Campo San Polo

Campo San Polo is the largest (next to St. Mark's Square) square in Venice, located in the San Polo district. Today it is one of the most popular meeting and play venues during the famous Venetian carnival. In addition, there are open concerts here, and during the festival you can see many interesting films on the square. Nearby are some popular hotels and restaurants and numerous churches.

Campo San Polo's primary purpose was to cultivate land and cattle grazing. Only in 1493, the square was paved. There were bullfights and numerous venues for the Venetian carnival. For many years there was also a marketplace for the poor population of the city, later moved to St. Peter's Square. Mark. There were also religious sermons.