🏛️Top Attractions

The vast first-century amphitheatre that once held 50,000 spectators, and still the defining image of imperial Rome.

Piazza del Colosseo 1, Rome

Timed ticket, includes Roman Forum & Palatine

2 hours

Book a timed entry online well ahead; go at opening or late afternoon to avoid the worst queues and heat.

The political heart of the ancient city: temples, basilicas and the imperial palaces above them.

Via della Salara Vecchia 5/6, Rome

Included with the Colosseum ticket

2 hours

Wear proper shoes — the ground is uneven marble and gravel, with very little shade.

Almost 2,000 years old and still the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome, lit only by its open oculus.

Piazza della Rotonda, Rome

30–45 minutes

Step in during a rain shower to watch water fall through the oculus; modest dress is expected.

The soaring 1904 synagogue of Europe's oldest continuous Jewish community, with a museum of Roman-Jewish life below.

Lungotevere de' Cenci, Rome

Museum ticket includes a guided synagogue visit

1–2 hours

Closed Shabbos and Jewish holidays; combine it with lunch in the Ghetto's kosher restaurants a minute away.

The atmospheric streets of the 1555 Ghetto, now the centre of kosher dining in Rome.

Via del Portico d'Ottavia, Rome

Free

1 hour

Everything is within easy walking distance of the Great Synagogue — ideal for a Shabbos afternoon stroll.

Baroque theatre in stone and water, best seen when the crowds thin out.

Piazza di Trevi, Rome

Free

20 minutes

Visit before 8am or after 11pm for photographs without the crush.