Rome: Jewish Ghetto, Great Synagogue and Trastevere Tour

Most people identify Italy as one of the most Catholic country, but actually the Jewish Community of Rome is the oldest in the world. On this guided tour you will explore the picturesque Trastevere district. This colourful area with narrow streets and lively piazzas, is famous for the typical Roman nightlife. Crossing the Tiber river through the Tiber Island, you will reach the nearby Jewish Ghetto. Strolling down tiny streets and pedestrian areas of the quarter, it will be possible to get in touch with the past and the present of the Roman Jewish lifestyle. The tour will end with the visit of the Jewish Museum, located in the Great Synagogue of Rome, showing magnificent artifacts and precious documents, witness of the 2000 year old history of Jews in Rome.