Jewish Ghetto and Campidoglio

We started our day with not one but two presentations! Stacie presented the Jewish Ghetto and led us around this very small quarter, while Carly presented on the Campidoglio.

The Ghetto was built in the 16th century on the banks of a frequently flooded bend of the Tiber River, and was the forced home of the Roman Jewish population for more than 300 years, between the Counter-Reformation (16th century) and Italian unification (19th century). The Ghetto is very small and at certain points up to 7000 Jews were squeezed into its confines.


The Campidoglio is the piazza on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome which houses the city government building as well as two museums. The façade of the buildings and the brick pattern on the ground are all from the designs of Michelangelo, even though he did not see the project through to completion.


It was a beautiful day and we all had a great time!