The city of water and tiramisù
North of Venice, Treviso is an elegant, prosperous city often overlooked by tourists, which is a pity: it has a charming historic centre enclosed by sixteenth century Venetian walls, frescoed palaces, arcaded streets and above all water. The Sile and Cagnan rivers and a network of canals flow through the city, between houses, gardens and old mills with their water wheels, creating romantic corners such as the Buranelli canal and the Isola della Pescheria, a small island in the middle of a canal where the fish market has been held since the nineteenth century.
The centre revolves around the Piazza dei Signori, with the Palazzo dei Trecento, and the Calmaggiore, the main arcaded street. Among the churches, San Nicolò holds frescoes by Tomaso da Modena with portraits of Dominican friars, one of whom wears the first known depiction of spectacles in the history of art. Treviso is the birthplace of famous brands such as Benetton, and claims the invention of the tiramisù, which according to tradition was created in the 1960s at the restaurant Alle Beccherie. It is also the home of the radicchio rosso di Treviso, the late red chicory, celebrated in winter.
Tip: walk along the Restera, the old towpath along the Sile, by bicycle or on foot; Treviso airport is a convenient gateway to Venice.
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