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Old Jewish Cemetery | Prague

Name: Old Jewish Cemetery | Prague
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.2

4.2 ·

Enter the Old Jewish Cemetery, a compact and atmospheric burial ground in Prague's Jewish Quarter. Wander among thousands of weathered tombstones packed closely together, and look for the grave of Judah Loew ben Bezalel.

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Full description

Tucked inside the Jewish Quarter in Staré Město, the Old Jewish Cemetery is packed with around 12,000 visible tombstones, though many more people are buried beneath them in layered graves. The resting place of scholar and teacher Judah Loew ben Bezalel is among its most noted.

Reviewers describe a park-like, atmospheric space of old graves, statues and mausoleums, surrounded by modern buildings yet noticeably quiet inside its walls. It can be explored independently or as part of a Jewish Quarter visit, and booking is recommended.

Allow about 45 minutes; the cemetery is closed on Saturdays.

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Address

Široká 3, Staré Město, 110 00 Praha-Praha 1, Czechia · Staré Město

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

45 min

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

Book ahead for entry as recommended
remember it is closed on Saturdays
visit as part of a wider Jewish Quarter circuit, either independently or with a guide for added context on the tombstones.

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Reviews

Beautiful, park like cemetery with old graves, beautiful statues, mausoleums right in the middle of the city. You won't even notice that a busy city life is going on right outside the walls of the cemetery. The cemetery is easy to reach by subway (red line), bus and tram. All of these stop at the flora shopping center…

Christian Schuh

2/5

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