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Squares (campi and campielli)

Campo di San Pietro di Castello

The façade of the basilica of San Pietro di Castello seen from the campo lawn
The façade of the basilica of San Pietro di Castello seen from the campo lawn Photo: Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

At the easternmost edge of Venice, where the city ends and the lagoon begins, Campo San Pietro is the only Venetian square that truly deserves its name: a campo (square), with real grass underfoot and trees shading the benches.

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