Ghetto, Synagogue and Jewish Museum of Rome

A journey into Jewish history and tradition between art and gastronomy through the streets of the ghetto.

Overlooking the left bank of the Tiber, and connected to the Tiber Island by the Fabricio Bridge, the Jewish quarter is recognisable by the presence of the eclectic Synagogue building.

An unusual example of Art Nouveau style, the Great Synagogue was rebuilt in the early-20th century after the quarter underwent major transformations for the construction of the Muraglioni embankments.

Even today, however, the area is extremely characteristic with its many small kosher restaurants, shops and boutiques.

Well worth a visit is the Jewish Museum, where the two-thousand-year history of Rome’s Jewish community is explained and from where visitors can enter the Great Synagogue, with its magnificent stained glass windows, and the more intimate Spanish (Sephardic rite) Synagogue.