The medieval Jewish quarter occupies a tight grid of stone-paved lanes between the cathedral and the sea. At its peak in the 13th century around 700 Jewish families lived here — making it, alongside Salerno, one of southern Italy's principal Jewish communities. Four synagogues, two of which survive (the Scolanova and the Scolagrande), once stood within a few minutes' walk of each other. Wander through the lanes after visiting the synagogues: Hebrew letters are visible above several doorways, and the back of one building has a Stella di David carved into the stone.