Best spots in Sant'Angelo
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From the classic Boccione and Fontana delle Tartarughe, to lesser-known spots worth adding to your trip.
Rome · ☕ Coffeebreak
Boccione
20 min
Rome · 🏛️ Landmark
Fontana delle Tartarughe
Portico of Octavia
Rome · 🎨 Museum
Crypta Balbi - Museo Nazionale Romano
45 min
★ 4.2 · 1,495 reviews
Step into Boccione, a no-frills bakery tucked into Rome's Jewish Ghetto on Via del Portico d'Ottavia. Grab a slice of the dense ricotta and cherry pie or raisin-studded strudel for an unpolished, authentic taste of old Roman-Jewish tradition.
★ 4.5 · 6,924 reviews
Discover the Fontana delle Tartarughe tucked away in Rome's old Jewish Ghetto. Admire the bronze youths reaching toward dolphins and the charming turtles perched at the rim as you linger in the intimate Piazza Mattei.
★ 4.7 · 2,837 reviews
Step through layers of Roman history at the Portico of Octavia. Wander the ancient colonnade marking the edge of the Jewish Ghetto, then continue on foot to the Theatre of Marcellus or the neighborhood's restaurants.
★ 4.1 · 835 reviews
Step into Crypta Balbi, where an ancient Roman theater lies buried beneath centuries of rebuilding. Descend into the excavated substructure on a guided tour and trace 2,000 years of Rome's urban layers stacked on one single spot.
