Campo de' Fiori

Its name comes from the field of flowers that was here in the Middle Ages, before it was built up. It was a place of public executions, and in 1600 the Inquisition burned the philosopher Giordano Bruno here; his hooded statue, from 1889, faces towards the Vatican.

The market has been set up every morning since 1869, Monday to Saturday. Today it mixes fruit, vegetable and flower stalls with others selling spices and pasta to tourists. At night, bar terraces fill the square.