Treviso

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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

Tarvisium, once inhabited by 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 signories dominated the city in the Middle Ages, then the city gave itself to the Venice Republic, thus becoming the first notable mainland possession of the Serenissima.

Treviso was taken in 1797 by the French: their domination lasted until Napoleon's defeat, when the region fell under the Austro-Hungarians. Eventually, Treviso was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy in 1866, along with the rest of Veneto.

Towards the end of WW2, it suffered an Allied bombing on April 7, 1944. Most of the medieval buildings of the city centre, including a wing of the 'Palazzo dei Trecento' (later rebuilt) were destroyed. The raid caused the death of over 1,000 people.

Couchsurfing in Treviso

As of January 2010, there are more than 150 CSers in Treviso and the nearby municipalities. The local CS group (counting 115 members as of January 11, 2010) organises meetings and activities, in close collaboration with the Vicenza and Padova communities.

Meetings

Local informal meetings are usually held once a week, when local members and their guests unite. Typical activities include meeting in the main squares to drink spritz, the local cocktail, and talk, 'pizza' meetings or dinners at CS hosts' houses. Other CS events include tours of the nearby cities with lunch/pic-nic or attending major and lesser events in the Veneto area (such as the White nights, with free concerts and exhibitions).

Please, ask 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 CS members to know if there is anything going on those days.

Emergency couch

In case you should find yourself in an emergency situation like your expected host not being reachable, the hostel being full, or anything of the kind, (BUT 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

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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.

• Bus from Treviso airport to Treviso train station and viceversa (bus line ACTT n. 6): Mondays to Saturdays and Sundays and national holidays
• Coach Service Treviso airport
• Bus service from Venice airport to Venice - piazzale Roma (ACTV bus line n. 5)
• Bus service from Venice airport to Mestre — railway station (ACTV bus line n. 15)
• Coach Service Venice Marco Polo airport

By car

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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 SS 13 Pontebbana road, characterized by a beautiful green landscape and ancient villas advisable for easy biking tours and itineraries for cycling holidays in Italy.

By train

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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 schedules and fares.

Going around in Treviso

Discovering the city on foot is very easy. The historic centre is actually quite small: it takes about 20 minutes to cross the walled town from North to South, and about 15 minutes from West to East. Most of the streets are narrow, with plenty of pictoresque alleys in the core of the town.

By bus

Treviso is served by a bus transportation system reaching every part of town. Buses are orange (older) or green/grey (newer) single deckers. A 75-minute "urbano" ticket costs €1.00, while a "suburbano" ticket does €1,30: the first is valid within the municipality of Treviso only, while the second is to be bought when going to some neighbouring municipality (i.e., Paese, Quinto, Preganziol, Silea, Villorba, etc.). A 11-trip ticket can also be bought for €10 (urbano) and €13 (suburbano), with the same duration limit for the single trip. The ticket must be validated every time you get on a bus, is personal and non-transferable. Tickets are found in any "tabaccheria" (tobacconist's) as well as in most kiosks and at the ACTT (the local bus company) office close to the railways station. Tickets can also be bought on the bus for €2. Single day (€2,80) and week-end (€2,50) tickets are also availalble, being purchasable at the ACTT office only. For prices and availability, please check ACTT website).

By bike

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Cycling through the historic centre is easy, since there are relatively few cars bothering you. However, the bicycle will be really useful when visiting the surroundings or reaching some of the beautiful villas in the countryside.

Very worth mentioning is the 'Restera', a striking route going along the River Sile having already hosted 2 local CS bike events.

Visiting Treviso

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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

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In the Treviso province you can have an easy biking tour of the 15-16-17-18th century villas (most are only viewable from the outside), among which:

• Villa Emo (Vedelago, Loc. Fanzolo, Via Stazione, 5 - Tel. 0423 476334‎)
• Villa di Maser (Maser, Via Cornuda, 7 - Tel. 0423 923004)
• Villa Manfrin (Treviso, Loc. Sant'Artemio, Viale Felissent, 54; free entrance to the park)
• Villa Avogadro degli Azzoni (Silea, Loc. Lanzago - Via Callalta 106/108; only viewable from the outside)
• Villa Passi (Carbonera, Loc. Vascon - Via Brigata Marche, 26; only viewable from the outside)
• Villa Albrizzi-Franchetti (Preganziol, Loc. S.Trovaso - Via Terraglio 203; visitable on request - call the Province Offices at 0422 656115)
• Villa Palazzi-Taverna (Preganziol - Via Terraglio 287; only viewable from the outside)
• Villa Valier-Loredan (Carbonera, Loc. Vascon - Via Valler, 30; only viewable from the outside)
• Villa de' Reali (Casier, Loc. Dosson - Piazza G. Marconi, 20; only viewable from the outside)
• Villa Cà Zenobio (Treviso - Via S.Bona 126; only viewable from the outside)
• Villa Minelli (Ponzano Veneto - Via Villa Minelli 24; only viewable from the outside)
• Villa Casa Quaglia (Paese - Via Roma, 105; only viewable from the outside)
• Villa Lattes (Istrana - Via Nazario Sauro, 50)

Buildings

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Parks

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Nearbies

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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

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Internet

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Eating out

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Alternative accomodation

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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

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• General 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

• Bookmarca Portal carried out by the Public Library of Treviso on websites relating with Treviso and the territory of the province of Treviso
• Official site
• Free photos of Treviso
• 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica entry
• Map of Treviso
• Interactive Google Map of Treviso with more than 70 photos.

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