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0 Treviso
* 81,700. @ V n Via Fiumicelli
30, Piazza Borsa (0422 54 76 32).
( Tue & Sat am.
∑ visittreviso.it
Despite comparisons with Venice,
the fortified city of Treviso has
its own distinctive character.
A good place to start a tour
of the streets, some lined with
attractive balconied houses, is
Calmaggiore. The street links
the Duomo with the Palazzo dei
Trecento, the rebuilt 13th-century
town hall. The Duomo was
founded in the 1100s but rebuilt
several times. Inside, Titian’s
Annunciation (1570) vies for
attention with the striking
Adoration of the Magi fresco (1520)
by Titian’s arch rival, Il Pordenone.
The 16th-century Villa Foscari at Malcontenta, beside the Brenta Canal More paintings by Titian and other
artists of the Renaissance may
9 Brenta Canal 8.5 hour guided tour from be seen in the Museo Civico.
Padua, travelling to Venice The fish market, which dates
Padua and Venice. V Venezia Mestre, (or, on alternate days, from from medieval times, is held on
Dolo, Mira. @ to Mira, Dolo and
Strà. Canal trips on II Burchiello: Venice to Padua) along the an island in the middle of
Venice. Tel 049 876 02 33. river in a leisurely fashion on Treviso’s River Sile; this allows
Closed 25 Jan–7 Feb. & board the Burchiello motor the remains of the day’s trading
∑ ilburchiello.it launch – the cost, however, to be flushed away.
is fairly prohibitive. The Dominican church of San
Over the centuries, in order to Nicolò, nestling by the 16th-cen-
prevent the Venetian lagoon P Villa Pisani tury city wall, contains interesting
silting up, the rivers flowing Via Pisani, Strà. Tel 049 50 20 74. tombs and frescoes, including,
into it were diverted. The River Open Tue–Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, on a wall of the chapterhouse,
Brenta was canalized in two 25 Dec. & 8 = Fri–Sun (in Italian). the first ever depiction of
sections: the older branch, ∑ villapisani.beniculturali.it spectacles in art. A magnifi cent
between Padua and Fusina P Barchessa Valmarana tomb (1500) by Antonio Rizzo is
(just west of Venice), dates back Via Valmarana 11, Mira. Tel 041 426 63 framed by a fresco of pageboys
to the 1500s and flows for 87. Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm Tue– by Lorenzo Lotto.
36 km (22 miles). Its potential as Sun. & 7 ^ ∑ villavalmarana.net
a transport route was quickly P Villa Foscari E Museo Civico
realized and fine villas were Via dei Turisti 9, Malcontenta. Chiesa di Santa Caterina, Piazzetta Mario
built along its length. Many of Tel 041 547 00 12. Open Tue & Botter 1. Tel 0422 65 84 42. Open Tue–
these elegant buildings can Sat am. Closed Nov–Mar. & Sun. Closed public hols. & 7
still be admired today – the S11 ∑ lamalcontenta.com ∑ museicivictreviso.it
road runs alongside most of the
canal’s length – and several of
them are open to the public.
The 18th-century Villa Pisani
at Strà has an extravagant
frescoed ceiling by Tiepolo.
The Barchessa Valmarana at
Mira (a pretty village) boasts
18th-century decorations.
In the village of Malcontenta is
Villa Foscari, or Villa Malcontenta,
one of Palladio’s loveliest villas
(see pp84–5). It was built in
1560 and the interior decorated
with magnificent frescoes by
Zelotti. These villas may also be
visited as part of an indulgent The houses of the medieval town of Treviso overlooking ancient canals
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp562–5 and pp580–84

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