Treviso: Discover Art, the Sile and Cycling Routes
Accommodation in Treviso
Treviso combines waterways, squares, art collections and cycling routes into a destination with a variety of ways to explore it. The Sile flows through the historic centre, significant buildings stand on Piazza dei Signori, and several museums showcase art and history from antiquity to the 20th century. For planning your trip, the journey from the airport, the routes along the water and the city’s various cultural highlights are also relevant.
Getting there and finding your way around
The public transport service MOM – Treviso Air Link connects Treviso Airport with Treviso and Treviso Centrale railway station. This means that your journey can be planned around both the city area and rail connections, without having to assume a specific travel time.
Art and history in Treviso
One particularly concentrated art venue is the Cappella Malchiostro in Treviso Cathedral. It contains frescoes by Giovanni Antonio de’ Sacchis, known as “il Pordenone”, as well as Titian’s altarpiece of the Annunciation. The Tesoro della Cattedrale is one of the most important collections of sacred goldsmithery in the Veneto. The Dominican church of San Nicolò also contains a chapter house with frescoes by Tommaso da Modena.
The Museo Santa Caterina comprises an archaeological collection and a picture gallery. Its holdings also include the cycle of the Stories of Saint Ursula by Tommaso da Modena. The Museo Luigi Bailo presents 20th-century art, while the Museo Diocesano di Treviso houses artefacts dating from the 4th to the 20th century AD. Access to the crypt of Treviso Cathedral is possible from the Museo Diocesano di Treviso; it dates approximately from the 11th century.
The city’s squares also provide clear orientation for sightseeing. Piazza dei Signori is the heart of Treviso. The Palazzo dei Trecento and the Loggia dei Cavalieri are located there. The historic Casa dei Carraresi-Brittoni complex was restored in 1987 and designated as a congress and exhibition centre for the Fondazione Cassamarca.
If you are travelling with children, the Gallerie delle Prigioni offers art education activities for children and guided tours for school classes. The following opening hours apply for visits: Fridays from 16:00 to 19:00, and Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 to 12:30 and from 15:00 to 19:00.
The Sile, paths and cycling tours
The Sile flows through the historic centre of Treviso and therefore directly shapes orientation in the city. Treviso is part of the Special Protection Area “Fiume Sile: Sile Morto e ansa a S. Michele Vecchio”. Along the Canale dei Buranelli, houses with arcades and fresco-decorated façades line the water.
The L'Alzaia da Treviso route is available for walks. It follows well-maintained paved or unpaved paths. Anyone wishing to explore the surrounding area by bicycle can use the E4 GiraSile route: it connects Treviso with Casale sul Sile and runs along the banks of the Sile. The starting point is at Ponte della Gobba near the historic centre of Treviso.
Treviso is also situated on the regional I4 Dolomiti-Mare cycling tourism route, which forms part of the Munich–Venice cycle route on some sections. The first, partially rideable section of the Treviso-Ostiglia begins in the city centre of Treviso and extends to Quinto di Treviso. A regional speciality can finally be seen in Radicchio Rosso di Treviso IGP: after harvesting, the plants are immersed in spring-water tanks for two weeks using a traditional forcing and blanching technique.
More destinations for travel planning
Other places you can compare for your trip through Veneto include Giavera Del Montello, Orsago, Maser, Miane, Talponada and Spresiano.
For the higher-level travel overview: Treviso.
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