Old Jewish Cemetery
The extraordinary layered burial ground in Josefov, with ~12,000 leaning headstones crammed over centuries of stacked graves.
The call
Worth it if you are watching the budget and you only have one day.
Why
- 01
One of the most affecting and singular sights in Europe — the toppled, overlapping stones rising in waves are unforgettable, and the silence is heavy.
Our read - 02
The catch: it's only enterable via the pricier Jewish Museum ticket, you follow a roped path past the stones (no wandering), and timed-entry queues bunch up.
Our read
Is it a fit?
Go if
You are watching the budget
On a budget, Old Jewish Cemetery still earns its price.
You only have one day
Even on a tight schedule, Old Jewish Cemetery earns the hours.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, Old Jewish Cemetery works.
You are traveling solo
Solo, Old Jewish Cemetery works.
Plan it well
- Ticket
- Accessed only via the Jewish Museum's 'Jewish Town' combined ticket (600 CZK adult), along a fixed visitor route.jewishmuseum.cz
- Timing
- At opening to beat timed-entry queues; closed Saturdays and Jewish holidays.
- Booking
- Access is via the combined Jewish Museum ticket along a fixed route.
- Allow
- 30–45 min
- Accessibility
- The cemetery path is uneven; not fully step-free.
- Getting there
- Staroměstská metro (line A), in Josefov.
Consider instead
Sources and method (2)
- In use 1439–1787; contains over 12,000 tombstones with graves stacked up to ten layers deep due to the ghetto's confined space and Jewish burial custom. en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Accessed only via the Jewish Museum's 'Jewish Town' combined ticket (600 CZK adult), along a fixed visitor route. jewishmuseum.cz ↗