This collection gathers places and events in Jewish Ghetto, a historic district with synagogues, shops, restaurants and cultural programs tied to the local Jewish community. It suits readers who want to learn more about urban history, visit places of memory, or attend talks and exhibitions.
Places: Jewish Ghetto (17)
Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’IsolaThe Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola stands on the Tiber Island, in the Ripa district, and is the only monumental church in Rome built in the m…
Jewish Museum of RomeJewish Museum of Rome - Jewish Museum Entrance, Synagogue Entrance - Lungotevere de' Cenci, Via Catalana, 00186 Rome RM, Italy
Museo della Shoah in RomeToday Museo della Shoah in Rome is the exhibition site of Fondazione Museo della Shoah at the Casina dei Vallati, Via del Portico d'Ottavia 29, in…
Piazza MatteiPiazza Mattei is in the Sant'Angelo rione, in Rome's historic center, between Via dei Funari, Via della Reginella and Via Paganica, a few minutes'…
Ponte FabricioPonte Fabricio connects the left bank of the Tiber, at the level of the Jewish Ghetto, to the northern tip of Tiber Island, and it is the best-pres…
Ponte GaribaldiPonte Garibaldi connects Lungotevere dei Cenci, on the side of the Regola district and the Jewish Ghetto, to Piazza Gioacchino Belli and the start…
Portico of OctaviaThe Portico of Octavia is the monumental enclosure that Augustus had rebuilt in the southern Campus Martius and dedicated to his sister Octavia, on…
Rione Sant’Angelo: What to SeeRione Sant'Angelo, Rome's Rione XI, is public, open space: the streets, the Portico d'Ottavia at Via del Portico d'Ottavia 29 and the Turtle Founta…
Rome Synagogue (Great Synagogue)Rome Synagogue (Great Synagogue) - Lungotevere de' Cenci, 00186 Roma RM
San Carlo ai CatinariSan Carlo ai Catinari is the big Baroque church that closes off the east side of Piazza Benedetto Cairoli, halfway between Campo de’ Fiori and the…
San Gregorio della Divina PietàSan Gregorio della Divina Pietà is a very small church at the entrance to Ponte Fabricio, on the northern edge of piazza di Monte Savello, in the r…
Santa Maria in CampitelliSanta Maria in Campitelli is in Piazza Campitelli, a small and almost always empty square that opens between the Jewish Ghetto of Rome and the clim…
Santa Maria in PublicolisSanta Maria in Publicolis is a small, Baroque and almost always closed church, wedged between Via in Publicolis, Via dei Falegnami and Piazza Costa…
The Jewish Ghetto of Rome: What to See and What to KnowPhoto: Falk2, license CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L06_697_Portikus_der_Octavia.jpg) The Jewish Ghe…
Tiber IslandThe evocative Tiber Island in the middle of the golden Tiber is a piece of the history of the city of Rome
Torre dei CaetaniThe Torre dei Caetani stands at the northeastern end of Tiber Island, exactly where Ponte Fabricio unloads onto the island those arriving from the…
Turtle FountainPhoto: Rijksmuseum, CC0 license, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fontana_delle_Tartarughe,_RP-F-F80027.jpg) The Turt…


















