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Strolling around Venice, we find many Campi like this and it was interesting finding out that they were, actually, the basic structural unit of the city.
Going back to the 5th century after the fall of the Roman Empire, invaders' attacks ( Goths, Visigoths, Huns, to mention a few... ) towards Italy's major cities forced people to find refuge at islands in the saltwaters of Adriatic Lagoon.
Along with their prayers for survival, they brought with them no more than their faith, business aknowledge and family ties. With no hope to return home, they started building a new one.
Crossing a small canal ( rio - pl. rii ), finding a field ( campo - pl. campi ) they began to sit the focal points of their lives. Homes ( Casa or Ca' ), a church and a Pozzo ( Well ) in the middle, to collect rain water.
These small communiites sprung up on the islands and by growing and growing they endded up forming the sestieri or neighborhoods. There are six sestieri in Venice; Cannaregio, Castello, Dorsoduro, Santa Croce, San Marco and San Polo.
As the city grew, it became unified under an republican government. From unification came organization. Larger canals and bridges were built and many smaller canals were filled in to create paved streets. Leave a Comment Directions: Spread across Venice |
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Campo dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, also known as San Zanipolo, as Zani and Polo are Venetian dialect form of names Giovanni and Paolo, is one of the most beautiful Venetian squares. It is located in Castello area and it well known for Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Scuola Grande di San Marco and Equestrian Monument of Bartolomeo Colleoni.
Basilica of Santi Giovanni e Paolo is outstanding example of Italian Gothic architecture.
Scuola Grande di San Marco, decorated by Pietro Lombardo and Mauro Codussi is a masterpiece of early Renaissance architecture.
Andrea Verrocchio's Renaissance Equestrian Monument of Bartolomeo Colleoni is one of the greateest sculptural achievements of its time.
Campo dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo is one of the most prominent tourist places in Venice. Leave a Comment Address: Campo dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, CastelloDirections: Campo dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo is about 15-minutes-of-nice-walk north from Piazza San Marco. The nearest vaporetto stations to it are "Ospedale Civile" (Civil Hospital) and "Fondamenta Nuove". |
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Venice happened many moons ago!! Today, I still remember this beautiful city on water as being one of the most romantic cities in Europe!!
So, I recommend this beautiful city to all couples who are in love, or simply, just being in love with life!
Best enjoyed during the European summer.
These photogaraphs were taken a long time ago. Please forgive me for the poor quality.
What I did enjoy the most, was going from one part of the city to the next in those lovely gondolas. Leave a Comment Address: Anywhere, Eveywhere in Venice.Directions: Again.....Anywhere and everywhere! My best was being on a gondola in the canals. So much can be seen being on these little traditional shaped boats.Other Contact: On the water in Venice. |
This was actually more enjoyable than walking along the more well known canals and bridges. Take a whole day just to explore the back streets of Venice - yes - they might be very narrow (and at times can seem a little scary), but it's a very nice change to have an entire "street" to yourself to experience what it would be like to actually live here. Make sure you have comfortable walking shoes though - and an umbrella just in case, because it's a long walk back to San Marco / or Rialto!
Don't forget to grab your free fold out map of Venice from the Tourism office at the Train Station upon arrival (or for those of you driving there like us, from the ground floor Tourist Office situated next to the multi-level carpark). Leave a Comment |
Campo Santa Margherita is among the largest Venice squares with Campo San Polo and Campo Francesco Morosini, and just after the largest one – Piazza San Marco. It owes its name to the Church Santa Margherita, closed in 1810. Campo Santa Margherita has its present-day form more than 1200 years, as the rivers which had flowed together through the square had been filled in the 9th century.
Early in the morning Campo Santa Margherita is an open-air market. During the rest of the day and often by night too – it is the place with "atmosphere of cheerfulness" produced mainly by the students, as the University is just a few meters away, and on the square itself there are many bars, cafes, beer pubs, restaurants… In general – it is one of the nicest squares in Venice, place full of locals as well as tourists, but never as crowded as Piazza San Marco.
For similar, but somehow diminished and less touristy atmosphere look for Campiello dei Squelini located nearby. Leave a Comment Address: Campo Santa Margherita, DorsoduroDirections: The nearest vaporetto station to Campo Santa Margherita is "Ca' Rezzonico". |
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Campo dei Mori, which is situated just a foot from the church Madonna dell'Orto, looks like semi-abandoned square. There are number of very strange caryatids all around the square, which protrude from the buildings. Nothing like that you may see in the rest of the town, it is another less known Venice. Leave a Comment Address: Campo dei Mori |
Campo Santa Maria Formosa is certainly one of the more important squares in Venice as well as one of the largest. The three areas of Venice – Castello, Cannaregio, and San Marco converge on it. Approximately equally distant from the Piazza San Marco, San Zanipolo and Ponte Rialto, it is a major confluence of pedestrian routes on the east side of Canal Grande, and one of the most attractive and atmospheric squares in Venice. It is known that the square was definitely formed by the year 1500 and that can be seen in the famous "Plan of Venice", woodcut by Jacopo de Barbari.
The square is dominated by the church of the same name, one of the oldest in the city, rebuilt in the late 15th and the 16th century by the designs of Mauro Codussi. The buildings that border the square are a stunning samples of Venetian architecture, with palaces in a variety of styles from Romanesque to Baroque. Among them are Vitturi Palace, Dona a Santa Maria Formosa Palace, Bembo Malipiero Palace, Priuli Ruzzini Loredan Palace and 16th century Querini Stampalia Palace which houses Fondazione Querini Stampalia – library, museum and gallery. Leave a Comment Address: Campo Santa Maria Formosa, San MarcoDirections: Campo Santa Maria Formosa north from the Piazza San Marco, south from Campo San Zanipolo and east from Ponte Rialto. |
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In this big campo take a look about the S.to Stefano's Campanile :) It's the most crooked in all Venice. After all, it's the second highest campanile in Venice (60 mt.), after Saint Mark Campanile.
This campo has often road shows during the Carnival. Leave a Comment Address: Campo Sant'Angelo, Saint MarkDirections: From Saint Mark Square, take direction to Accademia and in 5-10 minutes you arrive here. Very near to the "La Fenice" Theatre. |
As mentioned in my travelogue (with heaps more photos taken at dusk), if you're lucky enough to experience such a breathtaking sunset as we did on our second stay in Venice, quickly jump on a Vaporetto and start taking those photos!
You will find many more beautiful photos (taken at dusk), in the travelogues section....
Some our our sunsets here in Brisbane are very much like this - if I look at the sky then close my eyes, I imagine we're standing in the middle of Venice.........doesn't seem to work though :P Leave a Comment |
This beautiful and large campo contains such fantastic buildings like Palazzo Buzzini-Priuli, Palazzo Donà, Palazzo Vitturi and Palazzo Malipiero Trevisan.
The bell-tower, near the church, has an amazing line. The venetians say it seems to be created by a pastry cook!!! :) Leave a Comment Address: Campo Santa Maria Formosa |
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