Campo San Nicola da Tolentino, usually known as the Tolentini, is a popular spot for university students and workers who wish to relax after a long day with a prosecco on the steps of the church, looking out onto the open space before the canal. The inside is one of the most lavishly and richly decorated in Venice; in 1780, the priests of the church handed over all their silverware to a mysterious man called ‘Romano’ who claimed to have invented a new method for cleaning jewellery. He was never seen again.
