Campo dei Mori and Madonna dell’Orto
Campo dei Mori In 1113 the Mastelli family, a merchant family who traded in silk and spices, arrived in Venice from Peloponneseus in Greece, and here they bought much of the property in this campo, which is called Campo dei Mori in their honour. They were called Mori, Moors due to their dark complexion, and the three Mastelli brothers can be seen in Istrian stone nestled in the wall near the bridge, plus one…