The Jewish Museum
by Paul2001
The Jewish Museum is actually collections of museums and monuments dedicated to inhabitants of Pragues old Jewish Quarter. They include the famed Jewish Cementery, several centuries old synagogues and ceremonial halls. Each synagogues holds a collection of Jewish religious artifacts that is quite amazing in scale. I have never seen anything like it even in Israel. Of the synagogues all but the Old-New Syngogue has been turned into a museum filled with exhibits. Only the Old-New Synagogue is still an active place of worship. By a horrible oddity many of these buildings survived Nazi occupation by a strange ironic twist. Hitler decided not to destroy the Jewish monuments in Prague because he wanted to open an museum dedicated to "an extinct race". Instead the museums are a source of pride and survival of the Jewish people.
To visit these sites you must pay a for a ticket that sort of covers all of them under one umbrella. This will cost you a whopping 450kcs (about $17.00US). I was rather shocked by this but after visiting all of the attractions I felt that the cost was well worth it.
The museum is open from 9am to 6pm everyday but Saturday and on Jewish Holidays.
In Your Pocket
by HORSCHECK
A great resource for information about travels to Eastern or Central Europe is "In Your Pocket". It provides information of more than 50 cities at the travel portal www.inyourpocket.com.
About 20 printed full city guides are available locally at various places including kiosks. The guides are most comprehensive, up to date and honest.
Please have a look at the webpage when planning a trip to Eastern or Central Europe:
In Your Pocket
Becherovka!
by clairegeordio
This is an alcoholic liqueur that I was introduced to (regularly!) during my stay in the Czech Republic by many locals. One day I was even 'forced' to drink it for breakfast!. It is described as a herbal drink and is 38% proof! You would either love it or hate it, as it kind of tastes like medicine! I loved it, much to the delight of my Czech hosts. Many souvenir shops sell Becherovka and I purchased a tiny bottle that came in a presentation box with two cut glass crystal shot glasses.
TELC - beautiful small town
by canaglic
Telc is a small South Moravian town with arguably the most beautiful main square in the Czech Republic. The appearance of Telc dates from the 1500’s when the lord of the area, Zacharias of Hradec, decided to have the town square rebuilt to a uniform plan after a massive fire damaged much of the town. The houses that faced the square all had vaulted arcades added to their fronts, creating a covered walkway around the entire perimeter.
Vysehrad
by Amazonka
A very pleasant place for romantic walks is Vysehrad, which is associated with the oldest of Bohemian legends. You will find here the national cememtery containing the graves of many famous Czechs, including the romantic poet Macha.
Vysehrad is also associated witht he Celts, and it is here on an open-air stage where Celtic festivals are celebrated. The baroque fortress has a mysterious underground labyrinth of secret military corridors. You can visit the part of the labyrinth that has been restored.
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