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Incredible as it may be since nowadays Campo de Fiori is such a lively place for party-goers at night and a market in the morning, but you should know that back to the times of papal rules, the area was the site of countless executions. Thankfully now the only corpses that litter the piazza are those of the fish, vegetables and flowers in the bright morning market ! Behind the piazza, and always in the historical centre of Rome is the Palazzo Farnese, that overlooks Piazza Farnese. Pope Farnese (in the ‘500s) had the palazzo built  by the best architects available at that time and since 1635 the French Embassy has been renting the palazzo for …. 1 lira a year !

 

 

A couple of streets away begins the area best known as the Jewish ghetto.The Jewish community in Rome is known to be the oldest in Europe : The first Israelites came to Rome in 161 BC asking for imperial help against invaders. Today still many Jews call the Eternal City home. Back between 16 and 19^th century, Pope Paul IV confined the Jews in the Ghetto. The Sinagogue houses the Jewish Museum. And before your arrival you will want to book a comfortable and cheap hotel and hostel in the centre of Rome.