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Things to do in Treviso Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Treviso Italy. If you’are planning to visit Treviso for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Treviso and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Treviso and its territory.  Share and suggest a place you've visited.

Treviso, a city on a human scale

treviso, Piazza della Libertà in the foreground the statue of independence
treviso, Piazza della Libertà in the foreground the statue of independence

It has often been called a city on a human scale, easy to visit even on foot. To admire the artistic and landscape beauties of Treviso, it would be enough, in fact, a few days. It is a town with a medieval footprint, hospitable and clean, located on the Venetian plain, not far from the course of the Piave River and not far from the famous Venice .

The town is characterized by the presence of a dense network of channels that give it a fairytale look. It is rich in monuments such as the Roman castle, the church of Santa Maria and ancient palaces of considerable artistic value. Among the works to visit, certainly stand out, the medieval Duomo of the eleventh century, with its seven domes, and the Baptistery of Romanesque origin characterized by a massif bell tower. Do not forget the Gothic church of San Nicolò, rich, inside, with frescoes and canvases, and the Episcopal Seminary that houses, among other things, some interesting museums. Prestigious works of art in the city are also exhibited at the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art and at the Museum of the Treviso House, where you can admire marbles Medieval and Renaissance, wood carvings, terracotta, musical instruments and antique furniture. Walking through the streets of Treviso you can admire houses and palaces dating back to the mid-16th century, characterized by Gothic arcades and terracotta decorations.

An example can be given by the characteristic Via Calmaggiore and the Piazza dei Signori, which is located in the center of the city. Also worth visiting are the Loggia dei Cavalieri, the Palazzo del Monte di Pietà and the churches of medieval origin, Saint Lucia and San Vito, which communicate with each other. Last but not least, are the Porta San Tomaso of 1500 and the church of Santa Caterina dei Servizi di Maria. Along the streets of the city, more or less far from the historic center, there are numerous bed & breakfasts and many hotels, two, three and four stars that they guarantee every comfort to their customers. In Treviso, and more generally, throughout the province, there are also farmhouses, villages, holiday homes, campsites, spas and wellness centers.

These are tourist facilities, modern and equipped, that ensure pleasant stays for tourists who decide to visit the artistic and landscape beauties of Treviso and the villages neighbouring. There are also numerous restaurants in the area that delight the palate with local gastronomic specialties. The absolute protagonist of traditional cuisine is red radicchio.

written by Patricia Fox - Last update: 11/10/2021
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Castles, palaces and mansions

Palazzo Scotti

Palazzo Scotti in Treviso was wanted to become the residence of the homonymous noble family. In the 18th century one of the heirs of the Scotti, this Mr. Ottavio, a well-known architect and representative of the Veneto, designed many works inside the building, used as a housing for fourteen bodies of armed, during the history of Treviso; then, it was the headquarters of municipal archives, of the Provincial Technical Institute “Riccati”, subsequently the Tourism Office and, currently, there are some municipal offices.

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