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Campo
de' Fiori is certainly one of the most characteristic
"piazza" in Rome. Its popular soul still
survives today, thanks to the historic market, that
every morning makes the street live, and to the night
time crowd, enjoing the many restaurants and vinerias
all around it. The magic atmosphere, took the place
of its middle age and terrible use: this is, in fact,
the place where most of the death executions were
held through stake and later guillotine. The statue
in the centre, work of arch. Ferrari, is dedicated
to the most famous victim Giordano Bruno, burnt alive
here on the 17th of February 1600. The sorroundings
of the Piazza, still conserve the many craftsmen "bottega",
which especially during the reinassance, gave the
name to most of the narrow roads characterizing the
whole area. Campo de' Fiori represents today the ideal
and innovative mix, between the typical roman popular
scenography, and the touch of the modern boutiques,
that guarantee an exclusive shopping for the most
peculiar tastes.