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Visiting this small neighborhood, bordered by the Tiber on one side and by Piazza Venezia on the other, represents not only a cultural and religious experience, due to the Synagogue and the Jewish museum, but also a gastronomic experience, thanks to the numerous typical restaurants scattered throughout the ghetto.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rome, Lazio, Italy
Visiting this small neighborhood, bordered by the Tiber on one side and by Piazza Venezia on the other, represents not only a cultural and religious experience, due to the Synagogue and the Jewish museum, but also a gastronomic experience, thanks to the numerous typical restaurants scattered throughout the ghetto.
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Stop At: Isola Tiberina, Rome Italy
The Tiberine Island also rises, formed by the wedges of the Tiber.the island where took refuge the first Roman houses.The Tiber Island is itself a monument having been worked and decorated ship-shaped through granite and marble, a Roman ship with its mast, at the time an obelisk, which seemed to sail on the Tiber. Many Roman legends and origins are linked to this island that your professional guide will show you live
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Trilussa, Rome Italy
During this amazing walking tour (starting at Piazza Trilussa) through one the most iconic district of Rome, you can enjoy the visit of St. Mary’s in Trastevere church, a masterpiece of Byzantine art.
Located in the Trastevere district, the square is dedicated to a great Romanesque writer and poet
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Via Portico d’Ottavia, Via del Portico d’Ottavia 29 Sant’Angelo (Ghetto), 00186 Rome Italy
You’ll arrive in the heart of ghetto, visiting Portico D’Ottavia, built by Octavian Augustus a magnificent portico in honor of his sister Octavia defined by Plutarch as “a beautiful, austere and intelligent woman”.
A monument of ancient Rome symbol of the Jewish Quarter.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Teatro di Marcello, Via Del Teatro De Marcello, Rome Italy
Teatro Marcello, also known as the small Colosseum, theater of ancient Rome. In the heart of the Jewish quarter, commonly known as the “Ghetto”.
The Theater of Marcellus will surprise you for its historical and architectural evolution: after being the first stone theater built in Rome, under the aegis of Julius Caesar, it has spanned the centuries serving as a fortress, a noble palace, and its walls of enclosure to protect the Jews
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Piazza della Bocca della Verita, 18 Santa Maria in Cosmedin, Rome Italy
Located in the portico of the church of Santa Maria in Cosmedin, the Bocca della Verità (Bocca della Verità) is a huge, world-famous marble mask that is said to cut off the hand of those who lie.
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Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Piazza della Bocca della Verita Ripa, Rome Italy
Piazza della Bocca della Verità rises on the area formerly called “Foro Boario”: arriving at the square you can admire the Temple of Portunus, the Temple of Hercules victorious and the Fountain of the tritons. Area destined to the market between the Tiber, the Capitol, the Palatine and Aventine.
The legend Hercules, who arrived in the area of the Foro Boario with Geryon’s oxen, would have been robbed of these by the giant Caco and your guide will tell you the rest.
Duration: 30 minutes
