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Great Synagogue of Rome

Don’t missRome, Italy

Not really a museum, but an interesting place

What it is

The main synagogue of Rome and the attached Jewish Museum, chronicling the 2,000-year-old Jewish community of the city.

Pair it with

Worth a detour or better, within a 15-minute walk. Numbers match the map.

  1. 1Roman Forum600 m · $14 · about €13

    Combined ticket with the Colosseum and Palatine Hill.

  2. 2Pantheon700 m · Free

    Apollodorus of Damascus’s best work.

  3. 3Markets of Trajan700 m · $13 · about €12

    Hidden gem for the true classicist

  4. 4Piazza Navona900 m · Free
  5. 5Trevi Fountain1.0 km · Free

    Too touristy, I’d skip

  6. 6Colosseum1.2 km · $14 · about €13

    Combined ticket with the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill.