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suitable for children
group size: the size of your party
3 hours
private walking tour of Rome Jewish ghetto and of medieval and renaissance Rome
most popular areas.
See 1st century BCA Teatro Marcello and the ruins of Octavia’s Portico,
ancient Rome popular market area and center of Rome Jewish community
life. A Jewish community is first recorded in Rome in 139 BC, oldest in
Europe. Retrace its development since the time when Jewish traders from
Israel first settled in the district of Trastevere to 1555 when they
were moved to the area that became Rome Jewish ghetto for 300 years. See
narrow backstreets and a few dwellings memories of miserable
living conditions in the old ghetto. Visit the beautiful 1905 Great Synagogue
and its adjoining museums of the Rome Jewish Community. From the old ghetto walk
across the river to the site of the year 1000 Synagogue in Trastevere
and
to nearby medieval and renaissance Rome: see the open air market of “Campo de’ Fiori” with picturesque stalls, Palazzo Spada with Borromini’s
amazing trompe l’oeil gallery and Piazza Farnese with Michelangelo’s
magnificent palace. Stroll along colourful backstreets, lined by antique
stores and craftsman workshops, to breathtaking Piazza Navona with
Bernini’s fountains, sidewalk artists and outdoor cafés.
Rome Jewish ghetto and private walking
sightseeing tour of Trastevere and renaissance Rome
1 to 4: Euros 165,00
additional person: € 30
admission
to Rome Jewish Community museum: € 7,50 |