Campo de' Fiori, Historic square in central Rome, Italy
Campo de' Fiori is a cobbled square in the old center of Rome where a morning market sells fruit, vegetables, flowers and regional specialties under white awnings. The surrounding buildings house restaurants, bars and small shops that fill the space with outdoor tables once the market closes.
The area was a meadow in medieval times until Pope Callixtus III ordered paving in 1456, turning it into part of the processional route linking the Vatican and the Lateran. Public executions held here for centuries ended in the 1800s, leaving the space to market traders and residents.
The name translates as Field of Flowers, recalling a time when the area was open ground covered with wild blooms. Today locals gather here in the morning to buy fresh produce and return at night to sit outside the surrounding restaurants and bars.
The market runs Monday to Saturday mornings and clears by midday when vendors pack their stalls. After 2 PM the square quiets down and in the evening the surrounding venues fill with diners sitting outside.
The streets around the square still carry names of medieval crafts such as Via dei Balestrari for crossbow makers and Via dei Cappellari for hat makers. These labels show where workshops once clustered and guilds sold their goods before commerce and housing took over the buildings.
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