The Tiber River divides the historic center of Rome and the district of Trastevere. Over the river hangs the Ponte Cestio that connects to the small Tiber Island, charming and picturesque, like a medieval town in tiny, with its old bridges and its church. It once housed a temple dedicated to Aesculapius, the Greek god of medicine, which was built to celebrate that the plague had stopped ravaging Rome, and this temple is today one of the most important hospitals in Rome. Strolling around Tiber Island was one of my favorite pastimes during my last visit to Rome, and I went back one last time before catching my flight home, plus it’s one of the perfect places from which to tour Rome’s Jewish Quarter. During the summer, the island hosts the Isola del Cinema film festival. There are also bars, restaurants and food stalls along the banks of the river, giving it a festive and certainly memorable atmosphere.