Jewish Rome Ghetto area Museum and Synagogue small group walking tour

Jewish Rome Ghetto area Museum and Synagogue small group walking tour

your expert guide and art historian will take to discover the jewish comunity of Rome, the oldest in the world that moved to Europe before Christ . The jewish area of the city isn't very extended but rich in history and anecdotes Imposing Roman ruins are alternated with medieval houses and the huge Synagogue . Five different rites were celebrated. Using recostructions , pictures and our imagination we can figure out how the place was in the past, how and when was enclosed in a Ghetto, until the 19th century. We visit the museum under the Great Synagogue and the Temple .We will talk about the deportation of innocents to Germany and of the word war II. We cross river tiber passing by tiberina island and we finish at Tastevere neighborhood , where once , before Christ, all foreigners of the city lived , we see the place of the oldest Synagogue of roman times . minimum partecipants : 4

Itinerary
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Stop At: Via Portico d'Ottavia, Via del Portico d'Ottavia 29 Sant'Angelo (Ghetto), 00186 Rome Italy

we start our tour from venice square to go down to the archeaologiacal area of marcellus theatre and ancient roman temples . there the monumental gate of Ottavia, will introduce us to the jewish area of the city. Using 3-d recostructions you can figure out how extend it was in the past . the neirbohood is nowadays the modern look of an historical place.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tempio Maggiore di Roma, Lungotevere de Cenci, 00186 Rome Italy

We visit the museum and the Synagogue , the museum is one the most significant in the world. The collection of ancient marble insciptions, objects, edicts issued by the popes, a full ricostruction of the history of the oldest comunity in Europe until our present day . We get to the Major Temple , the Great Synagogue, the tallest in the world, with it's square dome fully colored like a rainbow, 42 mt / 137 feet high , almost like the Colosseum.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Isola Tiberina, Rome Italy

We cross the river tiber, passing through a roman bridge 2000 years old. This lovely small island was a place of worship of medicne greek good Esculapius, still an historic hospital is there to remind this tradition.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Trastevere, 00153 Rome Italy

The tour will end in a fascinating tiny lane , where the oldest Synagogue of Rome was once , the neighborhood is nice to have dinner in local pizzeria or seafood restaurants , typical in this area .

Duration: 20 minutes