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''Liston'' is a Venetian word used in various cities of the Veneto region and former possessions of the ancient Republic of Venice to indicate a part of the city, usually a square or section of a square. The term ''liston'' refers to the long marble slabs used for paving the streets. The term ''far el liston'', means "to walk around the square". Several cities in the Veneto have a ''liston''. In Venice it is the name of the walk from St. Mark's Square past the columns of Marco and Todaro. In Verona it is the west side of Piazza Bra. In Padua it is part of the Prato della Valle. In Belluno the ''liston'' is in Martyrs' Square (also known as the "Campedel"). In Rovigo it is the central part of the Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II. In Trieste, which has strong ties with Venetian culture, it is called the ''Corso Italia''. Even in the Greek island of Corfu the locals still use the word to indicate the main promenade. ==Venice== In Venice the Campo Santo Stefano was a grass area for many centuries, apart from the stone ''liston''. This was the place where Venetians would stroll and meet, and the term for "take a walk" in the Venetian dialect is still ''andare al liston''. Later the term ''liston'' was used for the Piazza San Marco, described as "the general ''rendezvous'' of the promenaders and ... the fashionable lounge of Venice". Writing of 18th century Venice, Giovanni Rossi (1776-1852) describes the ''liston'' in the fashionable area near the San Stefano Church. During the carnival young nobles strutted there like peacocks wearing tabàro capes and the "most civilized mask", the baùta. Although the common people could walk there, according to Rossi, "their education was such that commoners left the nobles their space in liberty." Giacomo Favretto depicted ''El Liston'' in 1884, showing figures in elegant costumes walking and meeting in the heart of Venice. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liston (square)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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