Photos: Carlos Delgado, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Uoaei1, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Øyvind Holmstad, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: Carlos Delgado, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Uoaei1, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Øyvind Holmstad, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Josefov's surviving synagogues
Your local guide
Kristýna Marešová
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Highlights
- A synagogue that survived redevelopment
- A neighbourhood transformed a century ago
- What was spared, and why
- Josefov's quieter surviving streets
- History against a changing city
About this tour
This session covers one of Josefov's surviving synagogues and a quiet street nearby, both shaped by a redevelopment that transformed most of the neighbourhood a century ago. You see the synagogue's exterior, spared from that clearance, then a street that hints at what the wider area once looked like. It is a focused look at what survived and why.
I move at a steady pace between the two stops, explaining the redevelopment's history as clearly as I can. Questions come as we go, and I am happy to compare the street to old photographs if you ask. A short reading list follows by message afterwards.
This suits anyone who has already visited the cemetery and wants the fuller neighbourhood picture. It also suits anyone interested in how a historic district can partly survive modernisation.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Prague before heading out.
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A synagogue exterior 15 min
The camera takes in one of Josefov's surviving synagogues, and I explain how it escaped the neighbourhood's redevelopment a century ago.
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A quiet Josefov street 15 min
We move along a quieter street nearby, and I describe what the neighbourhood looked like before that redevelopment changed most of it.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Prague: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Goulash with bread dumplings and Josefov, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Prague time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Prague, showing you A synagogue exterior and A quiet Josefov street live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Josefov live with my phone.
Times shown in Prague time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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