Jewish Ghetto to Trastevere, Rome: free self-guided walking tour
Quick answer. A free self-guided walking tour from the Jewish Ghetto to Trastevere in Rome: 3 stops, about 1.6 km, about 20 minutes of walking plus about 21 minutes of listening. Start on Via dei Funari in the Jewish Ghetto, home to one of the oldest continuous Jewish communities in the world, past the Turtle Fountain of the 1580s and the stumbling stones near the Portico d’Ottavia. Cross the Tiber to San Crisogono, whose fourth-century basilica lies beneath the floor, and finish in Trastevere at Santa Maria in Trastevere, among the oldest places of Christian worship in Rome.
- Stops:
- 3
- Distance:
- about 1.6 km
- Walking:
- about 20 min
- Listening:
- about 21 min
Jewish Ghetto to Trastevere, Rome: how long does the walk take?
About 41 minutes in all: about 20 minutes on foot over about 1.6 km, plus about 21 minutes of audio at the 3 stops. Time inside the sites is extra.
Jewish Ghetto to Trastevere, Rome: in what order should you visit the stops?
Follow the stops in this order: Jewish Ghetto, San Crisogono, and Trastevere. The longest stretch between two stops is about 0.9 km, about 12 min on foot.
Route and map
Navigate with Google Maps, listen with Mappu: the stories keep playing while you follow the route.
Opens Google Maps with walking directions through every stop.
Stop 1
In 1555 Pope Paul IV’s bull Cum nimis absurdum stripped Rome’s Jews of their rights and forced them into a walled enclosure.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: San Crisogono · about 0.9 km, about 12 min on foot
Stop 2
For a small fee, stairs near the sacristy lead down to the fourth-century early Christian basilica beneath the church.
about 7 min of audio
Next stop: Trastevere · about 0.8 km, about 10 min on foot
Stop 3
At San Francesco a Ripa stands Bernini’s Blessed Ludovica Albertoni, finished in 1674 when he was seventy-six.
about 7 min of audio
How does this self-guided walking tour work?
The audio guides on this page stay free: open any stop to listen in your browser.
Walk Mode uses your location to narrate places as you walk. It opens in the Mappu app at the first stop, Jewish Ghetto. Your first walk is free for three stops with a free Mappu account.
Walk Mode: 2 hours for 50 credits (€4.99 Starter pack)
Before you go
- Check opening hours, tickets and access on each site’s official page before you go.
- Distances and times are estimates: the walking route between stops, from OpenStreetMap, at 4.5 km/h. Your route on the street may differ.
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Route checked by Mappu on October 20, 2026. Stop descriptions come from each place’s published Mappu audio guide. Mappu is a Fenutech product.