Campo de Fiori is a flourishing open-air marketplace that draws throngs of tourists to its colorful stalls offering everything from produce to flowers to backpacks.

But the most interesting point about Campo de Fiori is a central statue of 16th-century friar Giordano Bruno. This forward-thinking philosopher was martyred for believing the universe is unlimited. After a seven year trial, Friar Bruno had a spike driven through his tongue and was burned at the stake on orders of Cardinal Bellarmine. Bruno never recanted. The brass statue of the friar with bowed head faces the Vatican, which has never removed his heretic status.

Piazza Campo de’ Fiori, Rome, Italy, Phone: +39-06-06-08

Campo de Fiori Casina Delle Civette Colosseum Galleria Borghese Galleria Sciarra Keats Shelley Memorial House Meridian Line of the Basilica of St Mary of the Angels and the Martyrs Museo Nazionale delle Pasta Alimentari (National Pasta Museum) Pantheon Piazza Venezia Pyramid of Cestius Quartiere Coppede Roman Forum Santa Maria Della Concezione Spanish Steps St. Peter’s Basilica The Mithraeum at Circus Maximus The Roman Guy Torre Argentina (Roman Cat Sanctuary) Katie Parla Trevi Fountain Vatican Museums Casa Mia Villa Borghese Gardens Zuccari Palace

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