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Hi. Welcome to The Roman Guy’s neighborhood series. Rome is split up into many different districts. Today, I’m in the Campo de’ Fiori neighborhood.
I love the Campo de’ Fiori Neighborhood because it hosts so many of the best things to do in Rome -including bars, museums, restaurants and shops.
To be completely accurate, Campo de’ Fiori is a piazza, but since it is the epicenter of so much Roman activity and nightlife, locals unofficially refer to the neighborhood as Campo or Campo de’ Fiori.
If you watched our other Rome neighborhood videos, you know that Rome is split up into 22 districts called Rione. The Campo de’ Fiori Neighborhood is located between two districts called Rione Regola and Rione Parione. Campo de’ Fiori means literally, field of the flowers.
You can see the Vatican City in the top left of this map. The Spanish Steps are located in the top center and the Colosseum and Roman Forum are in the bottom right. Campo de’ Fiori is central to all three of these top attractions in Rome, reachable in about 10 to 15 minutes from each location by bus. You can find details on which busses to take in the accompanying Hidden Gems Guide to Rome - Campo de’ Fiori blog post.
Campo de’ Fiori is known for its produce and open-air food market in the daytime and some of the best nightlife in Rome when the sun sets. The market closes in the early afternoon and the surrounding bars and restaurants extend their seating out into the piazza.
If you arrive before 7:00 PM, you’ll see many bars displaying aperitivo, which is a free buffet of snacks to tide you over while you enjoy a drink.
The daytime market has only been there since 1869. It was previously in Piazza Navona before they moved it, but the area has always been known for its commercial routes.
The surrounding roads are even named after the trades performed on those particular roads. Via del Balestrari is known for crossbow-makers. Via dei Baullari is known for coffer-makers. Via dei Cappellari is known for hat-makers. Via dei Chiavari is known for key-makers.
Prior to becoming a market, Campo was known for its executions, that’s right, most famously for that of Giordano Bruno on February 17th, 1600. He elaborated upon the Copernican theory saying that the stars were actually distant suns with exoplanets of their own.
He even mentioned these stars may be able to foster life of their own. His theory concluded that the universe was infinite and could have no celestial body at its center, directly conflicting with the Church’s teachings, punishable by death.
Besides the stands in the center, there are many authentic Italian food shops in the area. La Antica Norceria Viola is a 126-year-old, family owned and operated shop that sells cured meats.
Although not operated by its original owners, il Forno Campo de’ Fiori has been supplying bread products to the area since at least 1890.
Adjacent to the busy Piazza Campo de’ Fiori is Piazza Farnese. The focal point of the square is Palazzo Farnese. It was once the home of the Farnese dynasty, but today is the French Embassy.
The piazza is also home to the two large fountains that were once bathtubs in Ancient Roman baths, the Baths of Caracalla.
Via Giulia was created in Rome over 500 years ago by Pope Julius II. It was the first example of modern urbanization in the city since antiquity.
My final recommendation is one of the best local restaurants in Campo de’ Fiori - a place called Der Pallaro.
18 дек 2016
