If you want to visit the synagogues and cemetery, I recommend you go. I went with a group of students from my Czech history class as a field trip; for us, this was a very relevant experience. If history isn't your thing - or the 480 Kc ($25, €20) all attractions fee deters you - then head over to Zizkov and see the small cemetery at the base of the Zizkov Radio Tower. When I was there in June of 2006, it cost me 20 Kc. To enter just the cemetery is only 50 Kc.
The Jewish Museum of Prague is the best place to find accurate information on all the sites. The Information for Visitors link gives you all the pertinent information about opening hours and closures. Each ticket comes with a small map and a list of the six sites. The first site is the Maisel Synagogue, which is a museum cataloging some of the history of the Jewish People of the Czech Republic. The Spanish Synagogue contains the second half of that exhibit. The third site, the Pinkas Synagogue is the most emotional for me. I even snuck a picture inside, which is breaking the rules. The walls of this Synagogue have the names of the 80,000 Czech Jew who were killed in the Holocaust. The fourth site is the The Old Jewish Cemetery, which needs no explanation. Site number five, the Klausen Synagogue, is connected with site six, the Ceremonial Hall.
The Old Jewish Cemetery & Pinkas Synagogue
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My husband visited Prague while in high school, and spent a lot of time traveling to the different synagogues. Unfortunately, it was in a time pre-digital cameras, so the pics are few and far between. Thanks for providing a visual to all the stories he's told me!
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