Walking tour – Trastevere and the Jewish Ghetto

Meeting point: 6:30 pm Largo Ascianghi

A charming walk along the most interesting places of Trastevere and the Jewish Ghetto. See with us the old medieval synagogue of the Jewish community that has resided here since the Augustan age, walk on the marvellous Roman bridges on the Tiber Island, get to know the Ghetto, with its archeological ruins and welcoming streets. On the way to the Circus Maximus, we will pass in front of a wonderful Roman theatre and a well-preserved ancient market of the Eternal City…

Highlights: St. Francis a Ripa (first Franciscan convent), St. Cecilia (early Christian church), synagogue in vicolo dell’atleta (medieval synagogue), St. Benedictus in Piscinula (medieval church), Cestian Bridge (Roman bridge), St. Bartholomew on the Island (medieval church), Fabrician Bridge (Roman bridge), Porticus Octaviae (Roman portico), Our Lady in the Portico (baroque church), Theatre of Marcellus (ancient Roman theatre), St. Nicholas in Prison, Temple of Portunus, Arch of Janus, S. Anastasia, Circus Maximus.

Tour end: 8 pm Boscolo Circo Massimo