Italy 1943–1945
Portico d'Ottavia and the Jewish Ghetto
Memorial site
The story
Before dawn on 16 October 1943 German police rounded up 1,259 people in Rome, most of them here in the old Ghetto; 1,023 were deported to Auschwitz, and only 16 came back. The square outside the Roman portico is now Largo 16 Ottobre 1943.
What to look for
Look for the memorial plaques and the brass Stolpersteine (stones of remembrance) set into the pavements outside victims' homes.
Plan your visit
On foot in the historic centre; respectful dress near the synagogue.
Nearby sites
- Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome · under 1 km
- Via Rasella, Rome · 1 km
- Porta San Paolo, Rome · 2 km
- Rome War Cemetery, Testaccio · 2 km
- Museo storico della Liberazione, Via Tasso · 2 km
- Mausoleo delle Fosse Ardeatine, Rome · 5 km
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Into Europe: Italy 1943–1945
A free field guide for your phone: the route, the maps and the stories built in, even with no signal. The places of the Allied campaign in Italy, from the Sicily landings of July 1943 through Salerno, the Winter Line, Ortona, Cassino and Anzio, Rome, the Gothic Line and the final battles on the Senio and the Po in April 1945.
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