Campo San Polo

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Campo di San Polo is the largest campo in Venice after that of San Marco. It was once the scene of many a bullfight, mass sermons and masked balls. It remains to this day one of the most popular carnival venues and is also used for open air concerts and screenings during the film festival. It also has one of the few fountains to be found in Venice.

[edit] The Church of San Polo

The Church of San Polo was founded in the ninth century and underwent a major restoration in 1804, which proved to be so costly that the church was forced to sell off some of its finest treasures to finance it. At the base of its bell tower there are two carved lions; one clutches a serpent and the other clasps the head of Doge Marino Faliero, who was punished for treason.


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