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'''Treviso''' is a city and commune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso. The municipality has 82,206 inhabitants (2008), of whose about 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (le Mura), that is, the historical and monumental center. Around 80,000 live in the urban center proper. The city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000.
'''Treviso''' is a city and commune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso. The municipality has 82,206 inhabitants (2008), of whose about 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (le Mura), that is, the historical and monumental centre. Around 80,000 live in the urban centre proper. The city hinterland has a population of approximately 170,000.





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Treviso view
Piazza dei Signori

Treviso is a city and commune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso. The municipality has 82,206 inhabitants (2008), of whose about 3,000 live within the Venetian walls (le Mura), that is, the historical and monumental centre. Around 80,000 live in the urban centre proper. 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.

Several Signorie 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

Treviso has its own airport Antonio Canova, pretty close to the Venice Marco Polo and Verona airports. If you're arriving from the Marco Polo airport, take a connecting bus to Mestre (Venice mainland station), where you can take a train to Treviso (20 mins. approx.).

By car

On the A27 highway "Venezia-Belluno", take exits "Treviso Sud" (if coming from Venice) or "Treviso Nord" (if coming from Belluno) and follow the signs leading you to the city centre.

Treviso is also connected with Venice through the SS13 "Pontebbana" road, lined by beautiful green landscapes and ancient villas. A very good option for biking fans thinking of cycling holidays in the north-east of Italy.

By train

Treviso can be reached in 30-35 minutes from Venice for €2,35. Padova is 50-60 minutes away. Travellers from most parts of Italy would have to change at Venice Mestre station, taking the line Venezia-Udine (about 20 minutes to get to Treviso station).

Check the website of Italian railways for timetables 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

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.

More info on more itineraries soon.

Visiting Treviso

In the centre town there is a tourist office (IAT), located in Via Toniolo, very close to Piazza S.Andrea. It provides guides, maps and brochures in different languages, and information about Treviso and its province.

Address: Palazzo Scotti - Via S.Andrea, 3

Phone: (+39) 0422 547632

E-mail: [email protected]

Working hours: Mon. 9:00am - 1:00pm; Tue. to Fri. 9:00am - 1:00pm and 2:00pm - 6:00pm; Sat. 9:00am - 1:00pm and 3:00pm to 6:00pm; Sun. 9:30am to 12:30pm and 3:00pm to 6:00pm.

Inside the airport terminal, at the arrivals, there's an IAT info point with guides, maps and brochures.

Address: Via Noalese, 63

Phone: (+39) 0422 263282

E-mail: [email protected]

Working hours: Mon. 10:30am - 3:00pm and 5:00pm - 8:30pm; Tue. 12:00pm - 3:00pm and 4:30pm - 9:30pm; Wed. 10:30am - 3:00pm and 5:00pm - 8:30pm; Tue. 4:30pm - 9:30pm; Fri. 10:30am - 3:00pm and 5:00pm - 8:30pm; Sat. 12:00pm - 3:00pm; close on Sundays.

A comprehensive list of the IAT points in the province of Treviso can be found here: IAT offices.


Antique Villas

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 Cornèr della Regina (Vedelago, Loc. Cavasagra, Via Corriva - Tel. 0423 481440‎; [email protected])
  • Villa Emo (Vedelago, Loc. Fanzolo, Via Stazione, 5 - Tel. 0423 476334‎)
  • Villa di Maser (Maser, Via Cornuda, 7 - Tel. 0423 923004)
  • Villa Scotti-Pasini (Asolo, next to Piazza Garibaldi)
  • 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

Piazza dei Signori: Main square of the town, hosting the Civic Tower (13th century; restyled in the late 19th century); the "Prefettura" (13th century; heavily restyled in the late 19th century), once known as the "Palazzo del Podestà"; the "Palazzo Pretorio" (late 15th century), and the

Palazzo dei Trecento ("Palace of the Three Hundred") or "Palazzo della Ragione": built between 1185 and 1268 in Romanesque style, it initially served as public hall to then become the seat of the "Tribunale dei Consoli" (Consuls' court) and of the city council, and later of the "Maggior Consiglio", which had three hundred members (hence the main name of the building). After some architectonical changes between the late 19th and early 20th century, the site was seriously damaged during the April 7, 1944 bombing, and subsequently restored.

San Nicolò: built in the 14th century, it's a mix of Venetian Romanesque and French Gothic elements. The interior has a nave and two aisles, with five apsed chapels. It houses important frescoes by Tommaso da Modena (14th century). Noteworthy is his fresco in the "Capitolo dei Domenicani", (on the eastern side of the church), featuring the most ancient depiction of glasses in Europe (1352).

San Francesco: built by the Franciscans in 1231–1270, it was used by Napoleon's troops as a stable, and eventually reopened in 1928. The interior has a single nave with five chapels. A fresco of Madonna with Child and Seven Saints (1350) is attributed to Tommaso da Modena. The church houses the tombs of Dante Alighieri's son Pietro, and Francesco Petrarca's daughter Laura.

Duomo (the Cathedral): once a small church from the Late Roman era, it was widened during the Middle Ages (with the addition of a crypt) and in the 16th century (Chapels of the Santissimo and the Malchiostro, 1520). After several later restorations, only the gate remains of the original Roman edifice. The edifice has seven domes, five over the nave and two closing the chapels. The interior houses works by Il Pordenone and Titian ("L'Annunciazione", ca. 1519) among others.

Loggia dei Cavalieri (Knights' Lodge): a fine example of Romanesque/Byzantine architecture. It was built under the podestà Andrea da Perugia (1276) as a place for meetings, talks and games, although reserved only to the higher classes (until the late 14th century). After centuries of total neglection, it was restored in 1910-1911. Restoration works at the turn of the Millennium have partially brought back to life the old beautiful frescos on the inner and outer façade.

Ponte de Pria (Stone Bridge): found at the division of the River Botteniga (a.k.a. "Canal Grande") into the 3 channels Roggia, Siletto, and Cagnan, in the northern part of the town.

Monte di Pietà: founded in the late 15th century to house moneylenders, it became a "Cassa di Risparmio" (savings bank) in 1910. Nowadays it is owned by the Unicredito Italiano Group. On the 2nd floor is found the "Cappella dei Rettori", a lay hall for meetings housing beautiful 16th century frescoes by Pozzoserrato (Dutch painter).

Porta Altinia: Gate built in 1514-15.

Porta Santi Quaranta: Gate built in 1517 (by A. Leopardi).

Porta San Tomaso: Gate built in 1518 (by Il Bergamasco).


Parks

Parco Naturale del Fiume Sile: the 4152 hectare (16 sq miles) River Sile Regional Natural Park, set up in 1991, lies within 11 municipalities in the provinces of Padua, Treviso and Venice. The springs of the River Sile, Italy's longest resurgence river, are situated between Casacorba di Vedelago (Treviso) and Torreselle di Piombino Dese (Padua).

Headquarters: Via Alessandro e Luigi Tandura, 40 - Villa Letizia - 31100 Treviso

Phone: (+39) 0422 321994

E-Mail: [email protected]

Website: Parco Sile


Nearbies

We strongly recommend visiting nearby Asolo (reachable by car or bus), Castelfranco, and Conegliano, all found in the province of Treviso within 35-40 km from the capital.

Also well worth a visit are the towns of Padova, Verona, and Vicenza (by car, train or bus); Venice is just 30-35 mins. away by train.

Guides

Available in different languages at the IAT points in Via S.Andrea, 3 and at the Airport terminal (see the "Visiting Treviso" section).

Internet

There are several Internet points in the town. A comprehensive list can be found here: Google Maps - Internet Points in Treviso

Two of the city library sites are provided with free wireless connection only available for library members:

Ex-GIL - Via Luigi Giacomelli, 10; phone: 0422 658351; Internet availability: Mon. to Fri. 9:00am to 7:30pm; Sat. 9:00am to 12:30pm; 10 terminals available; printing service available.

Sant'Antonino - Via S. Antonino, 192; phone: 0422 545342; Internet availability: Tue. to Fri. 3:00pm to 6:00pm; 6 terminals available; printing service not available.

Eating out

  • Fast food: Brek Ristorante‎ - Corso del Popolo, 25, Treviso - Phone: 0422 590012; Mc Donald's - Corso Del Popolo, 1, Treviso - Phone: 0422 590012
  • Pizzeria: more infos soon.
  • Ristorante: more infos soon.

Alternative accomodation

If you are unable to find a couch to crash on, we suggest you check availability at the several bed and breakfasts in the centre or immediate outskirts. A comprehensive list can be found here: B&B's in the province of Treviso.

In case of emergency

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  • General emergency: 113 (national)
  • Police: 112 (national) - (+39) 0422 577111 (Questura di Treviso - Via Carlo Alberto, 37)
  • Medical emergency: 118
  • Hospital: (+39) 0422-3221 (Piazza Ospedale, 1)
  • Duty doctor: (+39) 0422 405100
  • Fire brigade: 115 (national)

External links