Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Campo dei Fiori

Campo dei Fiori (Field of Flowers) is one of the main squares of Rome , animated by day, with its particular market , such as during the night when the terraces are filled with tourists and locals.

On the square

Campo dei Fiori
Campo dei Fiori
Campo dei Fiori, flower stand
Because of Flores in the Campo dei Fiori
Piazza Campo dei Fiori was built in 1456 by order of Pope Callistus III in the place where a field of flowers, which took its name from the square was located.
After the redevelopment of the area and the construction of several important buildings such as the Orsini Palace, the square became a place frequented by the most important personalities.
Campo dei Fiori became a very prosperous, full of artisans and workshops lodging place, and horse markets twice a week were mounted.
The square was also the place where public executions, which is responsible for remembering the impressive statue of Giordano Bruno in the center of the square were held. This philosopher was burned in the square in 1600 accused of heresy, and in 1889 the monument was built in his honor. araku places to visit

The square in this

Currently the Campo dei Fiori is one of the most popular places in the capital. Every morning from Monday to Saturday, since 1869 a mounted market in which food, flowers and varied products are sold

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