The Ancient Jewish Ghetto Tour

The Venetian Ghetto was the area of Venice in which Jews were forced to live by the government of the Venetian Republic. The English word ghetto is derived from the Jewish ghetto in Venice. The Venetian Ghetto was instituted on 29 March 1516 by decree of Doge Leonardo Loredan and the Venetian Senate. It was not the first time that Jews in Venice were compelled to live in a segregated area of the city. In 1555, Venice had 160,208 inhabitants, including 923 Jews, who were mainly merchants.
Between 1541 and 1633, the Ghetto Vecchio and Ghetto Nuovo were made to accommodate the increase in Jewish immigration, but the total number of Jews in Italy did not exceed 25,000.
With your private guide, you have a 3-hour tour to explore the oldest Venetian ghetto in Europe and listen to the stories and events of long history of Jews in Venice, the tour includes the Spanish Synagogue and the secret garden, foto stops, and walking around the quarter to explore how Jews were and still living in Venice