Ostia Synagogue, Rome

Name: Ostia Synagogue
Address: Rome, Italy

#681 among attractions in Rome

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The Ostia Synagogue is an ancient synagogue located in ancient Ostia, the seaport of Imperial Rome. It is one of the oldest synagogues in the world, the oldest synagogue in Europe and the oldest mainstream Jewish synagogue yet uncovered outside Israel. The synagogue building dates from the reign of Claudius and continued in use as a synagogue into the 5th century AD. ()

Local name: Sinagoga di Ostia Antica Architectural style: Ancient Roman architectureCoordinates: 41°44'56"N, 12°17'19"E

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Ostia Synagogue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ostia Antica, Santa Aurea, Ostia Antica, Baths at Ostia.

~1820 ftN
Remains of an ancient Roman city
Ostia Antica, Rome
9 min walk • Ostia Antica is an evocative archaeological site located near the city of Rome, Italy. Once a bustling commercial port, it served as the gateway to the ancient Roman Empire, connecting trade routes across the Mediterranean.
1 miNE
Church
Santa Aurea, Rome
26 min walk • The Basilica of Santa Aurea is a church situated in the Ostia Antica district of Ostia, Italy. Ostia became an episcopal see as early as the 3rd century AD. The present-day church, completed in 1483, it was the seat of the suburbicarian diocese of Ostia until 1966, when Ostia became part of the diocese of Rome.
1 miNE
Forts and castles
Ostia Antica, Rome
25 min walk • Ostia Antica is the 35th zona of Rome, Italy, four kilometers away from the coast. It is identified by the initials Z. XXXV and it is distinct from Ostia. Ostia Antica belongs to Municipio X.
~1870 ftN
Archaeological site, Ancient Roman architecture
Baths at Ostia, Ostia
10 min walk • The Forum Baths at Ostia, otherwise known as the Thermae Gavii Maximi, are named after Marcus Gavius Maximus, who was the praetorian prefect for 20 years. The baths were intended for public use in Ostia Antica. and like many other thermae, created as a gift to the public and were therefore free.
0.9 miNE
City
Gabii, Rome
24 min walk • Gabii was an ancient city of Latium, located 18 km due east of Rome along the Via Praenestina, which was in early times known as the Via Gabina.
0.5 miN
Ruins
Piazzale delle Corporazioni, Rome
14 min walk • The Forum of Corporations, or the Piazzale delle Corporazioni, was the principal center of commerce and trade for the Roman Empire mainly during the Age of Augustus.
0.5 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theatre, Rome
13 min walk • The Roman theater at Ostia was built in the Augustan age and remodeled in the late second century. In the numbering given to Ostian buildings by postwar excavators it corresponds to II,VII,2.
1 miNE
41°45'33"N • 12°18'4"E
Castello di Giulio II, Rome
25 min walk • Forts and castles
1.2 miS
Church
Santa Maria Regina Pacis, Rome
32 min walk • The church of Santa Maria Regina Pacis is a church in Rome, in the Lido di Ostia Levante neighborhood, on Piazza Regina Pacis.
0.5 miN
Museum, Museum district
Museo Archeologico Ostiense, Rome
12 min walk • The Museo Archeologico Ostiense is an archaeological museum dedicated to the ancient Roman city of Ostia in Rome, Italy. The museum was built by Pope Pius IX, who in 1865 had to readapt a fifteenth-century building used as a store to create a city museum.
0.6 miNW
41°45'9"N • 12°16'40"E
Tor Boacciana, Rome
16 min walk • Historical place, Observation decks and towers, Memorial

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Ostia Synagogue?

Nearby attractions include Tomb of C. Cartilius Poplicola, Rome (5 min walk), Ostia Antica, Rome (9 min walk), Baths at Ostia, Ostia (10 min walk), Capitolium, Rome (10 min walk).

How to get to Ostia Synagogue by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ostia Synagogue:

Bus

Romagnoli/Civico 515 • Lines: 04, C13, C19, C4, n3 (6 min walk)
Promontori/Capo Spartivento • Lines: 05B (18 min walk)

Light rail

Lido Nord • Lines: Fc2 (16 min walk)
Ostia Antica • Lines: Fc2 (23 min walk)