Description
Campo San Bartolomeo, San Bortolomio to Venetians, is the little square at the foot of the Rialto Bridge, in the San Marco sestiere. It is the city's commercial heart: shops, banks and a constant bustle at every hour.
In the middle stands the monument to Carlo Goldoni, by Antonio Dal Zotto, from 1883. Toward the bridge you can glimpse the façade of the Church of San Bartolomeo, once dedicated to Saint Demetrius.
Opposite, the 14th-century Palazzo Moro, in exposed brick, shows a large six-light Gothic window on its main floor. Masonry houses and elegant courtyards stood here as early as Byzantine times, but today's look is mostly the result of 19th-century work.
The square is a crossroads: from here you head toward San Salvador and the Mercerie or, passing by the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, toward the Strada Nova and Santa Lucia station.
In the middle stands the monument to Carlo Goldoni, by Antonio Dal Zotto, from 1883. Toward the bridge you can glimpse the façade of the Church of San Bartolomeo, once dedicated to Saint Demetrius.
Opposite, the 14th-century Palazzo Moro, in exposed brick, shows a large six-light Gothic window on its main floor. Masonry houses and elegant courtyards stood here as early as Byzantine times, but today's look is mostly the result of 19th-century work.
The square is a crossroads: from here you head toward San Salvador and the Mercerie or, passing by the Fondaco dei Tedeschi, toward the Strada Nova and Santa Lucia station.