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The Campo dell'Abbazia (or as written in the Campo de l'Abazia nizioleto) can be reached by following different routes, one of these starts from Strada Nova, makes a short detour near the Church of San Felice, runs alongside the Fondamenta della…

Beautiful terracotta flooring, consisting of 66 rectangular-shaped backgrounds and a central lane that connects the entrance door of the Church of Madonna dell'Orto and the river bank. Each square is delimited by trachyte rock and inside there are…

Campo Manin is one of the major Venetian fields, in size and amplitude. It owes its current name to Daniele Manin, city hero in the revolution of 1848-49. In fact there is the monument dedicated to him - a bronze statue made by Luigi Borro with, at…

The field is located in one of the liveliest spots in Venice, near Campo S.Margherita, in the center you can admire one of the largest wells in Venice, dating back to the early 16th century where there are two bas-reliefs depicting San Barnaba and…

The field takes its name from the area that was used as a vineyard until the early 1200s where there was an oratory dedicated to San Marco which - legend has it - while going to Aquileia was surprised by a storm and here in sleep an angel appeared…

Large and wide field that can be reached on foot from the train station or from the bus station (Piazzale Roma) along Rio Terà - Lista di Spagna or, going down to the vaporetto stop "Guglie", it is reached by passing the bridge bearing the same name…

Campo San Giacomo was the area of ​​the Rialto Market dedicated to exchange negotiations and was known to be one of the most chaotic market areas and the center of the market itself. The first document that mentions the market is Giovanni Diacono's…

The San Lorenzo field is closely connected to the present religious center which, according to popular tradition, seems to have been founded between the 6th and 7th centuries. According to history, however, it was built thanks to the contribution of…

Most of the buildings in the field are of recent construction; until a few decades ago most of the island land was not occupied and except for some houses the only building of relevance was the cathedral of San Pietro di Castello, that is, the seat…

The field was dedicated to San Paolo or Polo according to the Venetian wording. In this place the market was held, which used to last more than a week, only to be reduced to Wednesday only and after the fall of the Republic it was moved to Saturday…

Campo San Rocco is one of the few fields that is not crossed or bordered by a canal. The field is enclosed between the Church, the School and the Scoletta di San Rocco and the apse of the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari. Initially the…

The founding element of this field is certainly the Church of San Stae which is said to have been built before the year 1000 even if the first official sources date back to 1127. The place of worship, which during its existence underwent numerous…