Tourist information
Chanukah in Rome
Celebrate the Festival of Lights in Rome โ light your own menorah wherever you're staying, and join Chabad's large public Chanukiah lightings across the city.
Lighting where you're staying
The mitzvah is for each person to light the Chanukah candles in their own home. For travelers in Rome, the best place is your hotel room; if the hotel doesn't allow it, then in a hall used for meals.
๐ Borrow a Chanukiah from Chabad
Chabad provides Chanukiot so every visitor can perform the mitzvah. Get in touch and we'll arrange one for you.
Public menorah lightings
Chabad lights large Chanukiot every night of Chanukah across Rome โ come join the celebration:
- Every nightPiazza Barberini 6:00 pm ยท Piazza Bologna 8:00 pm
- Fridaysearlier, 3:00 pm (before Shabbat)
- Motzei Shabbat7:30 pm
โจ Main lightings
First Sunday of Chanukah โ Piazza Barberini, 6:00 pm. Motzei Shabbat โ Piazza Bologna, 7:30 pm. Plus a special lighting at the Colosseum on the last night.
