum in Malá Strana, in the Herget Brickworks. |
| Jewish Museum in Prague | Museum that runs the Jewish Town sites. |
Monuments
The monuments split between Josefov itself and its river edge. The Jewish Town Hall has a lower clock with Hebrew numerals that runs counterclockwise, but it is closed to the public. The Kafka statue and Franz Kafka Square mark the writer's presence in the quarter, and the Rudolfinum at Jan Palach Square is where the Terezin tour from Prague meets.
| Place | What it is |
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| Jewish Town Hall | Town Hall with a clock showing Hebrew numerals, closed to the public. |
| Statue of Franz Kafka | Bronze statue by Jaroslav Róna beside the Spanish Synagogue. |
| Franz Kafka Square | Square at the site of Kafka's birth house. |
| Rudolfinum | Neo-Renaissance concert hall on Jan Palach Square. |
| Charles Bridge | Bridge about ten minutes' walk from the Jewish Museum sites. |
| Statue of Rabbi Loew | Statue of Rabbi Judah Loew, shown at the New City Hall. |
Streets and Squares
Five streets and squares appear on the map. Pařížská runs from Old Town Square toward the river, Maiselova carries the synagogue and ticket office, and Dušní and Vězeňská are the streets around the Spanish Synagogue.
| Place | What it is |
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| Old Town Square | Main square a few minutes' walk from Josefov. |
| Pařížská | Street through Josefov from Old Town Square to the river. |
| Maiselova | Street with the Maisel Synagogue and the Visitor Centre. |
| Dušní | Street on the Spanish Synagogue side of Josefov. |
| Vězeňská | Street with the Kafka statue. |
Transport Stops
Four stops serve Josefov and its satellite sites. Staroměstská on Line A is the main one at 3 minutes from the museum, and Želivského on the same line serves the New Jewish Cemetery. For Terezin, the option is bus 413 from Letňany, and Bohušovice nad Ohří station is 4 km from the town for trains.
| Place | What it is |
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| Staroměstská metro station | Metro Line A stop closest to Josefov. |
| Staroměstská tram stop | Tram stop at the river end of Josefov. |
| Dlouhá třída tram stop | Tram stop on the north-east edge of the Old Town. |
| Želivského metro station | Metro Line A stop for the New Jewish Cemetery. |
| Letňany metro station | Metro stop where bus 413 to Terezín starts. |
| Praha-Holešovice railway station | Railway station in Holešovice, north of the centre. |
| Bohušovice nad Ohří railway station | Train stop for Terezín, 4 km from the town. |
Terezin
Three Terezin sites sit off the Prague map, about 60-70 km from the city. The Small Fortress was a Gestapo prison from 1940 to 1945, the walled town became the Theresienstadt ghetto in 1941-1945, and the Ghetto Museum covers its history. Day trips from Prague on this site take 4.5 to 7 hours.
The full background is in the Terezin concentration camp guide.
| Place | What it is |
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| Terezín Small Fortress | Gestapo prison of 1940-1945, part of the Terezín Memorial. |
| Terezín Ghetto Museum | Museum on the history of the Theresienstadt ghetto. |
| Theresienstadt Ghetto | Walled town used as a Nazi ghetto in 1941-1945. |
A Walking Order Through the Map
The sites chain together naturally in a loop of a few minutes each, and this order avoids backtracking.
The Loop
Start at Old Town Square and walk 5 minutes into the quarter. Take Maiselova past the Visitor Centre at number 15 to the Maisel Synagogue at number 10, whose exhibition on Bohemian and Moravian Jewish history. From there it is a short step on to Široká 3 for the Pinkas Synagogue, where the memorial names about 80,000 victims of the Shoah from Bohemia and Moravia. The entrance to the Old Jewish Cemetery is the same door, and it holds over 12,000 tombstones.
Walk on to U Starého hřbitova 3, where the Klausen Synagogue and the Ceremonial Hall stand. The Klausen is the largest preserved synagogue of the former ghetto, built in 1694, and has been closed for renovation since 2024, with a reopening due by 2028 at the latest. The museum's visitor rules list it as partly open for temporary exhibitions, so check its status before you go. Continue to the Old-New Synagogue, in Gothic use since the 13th century, then past the Jewish Town Hall and the High Synagogue above it. Finish at the Spanish Synagogue on Vězeňská 1, with the Kafka statue beside it on Vězeňská. Staroměstská metro and tram stop is close by for the ride out.
The satellite sites sit outside this loop. The Jerusalem Synagogue lies east near the Jindřišská tram stop, and the New Jewish Cemetery needs a Line A ride to Želivského. A guided version of the loop runs about 3 hours on the Jewish Quarter and Museum Tour, a private walk with a Jewish Museum certified guide, and the timings, closures and ticket rules behind the route are set out on the homepage's hours and closures section.
Old Town Square with the Church of Our Lady before Týn. Photo: Hana Kubíková, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Questions About the Map
Where is the Jewish quarter in Prague on the map?
Josefov sits between Old Town Square and the Vltava. The core sites cluster on Maiselova, Široká, U Starého hřbitova and Vězeňská, all within a 5-minute walk of the square. The area overview is in the Jewish Quarter Prague guide.
Do you need tickets for the places on the Jewish Quarter map?
Yes for the Jewish Museum circuit of the Maisel, Pinkas, Spanish and Old-New synagogues and the Old Jewish Cemetery, sold since the start of 2024 as one circuit that includes the Old-New Synagogue. Tickets are sold at the Visitor Centre, Maiselova 15, and at the ticket offices of the Spanish, Klausen, Pinkas and Maisel Synagogues. Entry without a guide is covered by the Jewish Quarter Ticket with Optional Audio Guide.
Can I follow the map as a self-guided tour?
Yes, the sites chain together in a loop of a few minutes each, as set out in the walking order above. The self-guided ticket for the Jewish Quarter adds a 20-minute introduction and an optional audio guide, and remains valid for 1 day.
Which sites on the map are closed?
The Jewish Town Hall is closed to the public, the High Synagogue sits above it, and the Klausen Synagogue closed for renovation in 2024 with a reopening due by 2028 at the latest. The museum's visitor rules list it as partly open for temporary exhibitions. The Ceremonial Hall is scheduled to open.
How far is the New Jewish Cemetery from the Josefov map?
It is in Žižkov, opened in 1890, and holds Kafka's grave. Reach it on metro Line A to Želivského, the same line that serves Staroměstská, with trains every 2-3 minutes at rush hour.
How far is Terezin from the Prague Jewish Quarter map?
The Terezin sites lie about 60-70 km from Prague, so they do not fit on the Josefov map. Guided day trips such as the Terezin tour from Prague run 4.5 hours by coach, or you can take bus 413 from Letňany metro station.