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The Jewish Quarter

Six synagogues, the oldest working one in Europe, and a museum of glass and posters beside them.

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Old New Synagogue
Photograph: Øyvind Holmstad / CC BY-SA 3.0

Day 1

Starts from Old Town Square · 5h 55m at the sights, 14m travelling · 1.1 km

Areas: Josefov

  1. Old New Synagogue — The oldest working synagogue in Europe, built around 1270 (40m)
  2. Josefov — The former Jewish quarter: six synagogues and the old cemetery (2h)
  3. Spanish Synagogue — Moorish revival interior, every surface gilded and patterned (45m)
  4. Museum of Decorative Arts — Glass, furniture and posters, in a building as good as its contents (1h 30m)
  5. Rudolfinum — The neo-Renaissance concert hall on the river, home of the Czech Philharmonic (1h)