Jewish Heritage Tour Rome

The story of the Jewish Ghetto in Rome is a gripping tale both for its atmospheric beauty and its frequently tragic history, the quarter is one of Rome’s most enduringly fascinating areas. On this privately-guided tour, we’ll take you through the quarter, rich with history and tradition on every street.

Walk along the lively main street of Via Portico d’Ottavia with its characteristic Kosher shops and bakeries, while sampling your way through the unique flavors of Roman-Jewish cuisine. Dive into the cobbled back streets and gaze up at the magnificent Synagogue, the largest in Rome. 

Along the way you’ll visit picturesque Piazza Mattei and stop to admire the Fontana delle Tartarughe, ‘Turtle Fountain’, which provided water sourced from one of Rome’s first aqueducts Acqua Vergine. You’ll pass by the grand ruins of an ancient Roman theater – the spectacular Teatro Marcello, known as the ‘Little Colosseum’, which once held up to 20,000 spectators for various events, and a close view to the 17th-century marble carving La Bocca della Verità, the ‘Mouth of Truth’, made famous by the 1953 classic Roman Holiday.

As you stroll through the cobblestone streets of the Jewish quarter, you’ll spot engraved brass plaques at the foot of residential doorways – commemorating

the city’s Holocaust victims –  and learn about the long and turbulent history of this indomitable community – a story of emigration and persecution but also of triumph over adversity.