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'''Treviso''' is a medium-sized town located in North Eastern Italy, with a population of around 80,000.
'''Treviso''' is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,206 inhabitants (2008): some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (le Mura) or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000.




==History==
==History==


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Tarvisium, then a city of the Veneti, became a ''municipium'' in 89 BC after the Romans added Cisalpine Gaul to their dominions.  After the fall of the Roman Empire, Treviso was part of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna, then a Lombard ducal seat. Charlemagne made it the capital of a border March, i.e., the ''Marca Trevigiana,'' which lasted for several centuries.
Tarvisium, then a city of the Veneti, became a ''municipium'' in 89 BC after the Romans added Cisalpine Gaul to their dominions.  After the fall of the Roman Empire, Treviso was part of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna, then a Lombard ducal seat. Charlemagne made it the capital of a border March, i.e., the ''Marca Trevigiana,'' which lasted for several centuries.
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===By car===
===By car===


On the A27 highway "Venezia-Belluno", take exits "Treviso Sud" or "Treviso Nord" and follow signs to city centre.  
On the A27 highway "Venezia-Belluno", take exits "Treviso Sud" or "Treviso Nord" and follow signs to city centre. Treviso is also connected with Venice through the Terraglio SS13 main road characterized by a beautiful green landscape and ancient villas advisable for easy biking tours and itineraries for cycling holidays in Italy.


===By train===
===By train===
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==Going around in Treviso==
==Going around in Treviso==


Treviso's city centre is quite small, so it can be walked easily. It is also a very nice town to be visited by bike.
Discovering the city on foot is very easy. The historic centre is actually quite small, so you can go around in the narrow streets.  


===By bus===
===By bus===
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==Visiting Vicenza==
==Visiting Treviso==


[[image:Vicenza mappa bronzea.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Detailed map of Vicenza]]
''Fixme: io so che c'era un APT in Palazzo Scotti, situato tra via Toniolo e via S. Andrea. Notizie fresche?''
While one day is more than enough to visit the city center, in case you want to see Palladio's villas or the surrounding area you will probably need at least 2-3 days, and a car.
There are two tourist offices ('''APT''') in town: one is in Piazza dei Signori, opposite the Basilica Palladiana; the main one is in piazza Matteotti, just on the right of the entrance of Teatro Olimpico. They provide maps and brochures in different languages, and a lot of information about Vicenza and the whole province.


===Palladio's works===
There is a tourist office (''APT'') in town, located in via Toniolo, very close to Piazza S. Andrea. It provides maps and brochures in different languages, and  information about Treviso and its province.
Vicenza is home to twenty-three buildings designed by Palladio. The famous ones include:


* The ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Capra Villa Capra]'' (also known as "La Rotonda"), located just outside the downtown area;
* The ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Palladiana Basilica Palladiana]'', centrally located in Vicenza's Piazza dei Signori, of which Palladio himself said that it might stand comparison with any similar work of antiquity;
* The ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Olimpico Teatro Olimpico]'', designed for the ''Accademia Olimpica''.  Construction had started on this project when Palladio died in 1580. The wooden scenes are by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Scamozzi Scamozzi];
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Chiericati Palazzo Chiericati]'', home of the Town pinacotheca;
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Barbaran_da_Porto Palazzo Barbaran da Porto]'', home of the ''Museo Palladio'';
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_del_Capitaniato Palazzo del Capitaniato]'', home of the Town council;
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Porto_in_Piazza_Castello|''Palazzo Porto in Piazza Castello'']];
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Thiene_Bonin_Longare Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare]'';
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Thiene Palazzo Thiene]'';
*''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Gazzotti_Grimani Villa Gazzotti Grimani]'', in the nearby Bertesina.


===Churches===
===Antique Villas===
*The ''cathedral'', dating from early in the 11th century, and restored in the 13th, 16th, and 19th, possesses numerous pictures and sculptures, nearly all of them by Vicentine artists (Cittadello, Celestia, Liberi, Ruschi).
*The church of ''Araceli'' (1244), by Guarino Guaroini, formerly belonged to the Clarisses, contains statues by Orazio Marinali and Cassetti, and paintings by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiepolo Tiepolo].
*The churches of the ''Carmini'' (1372) and ''St. Catherine'' (1292), formerly belonging to the Humiliati, possess notable pictures.
*''Santa Corona'' (1260) was built by the Dominicans after the death of Ezzelino, and contains pictures by Montagna (''The Magdelene''), Bellini (''Baptism of Christ'') and Veronese.
*''Santa Croce'' (1179)
*''SS. Felice and Fortunato'' (8th century)
*''SS. Filippo and Giacomo'' (12th century)
*''S. Lorenzo of the Friars Minor'' (1280), in the Gothic style, contains the tombs of many illustrious Vicentines.
*In the cloister of ''S. Maria of the Servites'' (1319) took place the miracles of St. Philip Benizi de Damiani.


===Secular buildings and others===
On Treviso region you can make an antique villas easy biking tour (some to see only from outside), among the best are:
*Villa Valmarana "ai Nani", belonging to the Valmarana family and taking its name from the statues of dwarves (''nani'') which decorate its garden wall; frescoes by Tiepolos.
* Villa Emo
*The ''Torre Bissara'' (clock tower) (1224-1446).
* Villa Maser
*The ''Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana'', public library founded by Count Giovanni M. Bertolo.
* Villa Manfrin
*''Casa Pigafetta'', house of the historian travelmate of Ferdinando Magellano.
* Villa Avogadro degli Azzoni
*The ''Pinacoteca Civica'' houses mainly Vicentine paintings in the Palladian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Chiericati Palazzo Chiericati].
* Villa Passi
* ''corso Palladio''
* Villa Albrizzi-Franchetti
* ''piazza Matteotti''
* Villa Palazzi-Taverna
* ''contrà Porti''
* Villa Valier-Loredan
* ''ponte degli Angeli''
* Villa de reali
* Villa Cà Zenobio
* Villa Minelli
* Villa Casa Quaglia
* Villa Lattes
 
 
 
===Buildings===
 
''Fixme: mettere qui qualcosa. ''


===Parks===
===Parks===
* ''giardini Salvi''
 
* ''parco Querini''
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===Nearbies===
===Nearbies===
We strongly recommend visits to nearbies [[Bassano del Grappa]] and Marostica (reachable by car or bus), and to [[Padova]], [[Verona]] and [[Treviso]] (by car, train or bus); [[Venice]] is just an hour away by train.
We strongly recommend visits to nearby [[Asolo]] (reachable by car or bus), and to [[Padova]], [[Verona]] and [[Vicenza]] (by car, train or bus); [[Venice]] is just half an hour away by train.




==Guides==
==Guides==
Free brochures about Vicenza can be found at the Tourist Information Centers.
Other useful guides:
* "Vicenza and its Province: The city and the village of Andrea Palladio", published by the Touring Club of Italy.
* If you're an architect or architecture student, Caroline Constant's "The Palladio Guide" is an indispensable companion.
* Jonathan Buckley and Hilary Robinson's "Venice: The Rough Guide" has 15 pages of sightseeing and practical information for Vicenza and its immediate surroundings
* Dorling Kindersley's "Venice & the Veneto Eyewitness Guide" and Fodor's "Exploring Venice" have enough information (about five pages each) for daytrippers.


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==Internet==
==Internet==
As of May 2009, a free wi-fi service is available in Piazza dei Signori and Piazza Matteotti.
 
At the Bertoliana public library (contrà Riale, close to Corso Palladio), and in most of the other Vicenza's libraries, there's public access to the Internet. Same for the Informagiovani agency, at Ponte degli Angeli.
'' Fixme: c'e' una rete wireless a TV? La biblioteca offre wireless gratis?''
 




==Eating out==
==Eating out==
* Cheap and tasty ''Napoli'''s pizza can be found at Vittorio's, close to Porta Monte, right in front of the new tribunal.
* Just behind the Porta Castello door there's a selfservice restaurant, usually offering cheap buffet in the evening (no meat).


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''Fixme: se decidiamo di mettere dei nomi vediamo anche di farci sponsorizzare dai locali (e.g. quando facciamo il meeting settimanale — o quindicinale — i CSer hanno uno sconto sulle bibite)''
 
* Pizzeria ''nome''
* Ristorante ''nome''
* Fast food ''nome''
* Gino Panino ''nome''




==Alternative accomodation==
==Alternative accomodation==


If you are unable to find a couch to crash on, we suggest you to check the availability of the only [http://www.ostellovicenza.com/index.htm Vicenza City Hostel], located in Via Giuriolo 9, close to Matteotti Square (''piazza Matteotti'') - 20 minutes walking from train station. It offers beds and breakfast with prices starting from 20.00€ and it's located at the very entrance of the ancient city centre.  
If you are unable to find a couch to crash on, we suggest you to check the availability of the only city bed and breakfast, located in Via Canova (as far as I know). It offers beds and breakfast with prices starting from … € and it's located in the city centre.  




==In case of emergency==
==In case of emergency==
''Fixme: controllare numeri; mettere numero medico di guardia''
[[Image:Signs_-_SOS_Emergency_Telephone.jpg|110px|left|]]
[[Image:Signs_-_SOS_Emergency_Telephone.jpg|110px|left|]]


* '''Generale emergency''': 113 (national)
* '''Generale emergency''': 113 (national)
* '''Police''': 112 (national) - (+39) 0444 337511 (Questura di Vicenza, viale Mazzini 213)  
* '''Police''': 112 (national) - (+39) 0422-577-111 (Questura di Treviso, via Carlo Alberto 37)  
* '''Medical emergency''': 118 (national)
* '''Medical emergency''': 118  
* '''Hospital''': (+39) 0444 753111 (via Rodolfi 37, Vicenza)
* '''Hospital''': (+39) 0422-3221 (Piazza Ospedale 1)
* '''Duty doctor''': (+39) 0444 567228
* '''Duty doctor''': (+39) 0422 …
* '''Fire brigade''': 115 (national)
* '''Fire brigade''': 115 (national)




==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/veneto/vicenza_villas.html Interesting info about some of the interesting place in Vicenza and around]
* [http://www.villeagricole.com/eng/ville_venete_alfabetico.htm List of Vicenza's villas]
* [http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/vicenza-sightseeing.htm Short guide to Vicenza]
* [http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/vicenza-practical-information.htm Practicalities about Vicenza]
* [http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Italy/Italy-sightseeing-Guide:-Things-to-do-in-Vicenza/354 Things to do in Vicenza]


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Treviso view
Piazza dei Signori

Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,206 inhabitants (2008): some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (le Mura) or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000.


History

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Tarvisium, then a city of the Veneti, became a municipium in 89 BC after the Romans added Cisalpine Gaul to their dominions. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Treviso was part of the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna, then a Lombard ducal seat. Charlemagne made it the capital of a border March, i.e., the Marca Trevigiana, which lasted for several centuries.

City walls.

Several seignories dominated the city in the Middle ages, then the city gave itself to the Republic of Venice, becoming the first notable mainland possession of the Serenissima.

Treviso was taken in 1797 by the French, whose domination lasted until the defeat of Napoleon, after which it passed to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Eventually, Treviso was annexed with the rest of Veneto to the Kingdom of Italy in 1866.

At the end of the Second World War, it suffered an Allied bombing on 7 April 1944. A large part of the medieval parts of the city center including part of the Palazzo dei Trecento (then rebuilt) were destroyed, causing the deaths of over 7,000 people.


Couchsurfing in Treviso

As of January 2010, there are more than 150 CouchSurfers in Treviso and nearby municipalities. The local CS community organises meetings and activities, especially in joint-venture with the Vicenza and Padova communities.

Meetings

Fixme: is there any weekly/monthly meeting? CS zone?

Local meetings are usually held informally once or more times a week in presence of guests of the local members. Typical activities include meeting in the central squares to drink spritz, the local cocktail and talk, pizza meetings or dinners at hosts' houses. Other CS/HC events include tours of the nearby cities with lunch/pic-nics or attending at big and not big events in the Veneto area (such as for White nights, free concerts and exhibitions).

Ask to your host to keep you updated about local meetings through the local CS groups (Veneto, Treviso). You can also check the CS Veneto Google Calendar: the local community keeps it updated with all the upcoming events! Also, it might be a good idea to contact one or two active members through CS to know if there is anything going on.


Emergency couch

In case you find yourself in an emergency situation like your planned host is not reacheable, the hostel is full, or something similar (not because you did not properly search for a couch), you will find some help on the Veneto SOS Group.


Getting to Treviso

By plane

Fixme: mettere indicazioni su come raggiungere la citta'. C'e' un autobus dal Marco Polo a Treviso?

Treviso has its own airport Treviso, and it is pretty close to the Venice Marco Polo and Verona airports. If you're arriving from Marco Polo airport, take a connecting bus to Mestre (the Venice mainland station) where you can pick up the train.

By car

On the A27 highway "Venezia-Belluno", take exits "Treviso Sud" or "Treviso Nord" and follow signs to city centre. Treviso is also connected with Venice through the Terraglio SS13 main road characterized by a beautiful green landscape and ancient villas advisable for easy biking tours and itineraries for cycling holidays in Italy.


By train

Treviso can be reached in 30 minutes from Venice for about 2,40 €. Padova is 50 minutes away. Travellers from most parts of Italy would have to change at Mestre, taking the line Venezia-Udine.

Check the website of italian railways for shedules and fares.


Going around in Treviso

Discovering the city on foot is very easy. The historic centre is actually quite small, so you can go around in the narrow streets.

By bus

Fixme: ci sono biglietti giornalieri? Controllare i prezzi

Treviso is served by a bus system, reaching every part of town. Buses are orange, single deck. A 90 minutes ticket costs 1,20 €, while a pass for the whole day costs 5,10 €. There are multirides tickets available, too (check prices and availability on ACTT website). Tickets are sold at tobacconists, at kiosks, and at the bus station close to the railways station.

By bike

Fixme: per i patiti delle due ruote. Mettere qui itinerari ed informazioni in merito.

Inoltre: a Padova hanno un ``progetto bike tramite il quale i couchies prendono a prestito una bicicletta da CSer locali. E' possibile fare lo stesso da noi?


Cycling through the center is quite easy, since there are few cars annoying you; but the bicycle will be really useful to visit the surroundings, or to reach some of the villas.

There's a bicycle way going along the river Sile, (i.e. la Restera).


Visiting Treviso

Fixme: io so che c'era un APT in Palazzo Scotti, situato tra via Toniolo e via S. Andrea. Notizie fresche?

There is a tourist office (APT) in town, located in via Toniolo, very close to Piazza S. Andrea. It provides maps and brochures in different languages, and information about Treviso and its province.


Antique Villas

On Treviso region you can make an antique villas easy biking tour (some to see only from outside), among the best are:

  • Villa Emo
  • Villa Maser
  • Villa Manfrin
  • Villa Avogadro degli Azzoni
  • Villa Passi
  • Villa Albrizzi-Franchetti
  • Villa Palazzi-Taverna
  • Villa Valier-Loredan
  • Villa de reali
  • Villa Cà Zenobio
  • Villa Minelli
  • Villa Casa Quaglia
  • Villa Lattes


Buildings

Fixme: mettere qui qualcosa.

Parks

Fixme: mettere qui qualcosa.

Nearbies

We strongly recommend visits to nearby Asolo (reachable by car or bus), and to Padova, Verona and Vicenza (by car, train or bus); Venice is just half an hour away by train.


Guides

Fixme: mettere qui qualcosa.

Internet

Fixme: c'e' una rete wireless a TV? La biblioteca offre wireless gratis?


Eating out

Fixme: se decidiamo di mettere dei nomi vediamo anche di farci sponsorizzare dai locali (e.g. quando facciamo il meeting settimanale — o quindicinale — i CSer hanno uno sconto sulle bibite)

  • Pizzeria nome
  • Ristorante nome
  • Fast food nome
  • Gino Panino nome


Alternative accomodation

If you are unable to find a couch to crash on, we suggest you to check the availability of the only city bed and breakfast, located in Via Canova (as far as I know). It offers beds and breakfast with prices starting from … € and it's located in the city centre.


In case of emergency

Fixme: controllare numeri; mettere numero medico di guardia

Signs - SOS Emergency Telephone.jpg
  • Generale emergency: 113 (national)
  • Police: 112 (national) - (+39) 0422-577-111 (Questura di Treviso, via Carlo Alberto 37)
  • Medical emergency: 118
  • Hospital: (+39) 0422-3221 (Piazza Ospedale 1)
  • Duty doctor: (+39) 0422 …
  • Fire brigade: 115 (national)


External links


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