Kampana Square Kampana Square Kampana Square (Greek: Πλατεία της Καμπάνας, "Bell Square") is a square in the town of Argostoli, Kefalonia in the Ionian Islands prefecture of Greece. Historians mention that it was built during the reign of the Republic of Venice in the Ionian Islands (1500–1797). The square is located near the end of the town's main commercial street "Lithostroto", which was then called "Kranion Street". The Venetians wanted to name it St. Mark's Square but in the end it became known as "The Bell Square" because of a tower that to this day rises higher than all surrounding buildings and
Venice World Heritage In Danger sites unless cruise ships are banned from the canals near the historic centre. In November 2017, an official Comitatone released a specific plan to keep the largest cruise ships away from the Piazza San Marco and the entrance to the Grand Canal. Some words with a Venetian etymology include arsenal, ciao, ghetto, gondola, imbroglio, lagoon, lazaret, lido, Montenegro, and regatta. The name "Venezuela" is a Spanish diminutive of Venice ("Veneziola"). Many additional places around the world are named after Venice, e.g., Venice, Los Angeles, home of Venice Beach; Venice, Alberta in Canada; Venice, Florida, a city