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 private walking tours of Rome

JEWISH ROME
Temple    Old Ghetto    Medieval Synagogue    Jewish Museum    Trastevere

 

 

suitable for children
group size: the size of your party

3 hours private walking tour of the Jewish ghetto and of  Trastevere Jewish memories and popular areas.
Private tour starts with Teatro Marcello and Octavia’s Portico, ancient Rome popular market area and present time center of  Rome Jewish community life. A Jewish presence in Rome is first recorded in 139 BC, oldest in Europe,when travellers from Israel settled in the district of Trastevere home to Rome Jews until 1555 when the Jewish community was forcibly confined to  the ghetto for some 300 years. See  a few surviving ghetto alleys and  dwellings, memories of miserable living conditions in the old ghetto. Touring the beautiful 1905 Great Synagogue and Jewish museum with mementoes of  5 ghetto Synagogues and  of  Rome Jewish life is a touching tour highlights. From the old ghetto walk across the river and tour Trastevere. The site of  a  1000 years old  Synagogue connects ancient Rome Jewish community home to present time Trastevere location of several Jewish agencies. Tour nearby medieval and renaissance districts:  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 colorful 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   tour of Trastevere Jewish areas

1 to 4: Euros 165,00
additional person: € 30
admission to  Great Synagogue and Jewish  Community museum: €  7,50