WALKING TOUR: JEWISH DISTRICT Activity Overview
Walk through Jewish Praga is a tour of Warsaw’s Praga district, which has long been home to many communities, including the Jewish community. The guide shares its history and shows what remains today of the district’s former life. It’s a reflective walk that reminds us how multicultural Warsaw once was.
The tour is based on facts, presented in a light, anecdotal way — with no lectures or dates to memorise, focusing instead on the stories of people and places.
Praga has been closely connected with the Jewish community for centuries. There were bazaars, synagogues, butcher shops and mikvahs here, and the Jewish part of old Warsaw still makes a strong impression through what remains today. This is a nostalgic tour, reminding us just how multicultural Warsaw once was. We will visit the remains of a former synagogue, a Jewish academic dormitory, the mikvah building and former Jewish tenement houses.
Sample route: Ząbkowska, Targowa, Kłopotowskiego and Okrzei Streets.
In addition to the guide, a coordinator will accompany the group. She will collect you from the office or another location of your choice and take you to the meeting point with the tour guide. It is also possible for all participants to meet directly at the tour’s starting point.
Live music – 1299 zł per group: this tour, such as the Jewish Prague Tour, can be enhanced with the company of a street musician with a guitar or banjo, who plays, sings and adds commentary throughout the route, performing classics of old Warsaw courtyard music in the style of pre-war street hits. This option naturally extends the tour by around 30 minutes.
The tour can be conducted in English for an additional fee.