Encyclopedia • Squares and fields

Working and political fervour was in the air in the 19th century in Campo Santa Margherita, the beating heart of that purest and most genuine Venetian spirit. Today it continues to be a focal point for Venetians and the many university students who…

A large field, where bull hunts were once held. Today, four wells, one of which has a fountain, stand the test of time.

Smaller in size but full of wonderful monuments: you will find the church of the same name and the special Scuola Grande di San Rocco, as well as a smaller portion of the enormous Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. Softly, especially on…

A large field that houses the church of Santa Maria Formosa dedicated to the Virgin Mary and the original 40-metre bell tower. In the past, the Festa de le Marie was celebrated here on the day of the Purification of the Virgin Mary, commemorating…

Organised around the enormous terracotta structure of the church of the same name and extending as far as the rio, this field has a real well at its widest point and also includes the former convent (now the State Archive) and the bell tower, one of…

A place where time seems to stand still. A very wealthy confraternity settled here, which developed a complex infrastructure to serve the brethren, including a school, a hotel, a hospital and plenty to eat from the lush vegetable gardens. The Reyer…

One of the very few Venetian campi that have retained the splendid terracotta and brick pavement laid in a herringbone pattern. A field that recounts real events, devotions verging on the miraculous and ghostly legends.

A secluded place just off the busy Strada Nova, almost invisible to distracted passers-by, whose 'Volto Santo' sign attracts many curious onlookers. Here, from around 1300 onwards, was home to a community of Lucchese, great importers of silk, who…

Tradition has it that, to the evangelist Mark, an angel appeared to him in a dream and revealed his future: he would rest in peace in this part of Venice. Whether or not this legend is true, it certainly does not matter; one can immerse oneself in…

Originally there was a church and it had a different name; today it bears witness to an important figure, key to the Venetian Risorgimento and beyond, in the famous uprisings of 1848.

For years it was the hectic and bustling place where trade exchanges and institutional readings took place. This is where the Gobbo di Rialto, a marble staircase used for the reading of proclamations, proclamations, ordinances and condemnations of…

A field full of liveliness and light-heartedness, it recalls with pleasure and nostalgia the 29 January 1441: on the occasion of the wedding of two well-known Venetian personalities, this place was filled with festive nobles happy for the happy…