Veneto · Treviso
Portobuffolè
The smallest commune in the Treviso province, a Livenza river port centered on the fourteenth-century home of the poet Gaia da Camino.
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Visiting
- Best time
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- By car
- 1 h 3 min from Venice
- Population
- 738
- J8°
- F12°
- M15°
- A18°
- M23°
- J28°
- J30°
- A31°
- S26°
- O20°
- N14°
- D9°
- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime air temperature, averages for 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
Why come
Portobuffolè sits on both banks of the Livenza, fifty kilometers northeast of Venice, the river dividing the commune in two and giving it its medieval port function. The ancient village of Septimum de Liquentia, seven Roman miles from Oderzo, stood at nearby Settimo. The medieval castle passed through the Carraresi, the patriarchs of Aquileia and the bishops of Ceneda before the da Camino lords took it in 1307, and Venice followed in 1339, ruling it as the seat of a podesteria until 1797.
The centro storico keeps this layered history in built form: a single main square, brick house facades from the thirteenth century, a former synagogue rebuilt around its original walls into the town's church, and the fourteenth-century home of a poet remembered by Dante now serving as museum and library. A Roman crossing, a river port under successive overlords, a Jewish community whose synagogue became a Catholic duomo, and a noblewoman's house that outlasted them all: the smallest commune in its province holds a larger history than its size would suggest.
How to get there
From Treviso (TSF), about 52 min by car.
Verona (VRN) is about 2 h 17 min away.
By car from the center of Udine 1 h 14 min or Padua 1 h 20 min.
Coming by train into Venezia Santa Lucia? Portobuffolè is about 1 h 3 min away by road.
Every town within reach of Treviso airport.
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What to see
Casa Gaia da Camino
Fourteenth-century residence of the poet Gaia da Camino cited by Dante in Purgatorio XVI, now a small museum with frescoes and the civic library.
Duomo dei Santi Marco e Prosdocimo
Church consecrated in 1559 that local tradition links to a former synagogue, with an Assumption panel by Francesco da Milano and a 1780 Callido organ of 472 pipes.
Centro storico
Medieval river-port plan with a single main square, the Loggia Comunale, the Monte di Pietà and houses with thirteenth-century brick facades.
Lungolivenza
Walking path along both banks of the Livenza, the river that gave Portobuffolè its medieval port function and divides the commune in two.
Loggia Comunale
Sixteenth-century arcaded loggia on the main square, used as the open-air court of the Venetian rectors who governed the town until 1797.
Living here
Could you live here?
Portobuffolè is a village with a town close by.
- A village of 738, with Prata di Pordenone (8,364 people) 7 min away for the shopping and a meal out. Our rule is a town within 15 minutes.
- Pordenone, a city of 52,314, is 22 min by car. Closer than our 30 to 60 minutes: handy for everything, so check the town still keeps a life of its own.
The rules come from our series Where to Move in Italy, written from the places we have lived: Part 1, The End of the Road · Part 2, The Small Town · Part 3, The City · Part 4, The Postcard · Part 5, The Other Half. The towns we would pick are in Part 6, The Best Towns.
- Population 738, down 3.1% since 2015
- Nearest city Pordenone, 22 min drive
- Nearest national health service hospital Oderzo, 9 km as the crow flies · how healthcare works in Italy
- Ordinary homes in excellent condition in the center: €980 to €1,100 per m² to buy, €3.60 to €5.20 per m² a month to rent
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More about living here
- Commuter belt
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Full fibre reaches 11% of homes
- No primary school in the comune's register
- Earthquake zone 2, medium hazard
- Treviso airport (TSF), 52 min drive, the nearest with scheduled flights
- Regional capital Venice, 1 h 3 min drive
If you are moving here
Who lives here
13% of residents are foreign citizens, most often from Romania, India and Senegal, against 9% across Italy. There are 222 people over 65 for every 100 children under 15, against 216 across Italy. 23% of homes have no resident, holiday homes and empty ones counted together, against 27% across Italy. Treviso province ranks 6th of 107 in Il Sole 24 Ore's quality of life ranking for 2025.
Health and schools
The nearest emergency room is in Oderzo, 9 km as the crow flies. The nearest major one is in Treviso, 32 km away. The nearest children's emergency room is in Pordenone, 15 km away. The nearest IB school is Collegio Vescovile Pio X International, 31 km as the crow flies.
Information, not medical advice. Confirm with a professional.
Taxes
A home that is not your main one pays 0.92% a year in property tax, charged on the cadastral value rather than the price. A main home pays none unless it is in a luxury category. The town adds between 0.3% and 0.8% to your income tax, depending on your income. 7% pensioner tax: this town is not in a qualifying area.
Information, not tax advice. Confirm with a professional.
What it costs
The average household in Veneto spends about €2,310 a month, €560 of it on food, against about €2,170 across Italy. A family of three pays about €490 a year for water, on the Veneto average. In Treviso, the provincial capital, in September 2026, an espresso cost €1.44, a meal in a pizzeria €12.22 and a man's haircut €28.82.
Climate and risk
It is in climate zone E, on a scale from A, the warmest, to F, the coldest, and heating may run from October 15 to April 15, up to 14 hours a day, unless the mayor changes it. 4% of residents live in a zone the national maps rate high for floods. They show no residents in a high landslide zone.
These shares cover the whole comune, not any one street. Check an address on IdroGEO.
Moving from abroad? Which visa you need. Sources: ISTAT, the Ministry of Health, ISPRA, the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Enterprise, Poste Italiane, the comuni, the IB, International Schools Database, Il Sole 24 Ore, Cittadinanzattiva.
Known for
GAIA DA CAMINO
Late-thirteenth-century poet cited by Dante in Purgatorio XVI; her family home survives as the centerpiece of the centro storico.
SMALLEST IN TREVISO
738 inhabitants on five square kilometers, the smallest commune of the Treviso province by both population and area.
THE DUOMO SYNAGOGUE
By local tradition the former synagogue of the town's Jewish community, the duomo was consecrated as a Catholic church in 1559.
Common questions
- What is Portobuffolè known for?
- Portobuffolè is the smallest commune in the Treviso province, a Livenza river port centered on the fourteenth-century home of the poet Gaia da Camino.
- Where is Portobuffolè?
- Portobuffolè is a comune in the province of Treviso, in Veneto, at 10 meters above sea level.
- What is the nearest airport to Portobuffolè?
- The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Treviso (TSF), about 52 min by car.
- How long is the drive from Udine to Portobuffolè?
- About 1 h 14 min by car.
- When is the best time to visit Portobuffolè?
- Best in Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct. August is the warmest month, averaging 31 degrees, and May the wettest, with about 14 rain days.
- Which other towns are like Portobuffolè?
- Susegana, Montagnana and Soave.
- How many people live in Portobuffolè?
- 738 residents, by ISTAT's count on 1 January 2025.
- Is Portobuffolè a good place to live?
- By the rules in our Where to Move in Italy series, Portobuffolè is a village with a town of 5,000 people within 15 minutes (Prata di Pordenone, 7 min). The nearest city, Pordenone, is 22 min away by car. The nearest national health service hospital is in Oderzo, 9 km as the crow flies. Full fibre reaches 11% of homes.
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The numbers
- Elevation: 10 m
- Population: 738
- Surface area: 5.08 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
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