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

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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 seigniories 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 centre including part of the Palazzo dei Trecento (then rebuilt) were destroyed, causing the deaths of over 7,000 people.

Couchsurfing in Treviso

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

Meetings

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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 reachable, 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

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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

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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

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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 multi-rides 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

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Cycling through the centre 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

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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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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

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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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