Vista sul campo Santa Margherita — (Archivio Venipedia/Bazzmann)

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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 populate it, with its taverns, bars, ice cream parlour, bakery and fish market. It is also excellent as a playground for youngsters, where the presence of the fountain allows them to cool off even on the hottest days.

Almost rectangular in shape, Campo Santa Margherita takes its name from the church of the same name, now deconsecrated and used as the Auditorium of the Ca 'Foscari University, which closes the north-eastern end of the area. In the mid-nineteenth century, for hygienic reasons, it underwent the burial of two streams (today referable to the word terà - buried in Italian): Rio Terà de la Scoassera which runs alongside the Scrovegni Hospice and Rio Terà Canal which leads to San Barnaba.

The field was a lively place of lived life and work ferment: not surprisingly, along its extensio

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