Jewish Ghetto & Portico of Octavia
Guide
Photo: Ettore Roesler Franz · Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 45 min–1 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Narrow streets around the Portico of Octavia, with a grand synagogue, bakeries, and restaurants known for Roman-Jewish cooking.
A brief history
In 1555 Pope Paul IV forced Rome's Jewish community into a walled ghetto here, which the papacy controlled until 1870. The ancient Portico of Octavia nearby was later used as a fish market.
Tips
- Best time
- Lunchtime. Many places close for the Sabbath, from Friday evening to Saturday
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 45 min–1 h
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