Medieval Canals & Fountains: Treviso Self-Guided Audio Tour

Highlights

• Self-Guided Audio Tour
• Medieval Highlights
• History & Architecture

What's included

Itinerary

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   Loggia dei Cavalieri

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   Start the tour at what some would call a recreation centre for the rich, built as a place for the nobles to meet and play games

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   The heart of medieval Treviso, framed by elegant porticoes and watched over by a 48-metre civic tower. Here stands the Palazzo dei Trecento, the 13th-century seat of the city’s Council of Three Hundred. Hear how power, politics and public life played out on this square for more than 800 years.

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   Fontana Delle Tette

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   Catch a glimpse of this repilca of a historic statue, made in 1989 by Peruvian sculptor Miguel Miranda Quinones, said to bring good luck.

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   Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo

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   Pass by this majestic cathedral, from the late 1700's built in neoclassical style, with a majestic staircase at the entrance and precious artworks inside.

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   Stop 5

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   Walk along this historic canal, which comes from the Boteniga river as it flows into the city and one of the most photographed corners of Treviso.

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   Stop 6

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   Pass by one of the oldest religious buildings in the city, with the initial nucleus of the building dating back to 883.

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   Medieval water mills stand beside this bridge, a reminder that the canals were once Treviso’s engine. Learn how the fast-flowing water ground grain and drove workshops for centuries, and why the mills mattered so much to the city’s wealth. A peaceful spot to pause by the water.

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   Isola della Pescheria

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   Treviso’s fish market sits on its own island in the Cagnan canal, created in 1855 by joining three smaller islets so the running water kept the market clean. Come in the morning to see the stalls of fresh catch, then cross the little bridges for one of the city’s most photographed views.

Before you go

Location