Campo San Polo
Venice would probably not figure in a town planning manual. However someone knew what they were doing when space was reserved for the many squares in the city. San Marco is an exception. All the others are woven into the fabric of the place. They perform a communal function as opposed to a civic one.
Wandering about Venice, it is a joy coming across one of them, often unexpectedly and almost always from an unobtrusive narrow alleyway. No grand avenues, no grand monuments (with a few exceptions). For me one of the tangible, physical effects of this tiny, beguiling place.
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